Guilin Yangshuo West Street was built in 1674. It faces the Li River in the east, directly faces Dongling, faces Gaoze Peak in the west, and is adjacent to Bilian Peak. It is about 8 meters wide and nearly 800 meters long. , paved with local betel-nut pattern marble, dark green and shiny, flanked by low brick buildings left over from the Qing Dynasty, with white-pink walls and red windows, revealing the simplicity and elegance of Lingnan architecture.

The western section of West Street in the early days was surrounded by city walls and did not go directly to the foot of Gaoze Peak on the side of the road like it does today. To leave the city from West Street, you have to pass through a small street called Xiheng Street opposite Jiangxi Guild Hall and turn towards the main west gate. Therefore, Xiheng Street is actually an integral part of West Street.

Later, after the highway from Guilin to Lipu was built, a section of the city wall was opened to make it easier to leave the city from West Street, and the earliest bus station was built next to it.

At that time, in order to adapt to the trend, the section from the east to the west side of the city was renamed West Road. It has been called West Street since the founding of New China. However, during the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed Dongfeng Road because of the taboo word "西" (西), which means "east wind prevails over west wind". It was not until 1982 that the old name was restored.

West Street is a perfect combination of Chinese and Western cultures. Historically, apart from a few shops, most of the residents of West Street were farmers. For a long period of time, it maintained a half-business and half-agricultural status of "half village and half shop, both for business and farming", which gave the people of West Street a The dual character of city people being open-minded and country people being loyal. Although West Street has become the main tourist service street in Yangshuo, the people of West Street still maintain their honest and honest character.

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Yangshuo West Street Specialty: Beer Fish

Yangshuo is a beautiful food culture scenery. If you don’t eat it, you won’t know it. If you eat it, you will be shocked. The name is so famous that if you don’t try it, your trip here will be in vain. Beer fish is a bit like the method of hot pot fish in Sichuan cuisine. The fish is first fried in oil, then beer and various seasonings are added and cooked.

The cooking utensils are very special. The fish is placed on a flat-bottomed plate. Under the plate is a basin with some water, and then there is the fire. It is not like Sichuan hot pot where the pot is placed directly. above the fire.

In this way, the fish on top is not easy to burn and is heated evenly. It is really spicy and delicious in the mouth, without any fishy smell of the fish itself. By the way, you must eat the authentic beer fish with scales. The fish scales are fried very crispy and it is very delicious.

Yangshuo "Beer Fish" is a famous local specialty in Yangshuo. The fish is spicy and delicious, without any fishy smell of the fish itself. The aroma of beer and fish can whet your appetite.

Yangshuo's beer fish is made from fresh large carps from the Li River in Yangshuo. It is first fried with raw tea oil produced in the mountainous areas of northern Guangxi, and then stewed in the finest beer produced in Guilin. It has the unique characteristics of Unique crispy and tender flavor.

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