Xi'an Travel Guide | Datang West Market, come here for the 'Ghost Market'

✅ Life Advice: Be sure to visit Datang West Market on a Saturday! 👍 Highly Recommended: The best time to visit Datang West Market is on a Saturday, when there is a weekly large-scale cultural playthings trade market, which everyone calls the 'Ghost Market'. The name sounds interesting, doesn't it? Those who have seen 'The Lost Tomb' series should find this name familiar! If you're interested in antiques or second-hand markets, I highly recommend a stroll through Datang West Market. Datang West Market is rebuilt on the site of previous ruins and should be considered the true 'Starting Point of the Silk Road'! Not only does it have the Datang West Market Hotel and the Datang West Market Museum (no reservation required, just scan the code to enter, and here you'll learn that the so-called 'shopping' originated from the Datang West Market and the East Market, which is really enlightening!), but there is also a Silk Road-themed street, where you can experience exotic cultures without leaving home. Wandering between the Datang West Market Museum and the Silk Road-themed street, one can glimpse the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and feel the historical depth that spans ancient and modern times. There are also occasional food festivals held here, allowing you to enjoy the flavors of the Silk Road while indulging in the delicious tastes of Shaanxi cuisine. 🌟 Highlights: The upper level of Datang West Market is where the stalls are set up, with vendors laying out their goods on the ground for sale, which is down-to-earth and lively. This is the life of ordinary people, and their passion! The lower level houses the Datang West Market International Antique City, with a vast array of items!! There are amber, jadeite, beeswax, turquoise, cinnabar, various gemstones, agarwood, walnuts, different kinds of diamonds... and many jewelry design and processing stores. 📍 Detailed Address: No. 118, South Laodong Road, Lianhu District, Xi'an 🚉 Transportation Tips: Take Metro Line 5 to Northwestern Polytechnical University or Metro Line 6 to Datang West Market Station, and it's just a seven or eight-minute stroll away. 🕙 Opening Hours: Every Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, after five o'clock, there will be a food and drink market on the streets, replacing the daytime activities. In the evening, the second-floor themed street is very suitable for taking photos in Hanfu. Ladies who want to take photos in Hanfu should definitely go for it!!! ❤️ Tips! 1. The prices are quite magical; as long as you dare to think, nothing is impossible. However, if you don't understand, it's better to look more and buy less, as it's easy to fall into traps! 2. There is a place where you can get a stamp at the Silk Road-themed street's Xiyou Friendship Market, which opens around four o'clock on Saturday afternoons. The stamps are very pretty.