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Guilin Unique Shopping Streets

West Street, Yangshuo, Guilin
Situated in the heart of the town seat, West Street is an ancient street with a history of more than 1400 years. With a length of 1180 meters, width of 8 meters, on both sides of the street arrays immense amount of architectures with the style of Ming and Qing Dynasty. West Street is a unique “foreigners street”, attracting a large number of younger international travelers. West Street has seen countless foreigners from all over the world and it has reputed to be “Earth Village in China”. Those who have been to West Street, Yangshuo feel at home because everyone here speaks fluent English and the restaurants and bars provide menus in several languages, which is really the biggest Foreign Language Corner. Young Western bicyclists and backpackers in International Cafes, such as Mickey Mao’s, Hard Rock Café or at Lisa’s Café eating apple pie, beefsteak, French fries, and ice-cream sundaes. These comfort foods from abroad are difficult to find in China. West Street is a Chinese style town concentrating the Chinese soul. It is filled with small shops and vendor’s stands selling all kinds of souvenirs and snacks. The traditional Chinese accouterment are hung in the western-style stores such as Totemic coloring cloth, inwrought small bag, all kinds of Chinese Knots and Safety Fu (a kind of ornament blessing for safety). The profound Chinese love knot ties in every hole and corner of the street, attracting thousands of foreigners being anxious to know Chinese.
West Street is an ancient street emanating historical cultural tinge. It was here that Sun Yat-Sen made the lecture; It was here that Maestro Xu Beihong lived; It was here that makes thousands of presidents, premiers, and ministers on the scoop including Clinton, Nixon, Kissinger, Madam Thatcher, Ho Chi Minh, etc. Those pieces of blue flagstone printed too much hardships and refulgence of the masters, which is the trace of China.
Why not kick back here for a few days? Take the chance to recharge your batteries and connect with your friends and relatives around the world in one of the international cafes. The accommodation here is very reasonable.

Zhengyang Pedestrian Street
Zhengyang Pedestrian Street is an ancient street with a history of over 1,000 years. According to the record, in old time it was the concentrated place for stores of clothes, ironware, kames, etc. Since Tang Dynasty it has been the center of drama culture. Now it is a must tour sight combining commerce and visit.
With a length of 666 meters, Zhengyang Pedestrian Street is located in the downtown of Guilin city, paved with bluestone. The architectures on both sides of the street are Chinese and Western style. It has all of the conveniences that are required for good shopping in a very pleasant environment. In many ways Zhengyang Pedestrian Street is the hub of the city. Its shops and restaurants bring thousands of people daily to the area and at night it pulsates with life as people use the many venues that offer great night life.

Zhongshan Road Commercial Street
As the uppermost traffic trunk running through the South and North of Guilin, Zhongshan Road Commercial Street is the commercial center. Whenever the night is approaching, the night market in Zhongshan Road is open. The local specialities, snacks could be found everywhere. The street is full of featured national commodities, and you can bargain with the vendors wantonly.
The night market in Zhongshan Road is gorgeous, luxuriant and dazed, coruscating the vital force of the new century.

Small Hongkong Commercial Street Underground
Originally as the first pedestrian street, now it has been rebuilt into a commercial street underground, situated in the underground of Central Square, Guilin. The street gathers hundreds of shops dealing with cloth, footwear, cosmetic, etc.

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