Retrace President Xi's Footsteps: Datang All Day pedestrian street

On the evening of April 22, President Xi Jinping came to Xi'an Datang All Day Mall pedestrian street to learn about resumption after the epidemic.

He visited a few restaurants and chatted amiably with staff.

This is not the first time the pedestrian street hit the big time. In recent years, Datang All Day Mall has become a must-visit place in Xi'an

The data will show you see the popularity of the pedestrian street. In 2019, the traffic volume of the pedestrian street totaled 78,611,705, with an average monthly passenger flow of more than 6.5 million. Compared with the situation before the opening of the street, passenger traffic has increased by over 50%.

"It's a must-go destination." said Mr.He, a taxi driver, "'roly-poly dancer' and'stone soldier' are so famous that many visitors go directly to Datang Pedestrian street upon arrival in Xi'an "

Datang All Day Mall is a 2000m-long, 500m-wide block located at the foot of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Why it is so appealing?

Food

For foodies, Da Tang All Day Mall is more a food street than a cultural pedestrian street.

In Changan Food District are time-hornored brands such as Chunfasheng, Defachang, Laosunjia and so on.

There are Singapore curry rice, Japanese cuisine, and Thai cuisine in the Silk Road gourmet area. You will have a bite of the world here.

In addition, there are foods popular on the internet, namely ice cream with all kinds of flavors, and marshmallows in different shapes.

And of course, there are distinctive snacks!

Original

Buildings on the street are in the Tang Dynasty style, which takes the prosperous Tang culture and the Tang historical element as the main theme. Great Tang All Day Mall is divided into five functional areas: commercial pedestrian Street, Zhenguan Square, Cultural Exchange Square, Celebration Square, and Tang City Wall site Park. It shows the rich cultural connotation and natural ecological landscape.

For visitors who come to Xi'an because of online videos, the roly-poly dance performance is all that about.

On the bustling pedestrian street, a beauty in Tang costume dances lightly and elegantly, interacting with the audience from time to time.

The dancer is interacting with the audience

Not only is it popular on social media, being the hot topic on Weibo, and viewed over 1.5 billion on Tiktok.The roly-poly dancer has also drawn attention from official media such as People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency and CCTV.

Such lively street performances can be seen almost everywhere on the Datang All Day mall. They never fail to surprise you.

If street performances are pleasant to the eye, then creative products are amazing. Exquisite and palm-size strong horse of the Tang dynasty, lamp in the shape of Big Wild Goose Pagoda with Bluetooth function; plump "Tang Beauty" dolls stand out even if they are hidden in the corner. Toys, stationery, daily necessities, souvenirs, are all part of a city's culture.

Charm

In the eyes of experts, the night of Da Tang All Day Mall has a special cultural quality. "The night economy here is dynamic."

"History is no longer what in museums and history books, it is no longer the distant past, history is now warmer and closer." This is Da Tang All Day Mall in the eye of scholars.

"After looking at these sculptures, I felt really close to the Tang Dynasty, and I'm much inspired." said excitedly Ms. Liu, a tourist from Sichuan who was wandering on the pedestrian street.

Sculptures is just a microcosm of Tang culture. The buildings with colorful eaves, the dance performance, the patrol team in the Tang costume, the adorable creative products, and the unique performance related to intangible cultural heritage all are charming and serve as a window to the Tang Dynasty.

To Xi'an locals, the North Square of Great Wild Goose Pagoda, which has the largest fountain square in Asia and the largest waterscape square, was once a well-deserved city pride. After more than a decade, it has become a major business block with a strong night tour economy.

Strolling through the night town of the Tang Dynasty, you would find quaint Tang buildings, various street performances, colorful light, and shadow shows, delicious snacks, fashionable commercial complexes, and well-equipped hotels, which attract numerous visitors every day.

And you may run across cosplayers in ancient costume. Why not go visit the Datang All Day Mall and travel back in time to the Tang Dynasty.