Now Xi'an is the largest center of science, technology, culture, sports, education, commerce, trade, finance, telecommunications, aviation and manufacturing in northwest China. It is also a well-known international tourist city. The manufacturing sector is the largest economic pillar of Xi'an. Transportation equipment manufacturing is the city's largest industry, with more than 160 enterprises and an annual output value of 1.24 billion yuan. It is based on three pillars, namely, aviation equipment, railway transportation equipment and motor vehicles.
Pharmaceutical production is the second largest industry of the city.
Its main producers include the Xi'an Janssen Pharmaceutical Co., the Xi'an Pharmaceutical Factory and the Xi'an Sanhaidan Group Company. The Xi'an Manufacturing Company, which makes electric machinery, is a famous manufacturer of electricity transmission and transformation equipment in China. Other major industries of Xi'an include electronics and communications equipment, special equipment, general machinery, meters and instruments, cultural and office machinery, textiles, chemicals, printing, and duplicating industry. As a world-famous ancient capital, Xi'an is superior to any other city in the world in terms of ground and underground cultural and historical relics, which belong to different periods in history. It has over 300 key places for cultural relic protection, including 16 of the State class and 68 of the provincial class.