Seetang International Youth Hostel is situated on Shuyuanmen Street,(located on theeastern side of the South Gate inside of the City Wall) a cultural street factually restored in thestyle of the ancient architectures of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. Shuyuanmen won its name because of the Guanzhong Shuyuan (central Shaanxi academy, established in the Ming Dynasty), whichwas o
ne of the leading academies in ancientChinaand the highest institution of Shaanxi Province during the Mingand Qing Dynasties. As you enter through the archway on which Shu Yuan Men is carved, a green flag stone street extends, and you can see the 2-storey storesin ancient style along both sides and smell the aroma of Chinese ink. Seetanghostel is within 150min this magnificent gate西唐国际青年旅舍位于西安市中心南门里城墙根古街道书院门33号，街口有一座古韵十足的高大牌坊，上面苍劲有力的书写着书院门三个大字，“碑林藏瑰宝，书院育人杰”的牌匾与不远处的宝庆寺塔一同见证了书院门1300多年的风雨变迁，而如今，这片文化圣地已成为西安最具有明清建筑风格的仿古步行商业街之一。书院门街道为青石铺砌，向东走100米为中国现仅存的四大书院之一——关中书院，再往东50米便是西唐青年国际旅舍，书院门尽头是碑林博物馆。街道两旁主要销售字画、古籍、毛笔、砚台等，每天都有来自世界各地的游客来到这里，体会西安不同于别处的韵味。
