Sian (now known as Xi'an) is the capital city of Shaanxi Province, China. The Qinling mountain range near Sian, is were the First Emperor of China's Tomb is located. The city is also located a little bit south of the Wei River, a tributary of the Yellow River.
History[]
In 1933, Marshall Kai Ti Chan and the Black Dragon Triad, with aid from the Wehrmacht, began searching for the Emperor's Tomb around Sian.
In 1935, the Mirror of Dreams was assembled by Indiana Jones and Mei Ying and they travelled to Sian, the closes major settlement to the Emperor's Tomb and then travelled to the Tomb itself at Mount Li.
Behind the scenes[]
There is an inconstancy within Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb and how Indy and Mei Ying get to the city. In the cutscene after the events at the Temple of Kong Tien, Indy tells Wu Han to take them to Shanghai were they will take a train to Sian, however the map sequence shows Wu Han taking them on his Junk boat through the Yellow and Wei rivers directly to Sian.
In Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx, Mount Hua is the location of the Emperor's Tomb. Mount Hua is also Qinling mountain range near Sian.
