[2025 Xi'an Attraction] Travel Guide for Shuyuanmen Street of Culture (Updated Apr)

😜"A city of Xi'an, half of China's history" During the day, this is the bustling ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, Xi'an. At night, when the lights are dim, it feels like a dream back to the prosperous Chang'an in Li Bai's poems🎇. Here is a 3-day-2-night full guide to experience the cross-temporal charm of this thousand-year-old city together~ 🗓Itinerary: Day1: Shuyuanmen - Yongning Gate City Wall - Bell Tower Day2: Qinglong Temple - Joy City - Big Wild Goose Pagoda - Daci'en Temple Ruins Park Day3: Muslim Quarter - Guangren Temple - Anrenfang Ruins Exhibition Hall ✅Must-experience: 1️⃣Daci'en Temple Ruins Park, Buddha and Big Wild Goose Pagoda; 2️⃣Bawang Tea Ji Bell Tower Store 3rd Floor, frame with the Bell Tower; 3️⃣Great Tang All Day Mall North Square, Kukai Statue and Big Wild Goose Pagoda; 4️⃣,8️⃣Yongning Gate City Wall, overlooking the Bell Tower; 5️⃣Muslim Quarter Zipei Collection, magical giant dragon; 6️⃣Big Wild Goose Pagoda South Square, Xuanzang Statue and Big Wild Goose Pagoda; 7️⃣Joy City Rooftop, frame with the Big Wild Goose Pagoda; 9️⃣,🔟Guangren Temple Outer Wall, life corner; 1️⃣1️⃣Big Wild Goose Pagoda Scenic Area Outer Wall, frame with the Big Wild Goose Pagoda; 1️⃣2️⃣Anrenfang Ruins Exhibition Hall, Oriental Aesthetics Bell; 1️⃣3️⃣Starbucks South Street Zhongda International Store, check in Xi'an sign; 1️⃣4️⃣Kaiyuan Mall 5th Floor, frame with the Bell Tower and Drum Tower; 1️⃣5️⃣Yongning Gate City Wall, west side city wall. 🍲Food Recommendations: When in Xi'an, you must try Roujiamo, Yangrou Paomo, Liangpi, Qishan Saozi Noodles, and Zenggao. There are also various special snacks, such as Jinggao, Persimmon Cake, and Hulu Tou, guaranteed to satisfy your taste buds😋! 🏨Hotel Environment: You can choose to stay in hotels or homestays near the Bell and Drum Towers, which are convenient for travel and have many nearby food options. Alternatively, you can stay near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, where the environment is beautiful and you can enjoy the lovely night view. 📝Tips: 😕The temperature in Xi'an is relatively high in summer, so take measures to prevent heatstroke and carry medicines like Huoxiang Zhengqi Water. 😕Popular attractions have many tourists, so book tickets and itineraries in advance. 😕When tasting food, pay attention to food hygiene and avoid buying food from unlicensed street vendors. 😕Take care of your personal belongings when taking public transportation to prevent loss. I hope this guide helps you have a pleasant time in Xi'an!😘

Sisters traveling to Xi'an! Don't just go to the Muslim Quarter, these old streets are really worth a visit! The joy of walking 20,000 steps in one day is just too too too happy!! 【Xi'an Old Street Light Walking Route】 Xiangzimiao Street➡️Defu Lane➡️Shuyuan Street➡️Xi'an City Wall 📍Xiangzimiao Street The starting point for a light walk, the whole street is artistic and romantic, comfortable and cozy... The trees provide ample shade, and on non-holidays, there really aren't many people, it's so relaxing to just walk around! At the entrance of the street is 'Xiangzimiao', visit the temple, and the restless heart also calms down! 📍Defu Lane Walking from Xiangzimiao Street to Defu Lane, the old street here is full of life, but there are also many coffee shops, restaurants, bars... It can be said to be half lively and half trendy, attracting a lot of young people, drinking coffee and basking in the sun, so comfortable! 📍Shuyuan Street From Defu Lane to Shuyuan Gate, you will pass three big Xi'an character walls, which are quite noticeable, don't miss them! Shuyuan Gate street is full of calligraphy art, fans, and ink landscape paintings, and most of the people you meet here are old Xi'an residents, very interesting! Although the city wall is right next to it, this place is completely ignored by many people! 📍Xi'an City Wall (Yongning Gate) From Shuyuan Gate to the Yongning Gate of the city wall, you will also pass a big character wall, remember to take photos as a souvenir! On the city wall, you can choose to cycle around, about ten-plus kilometers, and if you have enough time, you can also choose to walk! There are many great photo spots along the way, and there is also a spot where you can take distant shots of the Bell Tower, you must go get it, the photos of the bustling traffic are really amazing! 📸️Attached are the locations of the 'Xi'an' big character walls along the way ❶ Bi Hui Alley Hot Pot Restaurant (Bell Tower Store) ❷ La Dou La Hot Pot (Bell Tower Store) ❸ Lu Li Hanfu Pavilion (Bell Tower Store) ❹ 3 ku coffee (Bell Tower Store)

Xi’An Old Town is a beautiful and chaotic place at the same time. We love these streets full of vendors, people eating, bikes, traditional architecture… Everything fits perfectly creating a really cool atmosphere.

Shuyuanmen in Xi'an is a cultural district full of literary and artistic atmosphere, very suitable for tourists who like treasure hunting. A wide variety of cultural relics and artworks such as calligraphy and paintings, antiques, seals, fans, pottery, etc. are sold here, and each shop exudes a strong traditional flavor. If you love calligraphy and painting or like to explore unique collectibles, Shuyuanmen is definitely a place you cannot miss! #MarchGoodPlaces2025 #Shuyuanmen #Xi'an #CulturalRelics #NicheAttractions

|Antique. The gate of Xi'an Academy is antique. Located on the east side of the south gate of the city wall, it is a street full of cultural atmosphere. There are many shops on both sides of the street, most of which sell study items, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, etc. The bluestone pavement bears traces of time. Walking along it, you can seem to hear the echoes of history. There are also many folk artists creating works on the spot, either with brushes or ink or carving handicrafts. Their exquisite skills are amazing. The old buildings and cultural products complement each other, showing the profound cultural heritage of the ancient city of Xi'an everywhere, attracting many tourists and literati. It is a good place to experience the charm of traditional culture and select cultural treasures. 📍Location: Xi'an Shuyuanmen Pedestrian Street 🚇Metro: Get off at Yongningmen D2 Northeast Exit of Metro Line 3 and walk 700m 🎫Tickets: Pedestrian Street is free, Guanzhong Shuyuan needs to collect free tickets on site 🕑Time: It is recommended to go there from 14:00 to 19:00 in the afternoon (some shops will close after 19:00) ⛳️Recommended check-in points: Teacher Pinbo's round fan painting (30 meters) with Boda characters 🔹Teacher Lifeng's small calligraphy table (30-60💰) 🔹Teacher Qi Shudong's calligraphy label (10💰) 🔹Teacher Shaotang's round fan with calligraphy and painting 🔹Teacher Changling's round fan with calligraphy and painting 🔹Animals painted by Teacher Xianfeng ⚠️Avoidance: Some merchants selling calligraphy and paintings do not allow taking photos, and will be charged if you do!

#travelshopping Xi'an, along with Beijing, is one of the most famous ancient historical cities in China. Xi'an City is rich in cultural relics. There are also many antiques and antique artworks to be found here. Replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, paper products and antique paintings are the most popular goods in Xi'an. These goods, as well as many others, are sold in antique shops and street markets in different parts of the city. Expensive shopping malls are located mainly on DongDajie (East Main Street), NanDajie (South Main Street) and Jiefang Lu (Liberation Street) streets. Department stores usually open at 9 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Xi'an, along with Beijing, is one of the most famous ancient historical cities in China. Xi'an City is rich in cultural relics. There are also many antiques and antique artworks to be found here. Replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, paper products and antique paintings are the most popular goods in Xi'an. These goods, as well as many others, are sold in antique shops and street markets in different parts of the city. Expensive shopping malls are located mainly on Dong Dajie (East Main Street), Nan Dajie (South Main Street) and Jiefang Lu (Liberation Street) streets. Department stores usually open at 9 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. A few more shopping spots for hunters for unique crafts. Shu Yuan Men (Gate of the Book Courtyard) is a well–known street in the ancient style. It is located next to the ancient city wall, behind the Forest of Stone Columns Museum. It sells a variety of local art and handmade items, as well as copies of antiques. Xi'an Antique Market is located at the intersection of Zhuque Lu and Nan Erhuan Lu Streets next to the Little Wild Goose Pagoda. Various types of antiques are also sold on the street. In this market, it seems that serious collectors of rare items from all over the country are competing with tourists in search of treasures. The word Wenbaozhai translates as "room of cultural treasures". This shopping center is located at 5 Yanta Lu Zhongduan Street, the central part of the street where the Big Wild Goose Pagoda is locate). Here you can buy silk rugs, wool blankets, silk clothes, jewelry, jade products, calligraphy samples, paintings, historical relics, antiques, clay replicas of terracotta warriors and horses, models of bronze carts and horses. This fine arts museum is located in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an City. There are a large number of paintings created by villagers. In addition, this gallery exhibits paper crafts and dolls for the shadow theater, as well as other handmade products. If you are interested in ancient crafts, you can ask one of the craftsmen to teach you how to make something simple, for example, you can be entrusted to paint a doll. It is a very popular shopping destination among Chinese and foreign tourists.

|||. Xi'an is a niche check-in place with few people and beautiful scenery! |||💗Every time I walk through the academy gate, I pass by Guanzhong Academy, and I completely miss it. ⭕What people in Xi'an 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 from the Guanzhong Academy inside it. - ⭕Guanzhong Academy was the highest institution of learning in Shaanxi during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was also one of the four famous academies in the country (the other three are Yuelu Academy in Hunan, Bailudong Academy in Jiangxi, and Suiyang Academy in Henan). It is also one of the four major academies in the northwest. crown. It was Feng Congwu, Minister of Industry in the Ming Dynasty, who wrote to the emperor, saying that the emperor was "indulged in wine, sex, and politics." As a result, he was dismissed and went home. Then he devoted himself to studying Yili and giving lectures at Baoqing Temple. Later, Wang Keshou, the top chief executive of Shaanxi Province at the time, was invited to conduct a "joint lecture". Thousands of people came to listen to the lecture, so an academy was built in that place, namely Guanzhong Academy. - 💫💫——How to make an appointment——💫💫 ✅Bring your ID card and go to "Scholar's Artifacts" on the east side of the gate, make an appointment with your real name, and register by hand. ✅ Start making reservations on-site at 3 p.m. and get your tickets to enter. 1. Working days: 3:00-5:30 pm, 100 people can make an appointment; 2. Holidays: 9:00-11:00 am, 2:30-5:30 pm, total number of reservations is 200 people - 🌟Warm reminder: Currently there are more than 600 students attending school regularly Please speak softly when visiting. As a cultural preservation unit, here Every plant and tree is precious, please visit in a civilized manner! - 🌟Transportation Guide Address: No. 63, Academy Gate, Beilin District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province - 🌟Nearby subway: Yongningmen - Passing subway: Metro Line 2 Bell Tower-via subway: Metro Line 2, Line 6 - 🌟Nearby buses: Nannanmenli-passing buses: No. 12, No. 184, No. 193, No. 208 No. 221 No. 600 No. 603 No.

Shuyuanmen Pedestrian Street is located on the east side inside the South Gate, extending east to Anju Alley and connecting to Sanxue Street. In 1592, scholar Feng Congwu, a native of present-day Chang'an County, resigned from his official post and returned home to lecture at Baoqing Temple. Later, a new site was established on the north side of the street, where Guanzhong Academy was built, often accommodating up to a thousand students, making it a renowned institution. The academy was later destroyed. Feng Congwu sat here for two hundred days before he died. During the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, large-scale reconstruction took place. It is now Xi'an Normal School, and the site is well-preserved. The street is named after the academy's gate. Yu Youren once lived at No. 32. At the west end, there is the Hua Pagoda of Tang Dynasty's Baoqing Temple. In 1991, the street was renovated to retain the Ming and Qing architectural styles and was developed into a cultural and tourist street.

📍Must-Visit Spots in Xi'an: Shuyuanmen ➡️ Xiangzimiao Street ➡️ Defu Alley ➡️ Shuncheng Alley ➡️ Bell Tower . 🔴Shuyuanmen A street full of cultural atmosphere, with various antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and bracelets. You can find some interesting little things! Full of traditional Chinese style, wear a Hanfu and you'll get amazing photos📸 . 🔴Xiangzimiao Street Right opposite Shuyuanmen, visit here directly after Shuyuanmen! It's quiet and ancient, and it's said to be very effective for praying for love! The street architecture outside the temple is also great for photos📷 . 🔴Defu Alley You can come here for brunch at noon! There are many unique bakeries🥯 and cafes☕, and at night it turns into a bar street, perfect for a little tipsy night🍻 . 🔴Xi'an City Wall Restores the grandeur of Chang'an City during the Ming Dynasty, experience the prosperity and hustle of ancient cities, and feel the rich historical and cultural atmosphere! It's a must-visit spot for every tourist in Xi'an🫢 . 🔴Bell Tower The most iconic landmark! Be sure to visit at night, the night view is stunning, and there are many places to eat nearby, offering a full range of food, drinks, and entertainment😬 . After visiting the attractions, you can have dinner near the Bell Tower! There are highly recommended local Shaanxi dishes🔝, if you want to experience authentic Shaanxi cuisine, go for it🏃‍♂️, it will satisfy all your expectations of Shaanxi food! .

On the right of YongNing City gates there are a couple of old alleys that would set up stalls at night. One of the area that is nice wandering about would be the Shuyuanmen streets with shops selling drawings, calligraphy and the related craft accessories. #xian

Located in Beilin District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, Shuyuanmen is an old street hidden in the hustle and bustle of the city. It is filled with the fragrance of books because of the Guanzhong Academy situated within it. Shops on both sides of the street sell paper, ink, brushes, and inkstones, while craftsmen gather here to paint, write, and carve seals on the spot. In addition to these, there are also shadow puppets, gourds, and Tang Dynasty lady figurines among other Shaanxi characteristic handicrafts. Young ladies dressed in Hanfu shake their freshly painted round fans, as if they have traveled back to an ancient marketplace. If you love traditional culture and handicrafts, then you must stroll down this street. The 'Shuyuanmen' that Xi'an locals usually refer to is a pedestrian street that stretches from Beilin to the entrance of Guanzhong Academy. The name of Shuyuanmen originates from the Guanzhong Academy located within it. Shuyuanmen is situated on the east side within the South Gate (Yongning Gate) of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, extending east to Anju Alley and connecting to Sanxue Street. In 1991, the street was renovated to preserve the Ming and Qing architectural styles and was established as a cultural tourism street.

Shuyuanmen refers to a pedestrian street that stretches from Beilin to the entrance of Guanzhong Academy. It is named after the Guanzhong Academy located within it, which was the highest institution of learning in Shaanxi during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and also one of the top four academies in the country✔️. Shuyuanmen is filled with ancient charm and cultural atmosphere, walking on the street is like traveling back to the ancient schools. ⛰【Shuyuanmen】 📍Address: Intersection of Nanmen Pando and South Street in Beilin District 🚗Transportation: Yongning Gate D2 exit 🕙Opening hours: 24 hours 💰Ticket price: 🆓 🌟Highlights: ✔️This street is about 500 meters long, with merchants mostly selling paper, ink, brushes, inkstones, antique calligraphy and paintings, painting and carving, calligraphy works, and some small items, such as fans, gourds, bead bracelets, etc., all exuding a strong scholarly atmosphere. ✔️There are quite a few craftsmen, such as seal carvers and engravers. If interested, you can stop and appreciate their fine work. ✔️If you like taking photos📸, this place is also very suitable for street photography. Exquisite calligraphy, rich cultural atmosphere, sun-drenched streets, and retro buildings with gray bricks and green tiles are all great materials for photography. ⭕Surrounding attractions: 🔹Beilin Walking east from Shuyuanmen, you can reach Beilin 🔹Bars Along the city wall to the South Gate, there are some nice and artsy bars 🔹 📌Little Tips: 🔸Prices are generally negotiable.

Xi'an, a city that always makes one eager to explore more. Here, I have visited many historical sites and seen the marks of the years. Having understood much of the past, it's also important to look at the present, so I decided to walk into the streets and alleys of Xi'an to collect the essence of everyday life. Strolling through Xiangzi Temple Street, I felt comfortable and charmed. Although Xiangzi Temple Street is adjacent to the bustling downtown area, it is a place of tranquility. The lush and verdant phoenix trees on both sides of the road seem to isolate the hustle and bustle of the city, and the grey buildings and the fairy-like Xiangzi Temple add an ancient charm to the area. Walking into Xiangzi Temple Street, understanding Xiangzi culture, and feeling the flow of slow time. Then I turned into Defu Alley. Different from Xiangzi Temple Street, this place is more modern and youthful. Defu Alley is mainly composed of various coffee houses, bars, etc., with buildings mostly in European-style antique design. Here you can see many young people taking photos, drinking coffee, and socializing, bringing a different vitality to the ancient streets and alleys. Next, I arrived at Academy Street. True to its name, this street is filled with a strong scholarly atmosphere, with calligraphy, traditional Chinese paintings, and stone tablet rubbings everywhere. I thought the content of the calligraphy and paintings would mostly be ancient poems, but upon closer inspection, there were also easy-to-understand vernacular texts. The Four Treasures of the Study are still a part of people's lives, and literary and artistic works can also keep up with the times. The past and the present, tradition and innovation, collide here to create multiple possibilities. Different from the past, this time I abandoned the checklist-style visit, without a detailed plan in advance, randomly chose an afternoon, and immersed myself in the bustling streets and alleys, capturing the scenes I liked, recording the impressions of Xi'an in my eyes. In such a slow pace, perhaps one can better feel the temperature of a city.

The scenery in the alleys along the South Road around Xi'an city is uniquely enjoyable, I like it so much|||I walked from the old vegetable market to the Sweet Water Well, stopping and taking photos along the way. The weather has been getting cooler and warmer lately, and it's so comfortable to walk in the breeze... I guess this alley must be inside the Academy Gate, judging by its location😂 I like it so much! Great for photography📷 -

👍Most recommended: Shuyuanmen, the place with the most bookish culture in Xi'an! ▶️Introduction: The place name of Shuyuanmen originated from the Guanzhong Academy in it. Since it was rebuilt from the East Xiaoxi Garden of Baoqing Temple in the 37th year of Ming Wanli, it has a history of more than 400 years. 🌟Highlights: Stepping into Shuyuanmen, it seems to travel back to ancient times. The whole street is filled with a scent of ink, paper-cutting, calligraphy and painting, folding fans, rubbings, brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, everything you can think of related to culture, you can find here, the elegance of Chang'an is all in front of you. The streets paved with bluestone on both sides concentrate hundreds of shops, all in the style of ancient architecture. The names can be said to exhaust the language of Confucianism and antiquity. Walking into the deep and narrow doorway is a different world. When you are tired of the hustle and bustle in the city, this is a "haven", smelling the scent of books and ink, listening to stories about old Xi'an, there is a place in the bustling city center where you can "steal half a day of leisure life", which is rare. ❤️If you also like history and culture, don't miss Shuyuanmen in Xi'an. 📍Detailed address: No. 24 Shuyuanmen, Beilin District, Xi'an (southeast direction of Exit C of Yongningmen Station on Metro Line 2), starting from Baoqing Temple Tower in the west and connecting to Sanxue Street in Anjuxiang in the east, it is a famous ancient culture street in Xi'an. ⏰Time: Open all year round, free 🌈Nearby places to play: Beilin Museum, Bell Tower, Yongning Gate City Wall, Baoqing Temple Tower, Guanzhong Academy, Yu Youren's Former Residence, Xiamaling, Xiangzi Temple...

More than a thousand meters from the south of Xi'an Bell Tower, and to the east of the South Gate, it is the antique cultural street of the Shumen Gate. At the corner of the street, there is a magnificent five-six-meter-high archway building with a magnificent rhyme. The top of the archway is the three golden figures of the "School Gate", and the two sides are the eye-catching couplets of "Stele Forest National Treasures, College Scholars". The vice couple can smell the cultural weight of Xi'an. Going through the archway to the east, looking into the distance, you can see the shops on the sides of the small street that are not close to each other. The street seems to be very short, and you can see the end at a glance. It is indeed a street of art!

Start Changan Gufengxing No. 3 villain and play the Xi'an Academy door. The College Gate refers to a pedestrian street from the Forest of Stone Tablets to the entrance of Guanzhong College. The whole street retains the buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The small shop sells four treasures of the study, antique calligraphy and painting, and special gadgets. When I was picking up a shadow in a shop, I said, "I like the kind of pattern of Shaanxi soil." The boss said: "I want to earth, I am all earth, all earth!" Very cute.