Tickets and booking
An Yuan Gate has no ticket of its own. The recorded pricing is the Xi’an City Wall ticket at 54 RMB, and it holds for every day of the year — January 1 through December 31, Monday to Sunday. The listed tip is explicit about how the gate fits in: the gate is included within the Xi’an City Wall, the exterior can be viewed free of charge, and climbing onto the wall requires the Xi’an City Wall ticket.
In practice, travellers buy one wall ticket and the gate comes with it; there is no separate gate-only purchase to plan for. The listed contact number for ticket questions is 029-87272792.
Entrance and routes
An Yuan Gate sits within the Xi’an Circumvallation — the Xi’an City Wall — at the recorded address of No. 1 South Avenue, Beiguan Subdistrict, Lianhu District, Xi’an, Shaanxi. The serving stop, Beimenli (North Gate Inner), marks it as the wall’s north gate.
The approach on record is by bus: routes 9, 26, 28 and 33 all call at Beimenli, and the gate is reachable on foot from the stop. Access works on two levels — the street-level view of the gate is free, while going up onto the wall requires the 54 RMB wall ticket. The gate keeps the same hours as the wall: 08:00 to 20:00, daily.
Photo spots
Photo options at An Yuan Gate divide neatly by ticket. From street level, the gate can be viewed and photographed for nothing — this free angle works well for a quick frame. From the top of the wall, holders of the 54 RMB ticket get the rampart-level perspective along the Xi’an City Wall.
The 08:00-20:00 daily opening window leaves a long shooting day, and with the suggested visit running under an hour, most travellers treat the gate as a shoot-and-move stop rather than a destination shoot.
Timing and crowds
The schedule is fixed and generous: 08:00 to 20:00, Monday to Sunday, from January 1 to December 31. There is no closing day, no seasonal variation, and no weekday/weekend split in hours or pricing to work around.
The listed suggested duration is under one hour, so the gate slots easily into any day. Travellers holding the wall ticket often fold it into a longer circuit of the ramparts, while those skipping the ticket make a brief free stop at street level. For conditions on a specific date, the listed phone line is 029-87272792.
Walking and effort
This is a low-effort sight. Reaching the street-level view involves nothing more than walking from the Beimenli bus stop. The only physical demand is the climb onto the wall itself, which is exactly what the 54 RMB ticket buys; from there the visit becomes a walk along the wall rather than a hike.
The recorded suggested duration of under one hour is the clearest signal of the effort involved: travellers should budget a light, quick stop, with time on top for photos.
Getting there
The transit fact on record is bus-based: routes 9, 26, 28 and 33 all stop at Beimenli (North Gate Inner), and the gate is reachable on foot from there. That stop is the anchor for planning — whichever of the four routes travellers use, the destination is the same.
The gate lies within the Xi’an City Wall in Xi’an’s Lianhu District, and the listed contact number, 029-87272792, is available for journey questions.
Cost breakdown
The breakdown is a two-line budget. Viewing the gate’s exterior from street level: free. Climbing onto the Xi’an City Wall, which includes An Yuan Gate: 54 RMB, charged the same every day of the year — January 1 to December 31, Monday to Sunday.
No separate gate ticket, tiered pricing, or additional fees appear in the listed information, so travellers can plan on 0 RMB for a look from below or 54 RMB for the full wall experience. The time cost matches the money cost in simplicity: under one hour is the suggested duration.