Introduction to the famous streets and characteristics of Xi'an:
1. Defu Lane
Defu Lane was originally a cluster of old houses because the streets were narrow and dark. , so the old people say it looks like a dormant black tiger, and the superstitious people also say it is "good Feng Shui". Before liberation, this place was not called Defu Lane, but "Black Tiger Lane". In the early 1990s, teahouses, cafes and bars gradually emerged, and gradually became prosperous and large-scale.
Nowadays, it is a famous bar street in Xi'an, a favorite among young and trendy people. Defu Lane and the quaint Xuyuanmen Ancient Culture Street are aligned from east to west and echo each other, becoming one of the streets with the most "foreign flavor" in the traditional cultural district.
2. Study Alley
Now there are two alleys in Xi'an, the Big Study Alley and the Small Study Alley. It is said to be the oldest alley in China. As early as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, tens of thousands of Hu people lived there. The Hu people who came to Chang'an to meet the emperor all learned Chinese and etiquette there, so they were called Big and Small Study Alleys.
In the past, the large and small study lanes were collectively called study lanes. It’s not that the Small Study Alley is smaller and the Big Study Alley is bigger. It’s just that the Big Study Alley looks wider, while the Small Study Alley is narrower. A rough estimate is that the number of residents in Xiao Xuexue Alley is about three times that of that in Big Xuexue Alley.
3. Shuncheng Alley
Shuncheng Alley in Xi'an, as its name suggests, is a street along the inner side of the city wall. On one side is the towering ancient city wall. On one side are the beautiful and dignified ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Although the alley is not as broad and gorgeous as the newly built avenue, its existence makes the inside and outside of the walled city, the battlements and cornices, which were originally separated by the wall, become one seamlessly.
Located under the city wall, tourists who come to Xi'an are very fond of the Shuncheng Lane historical and cultural promenade and the charming street on the gate of the north courtyard of Drum Tower, because these streets still carry practical functions. Alley, it will never be possible to erase the trace of Xi’an city in the memory.
4. Pink Alley
Powder Alley is only 329 meters long, but its name is well known to people in Xi'an. There are also several different theories about the origin of the name Fenxiang: one is that Fenxiang was a food street in Xi'an in the past, and the street was named after the thick noodles sprinkled on it; the other is that Fenxiang was named after selling rouge. , which is now the cosmetics street; the last one is that Fenxiang used to be a place for choosing concubines, but later evolved into various brothels.
During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there was the famous Fireworks Willow Alley in Chang'an City. The word "fen" here means the "paint and powder" of the brothel singers. It is said that Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, often went to Fenxiang to have wine and talk with the singing girls. To the east of Fenxiang is South Street. Although the name of Fenxiang is rather ambiguous, it is now a more distinctive food place.
5. Wuwei Cross
During the Yuan Dynasty, there were many pharmacies here, so the cross and today's Nanguangji Street were collectively called Medicine Market Street. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were a large number of pharmacies here, and some of the more famous pharmacies were Zaolu Tang, Fu Yuancheng, Shu Ren Tang, Wanniantang, etc. Later, people called the five flavors of Chinese medicine the five flavors of sweet, pungent, sour, bitter and salty.
Wuwei Shizi is a famous old street in Xi'an. It has been the medicinal materials market in Xi'an for a long time. Its name also comes from the theory of "five flavors" in traditional Chinese medicine. After the late Qing Dynasty, Wuwei Shizi became a gathering place for guild halls from other provinces. Today's Wuwei Shizi is Dongxiheng Street, starting from the south entrance of Nanguangji Street in the east and ending at Sifu Street in the west.
6. Tanshi Street
Tanshi Street is located on the north side of the middle section of East Street, extending north to Xiyi Road. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Xi'an's domestic heating supply began to change from Nanshan firewood to Beishan coal. At that time, the street was just an unknown alley where coal was piled. Later, because there were many shops selling coal, salt and alkali, and non-staple food, it was named Tanshi Street.
Before liberation, it was a dried fruit and seafood market and a seafood market. Now it is the largest non-staple food market in the city and even in the northwest. In 2008, the entire building was moved to the West Second Ring Road, but the Tanshi Street sign remained unchanged. After demolition and reconstruction, Tanshi Street will become a fashionable commercial street, and comprehensive commercial blocks integrating shopping, consumption, catering, entertainment and leisure will be built on both sides of the road, becoming a high-end consumer market in Xi'an.
7. Shida Road
Shida Road is adjacent to the Yanta Campus of Xi'an International Studies University and the Yanta Campus of Shaanxi Normal University. Up to 10,000 people pass by here every day, so it is rooted here. Most of the stores serve university students.
Shida Road crosses Shaanxi Normal University and ends at Xi’an Foreign Languages. Across the road lies Northwest Political Science and Law.
Here, you will not only encounter love, but also there are many green friendships that are difficult to let go of on Shida Road, which is surrounded by universities.
8. Literature and Art Road
Outside Wenchang Gate in Xi'an, there is a Literature and Art Road with a total length of 2.5 kilometers. Youyi Road divides it into north and south roads. Wenyi Road is a north-south street, full of strong cultural atmosphere. At its northern end is a cluster of theaters and cinemas; in its southern section is a cloth market; at its northernmost end is the Wenchangmen Ring Park.
Today, the Wenyi Road Fabric Market has evolved from the earliest small business of selling sheets, quilt covers, and fabrics, to the distribution and wholesale of fabrics for the entire northwest region, to the rise of famous curtain brands-- It has developed and evolved into the largest and most important fabric business district in the entire northwest and even the central and western regions.
9. Tianshuijing
The name of Tianshuijing Street comes from the Qing Dynasty. It is said that during the Qing Dynasty, there was a Tianshuijing on the east side of Hanguangmen, so it is related to this well. The streets opposite Tianshuijing are called Tianshuijing Street. According to records in the book, after the liberation of Xi'an and the opening of tap water, the well became useless.
Tianshuijing is an ancient street with a history of thousands of years. It is part of Hanguangmen Street in the imperial city of Chang'an in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. On the side of the street are Honglu Temple and Honglu Guest House, which were the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" of the Tang Dynasty. ” and “State Guesthouse.” It starts from Huancheng South Road in the south and ends at the intersection of Wuxing Street and Bangzishi Street in the north. It is 385 meters long, with Hanguang Gate at the southernmost end.
10. Academy Gate
What Xi'an people usually call "Academy Gate" refers to a pedestrian street from the Forest of Steles to the entrance of Guanzhong Academy. The place name of Academy Gate originated in it. Guanzhong Academy inside. In August 1990, the Beilin District Government began large-scale renovation of the academy gate. In June 1991, the main project of the Academy Gate was basically completed. In October of that year, this ancient cultural street took on a new look.
Today's academy gate has been renovated many times and restored to its former cultural color. The thick and powerful Yanti street name makes the archway on the west side of the street integrate with the buildings in the street. The former Guanzhong Academy is now the "Xi'an Normal School", where many students left their study rooms, schools, fame, and hardworking spirit of study.