Hexiang Xilu or Hexiang Xi Road lies in the centre of Xiamen Island. Running from east to west, it has become one of the most prosperous streets in Xiamen. Large number of shops, stores and restaurants stand along this bustling and hustling street.
When Xiamenese locals think of shopping, they think of Hexiang Xilu shopping street, the other shopping street they think of is Zongshang Lu. No wonder, Xiamen people have now called them sister’s streets.
All along the street which begins from Hexiang Donglu to Huaqiao Haijin Chen (Oversea Chinese Seaview Residential and Commercial Complex), it is full of goodies, food and fashion. However, there are pockets of street which house some of the best food, household stuffs and fashion venues.
The international cuisine street is located in the Huaqiao Haijin Chen (华侨海景城) on the extended section of Hexiang Xilu, it is where exotic cuisines meet together. There are more than 20 restaurants in this 690-meter-long street, Thai cuisine, Korean cuisine, Italian food, Japanese food, and even Indonesian cuisines can be found there.
Some of the shopping complexes in Hexiang Xilu
In addition, high-grade office buildings and residential buildings stand in numbers on the southeast of Hexiang Xilu. The financial hub of Xiamen, the Bank Centre, also lies in this area.
Hexiang Xilu is not only a popular shopping street for the young white-collar class in Xiamen, in particular, it is a street of eating, drinking, and shopping. Spend a weekend shopping at fashion clothes shops, professional beauty salons, hidden cafés, digital products centers, and many other stores. In the Hexiang Xi area, you will never feel bored on a weekend tour.
A section of Hexiang Xilu Shopping Street
The popularity of Hexiang Xilu has attracted a great number of well-known brands to establish flagship stores here, both at home and abroad such as E-world, Beautyberry, ONLY, Dancing wolves, and others.
Like its numerous name brand clothes shops, there are a cluster of beauty chains such as Oriental Beauty, Best's Bodyline, Jourdeness, COSMETIC etc. where you can enjoy professional beauty care to relax both your skin and mood.
A Coffee break is the sweetest and most relaxing time if you are spending it at Hexiang Xilu. Therefore, from the desserts they serve, their ambience, to their atmosphere - all are reasons for you to come and browse and plough this popular street. There are at least three cafés with different characteristics in the Hexiang Xi area.
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1). Babycat Café 私家御饼屋
Address: No. 719, Hexiang Xilu, Xiamen
Tel: 0592- 2226281
2). Central Park Café 水岸咖啡
Address: No. 121, Xi’an Lu, affiliated building of V-inn Hotel, Xiamen
Tel: 0592- 2021821
3). Mancheng Café 漫城咖啡
Address: No. 200-9, Hexiang Xilu, Xiamen
It you want to buy digital products, and if you are a digital fan, you will feel like a duck in water in the Hexiang Xi area. There is the Xiamen Electronic City, the oldest electronic products centre in Xiamen, Dazheng Computer City, Holiday Digital City, and Buynow. The latter is the largest digital products chain in China. You can buy your favorite digital products just inside the Hexiang circle, but remember to shop around for the best deal.
1). Xiamen Electronic City 厦门电子城
Address: No. 69, Hubin Nanlu, Xiamen
2). Dazheng Computer City 大正电脑城
Address: Dazheng Building, No. 71, Hubin Nanlu, Xiamen
3). Holiday Digital City 假日电子城
Address: No. 38, Tianhu Road, Xiamen
The list of goodies is endless for this busting street. Try this rapidly growing commercial street in Xiamen. You will find something that you are looking for at Hexiang Xilu.
Translated by WOX
SOURCE: About Shop
