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Venue Information

Date: 2007.8.27-31
Venue: Sheraton Xi'an Hotel, China

Sheraton Xian Hotel is in a central location near the Xi'an City wall and adjacent to the West Second Ring Road. Enjoy our serene surroundings even though we are only minutes away from the city center, the Xian Developing Zone of High Technology Industries, and just 45 minutes from Xian Xianyang International Airport.

 

Xi'an City

Main sights

The city is surrounded by a well-preserved City wall of Xi'an.
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Small Wild Goose Pagoda are both spectacular towers and both are well over 1000 years old.
The Bell Tower and Drum Tower, located at the city centre.
The Stele Forest is famous for its numerous historic inscriptions and stoneworks.
The Shaanxi History Museum has a large collection of artifacts both modern and ancient.
The Banpo Neolithic village is located outside the city.
Mountain Hua is one of the most visited, beautiful, and steepest mountains in the country.

Xian is the capital of Shaanxi province in China and a sub-provincial city.
Known as one of the most important cities in Chinese history,
Xi'an is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.
Xi'an is also the eastern end of the Silk Road.
Xi'an is the largest and most developed city in the central to northwestern part of China and is ranked among the 10 largest cities in China.

Transportation
Rail: Xi'an has one major railway station: Xi'an Railway Station. Other railway stations are Xi'an West Railway Station, Xi'an East Railway Station, Sanmincun Railway Station, Fangzhicheng Railway Station, Xi'an North Railway Station (Chang'an Railway Station). Xi'an is a railway hub. There are railway lines from Xi'an to Nanjing, Baotou, Ankang, Yan'an.

Airport: Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, located in the northwest of Xi'an near Xiangyang, is Xi'an's main airport. It is the biggest airport in Northwest China. Chang'an Airlines is the main airline based in Xi'an.

Name of airport: Xian Yang Airport
Distance to city: 46 km
Transportation between Airport and city:
Taxi fare: CNY 7 first 3km, CNY 1.4 extra km o jouney time: 40-50 min.
Shuttle Bus (airport to CAAC ticketing office) o fare: CNY 20

Public bus: There are more than 200 bus routes in Xi'an.

Temperature : In Xian, the southern part is higher than the northern part. Qingling Mountain is in the south and Guanzhong plain is in the north. Wei River flows from the west to the east. It has monsoon climate in warm Temperate Zone.
Average Data July Aug Sep
Average High (C) 32/34 30/32 24/26
Average Low (C) 21/23 20/22 14/16
Rain (mm) 90/95 80/85 100/105

Language : Official Languages: Mandarin
Language of Business and Administration: Mandarin and English

Electricity : 220 volts, 50 cycles

Time Zone: GMT + 8