Datang Everbright City

The 2 km pedestrian street running south from the pagoda's South Square, rebuilt in 2018-19 as a Tang-dynasty stage set — gilded lanterns, LED skies, bronze poet statues, and after dark a rolling programme of street performers whose viral clips ('the tumbler girl', the 'Tang riddle men') made it China's most-visited night street. Free, open around the clock, no ticket; the shows run to a seasonal timetable the street posts on its WeChat official account. It is a crowd, not a heritage site: come for the lights and the people-watching, and know that the costume-photo stalls, paid performer selfies and juice counters are where visitors get fleeced.