Tang Dynasty motifs on Xi'an subway
By Ding Xiaoxiao
China Plus
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Subway Line 2 in Xi'an, the ancient Chinese capital of Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, opened to the public on June 18, 2018. The subway is decorated with images reflecting the Tang Dynasty, considered one of the most robust periods of ancient China's history.

Actors dressed in Tang-era outfits help launch Xi'an Subway Line 2, adorned in ancient Tang Dynasty motifs, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, June 18, 2018. [Photo: xiancn.com]

Actors dressed in Tang-era outfits help launch Xi'an Subway Line 2, adorned in ancient Tang Dynasty motifs, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, June 18, 2018. (Photos: xiancn.com)

Images portrayed along the subway include murals titled "The Grand Chang'an," "Childhood Fun in Chang'an," "A Good Time in Chang'an," "Chang'an in Poems," "Chang'an in memory" and "Chang'an in Thoughts and Mind."

Actors dressed in Tang-era outfits help launch Xi'an Subway Line 2, adorned in ancient Tang Dynasty motifs, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, June 18, 2018. [Photo: xiancn.com]

Actors dressed in Tang-era outfits help launch Xi'an Subway Line 2, adorned in ancient Tang Dynasty motifs, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, June 18, 2018. 

The launch of the subway line also included actors dressed in Tang-era outfits.

Corridors of Subway Line 2 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, are painted with ancient Tang Dynasty motifs at the line's launch, June 18, 2018. [Photo: xiancn.com]

Corridors of Subway Line 2 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, are painted with ancient Tang Dynasty motifs at the line's launch, June 18, 2018. 

Murals painted along the subway line have all been reviewed and approved by historical scholars from China's Northwest University in Xi'an.

Corridors of Subway Line 2 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, are painted with ancient Tang Dynasty motifs at the line's launch, June 18, 2018. [Photo: xiancn.com]

Corridors of Subway Line 2 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, are painted with ancient Tang Dynasty motifs at the line's launch, June 18, 2018.