西仓市集文创公园

Xicang Market Cultural and Creative Park occupies No. 146 Xicang South Lane, Beiyuanmen subdistrict, Lianhu District, Xi'an, in the heart of the historic Beiyuanmen neighbourhood. Xicang, also known as Yongfeng Granary, served as an official granary in the Sui and Tang dynasties and was moved to its present site in the Ming and Qing. In the twentieth century it became a military clothing factory and later fell idle, while the surrounding lanes turned into the "dangzi" — Xi'an's much-loved informal market for flowers, birds, antiques, second-hand goods and street food. The cultural park opened on 21 January 2024 after a "micro-renewal" approach led by the Local team. One late-Qing/early-Republican granary survives, together with red-brick walls and timber roof structures; other buildings from different periods have been adapted into galleries, market halls and studios. The site covers 35 mu (about 23,000 square metres) and is planned around "three museums and ten markets", including the Xi'an City Memory Museum, the Xicang Market Museum and an art centre, alongside a new second-hand market, intangible-heritage workshops, coffee roasters and craft stalls. The complex was listed among Xi'an's second batch of historic buildings in 2024 and now attracts 3,000-5,000 visitors on a busy day. The team kept the market's self-organised order outside the walls while introducing curated programming inside.