The construction of the Western Third Ring Road in Xi'an is expected to be finished in early 2006. The completed 3rd Highway is expected to bring in more tourists to the Qin E-Pang Palace in the coming years.

The Third Ring Road is invested in by the Xi'an Government, with a total investment of RMB500 million. The total length of the Third Ring Road is 18.42 km, which includes 7 large crossroads and 2 bridges.

After the completion of the Third Ring Road, traveling time between the city center and the E-pang Palace will be reduced from 30 minutes to around 20 minutes, thus greatly benefiting tourists for traveling to the E-Pang Palace, as well as promoting the attractiveness of the E-Pang Palace for tourists.

The Xi'an tourism market saw 650,000 overseas tourists, and 20.84 million domestic tourists traveling to Xi'an in 2004, with increase rates of 93% and 29.1% respectively comparing with those of the previous year.

The total revenue of the Xi'an tourism industry was RMB15.44 billion in 2004, which includes foreign exchange of US$330 million, with respective increase rates of 45.1% and 130%.

The tourism infrastructure in Xi'an includes 20 large scenic spots, 9 AAAA-class scenic spots, 72 star-class hotels, which include 4 five-star hotels and 14 four-star hotels.