Over 1200 meters long and with more than 300 shops, Shangxiajiu Shopping Street in Guangzhou of South China's Guangdong Province is a prosperous commercial society. It starts from Shangxiajiu Road in the east, and ends at Dishipu W. Road in the west. With a history of more than one hundred years, it is one of the most bustling commercial streets in China. It is also known as the Xiguan Commercial Corridor and is one of the Top Ten Guangzhou Tourist Attractions.

 Xiaguan culture

The traditionally known Xiguan area is Guangzhou's Liwan District. It is named after Lizhi Wan (Litchi Bay) in the district that is depicted by a poet as "Green water in the bay, red litchis on both banks."

Xiguan, as well as its parent district of Liwan, is known as a heaven for gourmets, as the local cuisine combines color, flavor, and taste, presenting a sensory feast of perfect food. There are hundreds of famous foods here including Nanxin double layer milk custard, Ouchengji fresh shrimp wonton and noodle with broth, Dechang salted fried pancake, and Liwan boat porridge. The Cantonese-style moon cake is popular throughout the world with Taotaoju, Quxiang Cake House, Lianxianglou, and Ronghua as its leading producers.

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