Damao City (大茂城)
大茂城Dàmàochéng
The Gaoxin mall with a 27-meter indoor waterfall — the mall-as-spectacle move, high-tech-district edition.
Entry
Free
Hours
Daily · ~10:00
Time needed
1–2½ hours
Metro
Line 3 · Zhangba Beilu (丈八北路)
A ~100,000-square-meter mall that opened in May 2023 in the heart of the Gaoxin tech district, built around pure spectacle: a cross-floor atrium “secret forest”, express escalators and a 27-meter indoor waterfall. For travelers it's the indoor-climate refuge of the southwest quadrant — go if you're in Gaoxin or the weather says mall, skip if your days are full of terracotta.
The spectacle mall
Damao City's pitch is architecture-first: the “secret forest” atrium climbs the floors, a 27-meter indoor waterfall pours through the space, and express escalators fly past it all. It opened in May 2023 as the city's first big mall debut of that year and still draws the Gaoxin crowd for exactly those backdrops. As a sight it's a five-minute wow; as a mall it's the standard full stack of retail floors and food courts. For the mall map with all the headliners, see the shopping malls guide.
Who should go
Honest framing: Gaoxin locals' weekend mall, not a tourist sight. The waterfall is genuinely photogenic — worth a stop if you're already in the district for Xingqing Palace Park's quieter cousin parks or business in the tech zone, or on a weather-bad afternoon with kids. Against the alternatives: MixC has the Tree of Life landmark; Saige has electronics and the escalator; Damao has the waterfall. Pick by neighborhood, not by fame.
Practical
Free entry, ~10:00–22:00 daily. Metro Line 3 to Zhangba Beilu plus a short walk covers it; ~20–25 minutes by DiDi from the wall. Pair it with nothing — Gaoxin is a purpose trip — or fold it into a rain-day rotation with the Shaanxi History Museum lottery and a teahouse afternoon.
Questions, answered
What is Damao City in Xi'an?
A large 2023-opened mall in the Gaoxin tech district, famous for its 27-meter indoor waterfall and forest atrium. Free to enter, ~10:00–22:00, Metro Line 3 Zhangba Beilu nearby.
Is Damao City worth visiting as a tourist?
As a quick spectacle stop if you're already in Gaoxin or need a weather-bad afternoon — yes. As a cross-city trip — no; MixC with its Tree of Life is the landmark mall visit.
How do I get to Damao City?
Metro Line 3 to Zhangba Beilu station plus a short walk, or 20–25 minutes by DiDi from inside the city wall, in the Gaoxin district core.
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