As its name implied, West Street is truly and only a street. However, it is the most famous street in Yangshuo. Most of you may have heard about this place. Yes, the world known Yansghuo, famous for its beautiful scenery and scenic spots there. Many great people have come to Yangshuo which made this small county even more popular.
West Street has a long history of more than 1400 years. The street is paved with marbles, giving itself an antique style. The style of the houses on the street matches the street perfectly, antique and particular. It is the foreign visitors who found its unique beauty initially and liked it a lot. So it is also called ‘The street of foreigners’. But we local people never call it like that. It is West Street, our street. It’s just that the foreigners like to visit there and that’s all.
If you come and visit the street in the evening, you will definitely meet a lot of foreigners in busy seasons. Summer and autumn are the busiest seasons for Yangshuo, due to the boost of tourisom.Tons of visitors around the world will come to Yangshuo. The street stretches to the bank of the Li river. West Street is for pedestrians only. To cater to the relaxing needs morden people. There are all kinds of shops, bars, hotels and night clubs along the street. People visit Yangshuo would leave hotel in the morning for sightseeing and come back to West Street to have a drink, to dance and have fun at a bar or wander through the street till the end and take a walk along the Li river in the evening.
Visitors may be here alone, with friends, or with company. Some are here just for the beautiful scenery, while some believe they can have a romantic encounter here, because most visitors are young and vigorant and it would be so delightful if they can find a special one here. There is an interesting phenomenon about this street that you will find odd. During daytime, you won’t see a lot of people on the street especially in the morning. While in the evening till dawn, that’s the moment of West Street. Colorful lights and loud music are everywhere. You can hear people talk, laugh, drink and dance, living a wild and luxurious life here. But they will soon forget and back to normal the next day. Guess it feels great to indulge oneself once in a while. It is super crowded during Chinese traditional festivals and summer holidays. It’s like all the people come to this street in groups. It can take you a long time and lots of patience to walk through the crowd.
I’ve worked in one of the hotels on West Street for a while and I got to meet some interesting or not that interesting ones. These people left marks in my memories and they are the people I’d like you to meet, Monique, Adrian, Emmie, Rain, Tomotaka Wantanabe, Bug, etc.
