East-West Lane
东西巷 · Dōngxī Xiàng
Guilin’s only surviving Ming and Qing street quarter, restored in 2016 with old shopfronts, rice-noodle shops and snack stalls by the Prince City gate.
No booking needed1–2 hours
Tip
Come in the evening for a bowl of Guilin rice noodles and snacks. Then walk a few minutes east to Xiaoyao Tower on the Li River bank.
- Opening hours
- Open all day; shops roughly 10:00–22:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- Free To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking needed. To be confirmed
- Getting there
- Next to Zhengyang Pedestrian Street in the centre; buses to Jiefangqiao stop To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 广西壮族自治区桂林市秀峰区解放东路18号
Photo: 神樂坂秀吉 · CC0
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