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While it is spelt "Xian" in PROSE: Marco Polo, it is spelt "Xi'an" in PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger and Falling from Xi'an. Also "Xi'an" is the accepted spelling in the modern day.
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Xi'an, earlier known as Xianyang, was a city in China. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)
In the 3rd century BC, (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger) during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Xianyang was the capital of China. (PROSE: Marco Polo) The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was located near the city. In 1865, the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister and allies battled a resurrected Qin Shi Huang (curtesy of the Mandragora Helix) in the mausoleum. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)
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The First Doctor suggested to Marco Polo that he might want to dig in the area around Xi'an, if he wanted to find the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. (PROSE: Marco Polo)