Xi'an
12,952,907 residents
What locals say
Xi'an feels like a large, historically layered inland city where everyday life runs alongside major heritage tourism. It has the scale and convenience of a provincial capital, with a strong local identity, dense neighborhoods, and a city center that still shows off its old walls and monuments. People who live here likely experience a mix of practical urban China—subways, universities, shopping streets, and traffic—with a food culture and historic backdrop that make the city feel distinctive. Compared with coastal megacities, it seems more rooted and less frenetic, but still busy and very much a real working city rather than an open-air museum.
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