New Town Square, fashionable young women. ☆ Xincheng Square is located in the center of Xi'an, south of Nanxin Street, north of the provincial government compound, is a large-scale public activity center of Xi'an. In the Yuan Dynasty, the Shaanxi Provincial Imperial History Supervision Institute was established here. In 1926, it was renamed Red City. In 1931, the Red City was renamed New Town, and the square was called New Town Square.
In the 1980s, who could have a refrigerator was a thing that made neighbors, relatives and friends very envious, and the refrigerator was bought in a conspicuous place, and the neighbors came to watch. Refrigerators were a luxury in those days.
Sprinkle the golden bridge, the three girls perm the citizens for free. ☆ Shangjin Bridge is located in Huifang, Lianhu District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, from Lianhu Road in the north to Xinsi Lane in the south, with a total length of 800 meters. In the Southern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Iron Furnace Street, the Ming Dynasty was changed to Iron Furnace Mill, and at the end of the Qing Dynasty, because the sha surname people lived in the northern part of this street, it was named Shajia Bridge, and later changed to Shangjin Bridge.
Luoma City, young men and women in front of clothing stores. ☆Luomashi Street is located on the south side of the east section of Xi'an East Street, from East Street in the north to East Wood City in the south. In 1966, it was renamed Gongnong Street, and in 1972 it was renamed Luoma City.
Downstairs, the two sisters and brothers selling art. ☆ Xi'an Bell Tower is located in the center of Xi'an City, the intersection of four avenues in the east, west, south and north within the Ming City Wall. In the seventeenth year (1384) of the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu was originally built at the mouth of present-day Guangji Street, opposite the Drum Tower, and the entire Ming Dynasty was relocated to the present site in the tenth year of the Wanli Dynasty (1582).
South Main Street, an old residential area. ☆ Xi'an South Street, the northern end from the Bell Tower to the southern end of Yongning Gate, was originally the Sui and Tang Dynasty Imperial City Anshangshang Street. At that time, it was 90 meters wide, and it was flanked by locust trees and ditches. It is named because the southern end has the east gate of the southern wall of the Imperial City.
Temple Back Street, the public pool of the old mansion. ☆ Miaohou Street is a street located in Lianhu District, Xi'an City, and its full name should be Chenghuangmiao Houjie. Miaohou Street is named because it is located behind the City God Temple, the street is also located in huifang, with Xicang to the north, which used to be the seat of the "Fengxing Salt Law Dao" official.
East Main Street, a tramp attracted by the posters of beautiful women in the storefront. ☆ East Main Street, from the bell tower in the west to the Changle Gate (East Gate) in the east, is named after the east of the bell tower. The history of East Avenue dates back to the Sui and Tang dynasties. The process of change of this street can be said to be a microcosm of the history of Xi'an's urban development.
Photographer's profile: Zhao Liwen, born in Xi'an in 1968, was influenced by his father Zhao Xiuhua and Ben Shi Panke in his early years, and began to pay attention to documentary photography in 1985. His photographic works have won many awards in national competitions. ☆This group of pictures is published with the permission of the photographer. ☆ [Xi'an, Shaanxi, 1980s.] Photography: Zhao Liwen