The Pub Street—Defu Lane

Bright lights, pubs, cafes, charming young ladies...the old impassioned lane possesses great attractions. To seek love, to make new friends, to relax themselves…People flood in the Defu Lane when nights fall on.

As the most outstanding bar street in Xian, Defu Lane (Chinese: 德福巷) is best place to taste Xian nightlife. The tourism-oriented Defu Lane is classically elegance. The majestic three-way stone archway, the imitated old houses which could date back to Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and the pavement made of large bluestone pieces, are the great ingredients for a beautiful scene of the street.

The Defu Lane was built in the nineties of the twenty century, which is a pseudo--classic style lane. Because enshrines plenty of cultural deposits, this lane draws many pubs and cafes to settle down their location. The Chinese style, the American style, or whatever can be found here. the pubs: Old Henry, Defu Lou, Contact, Back Corner, Corsair, Old Gun, Philander, the Same Place, Times, Old Captain, Tangren, Blue Moon, Jusco etc. the cafes: Blue Hill, Old Tree and Zhenwei(True Flavor ) and so forth. What creative and imaginative names they are! Every night, the white-collar, officials, businessmen, students, foreigners, and workers gather here to enjoy the classical music, pop music, rock music, and their beer and coffee.

Just like Shanghai's Xintiandi and Beijing's Sanlitun, Defu Lane in Xi'an has been a sign of vogue. Bars, teahouses and coffee shops in the 200-meter-length street cater the need of upper and middle classes customers, and the names of these bars & cafes indicate the westernization of local lifestyle. The bars are all more or less the same, so you can take your pick of any of them. Generally, the bars are nice enough, but they're unlikely to ever be crowded or particularly exciting. It is the center of Xi'an's nightlife, where you can relax yourself with locals and other travelers from all parts of the globe..

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