No, it's free for visitors to go around the Muslim Quarter. It is a 500-meter street in Xian with many shops and restaurants along the street. It will be a great feast to your eyes and your stomach, such locals' favorite ones as roasted beef, roasted fish, and pancakes are all at your disposal and the price here is reasonable. And there are some other attractions around Muslim Quarter need to pay the entrance tickets, such as Grand Mosque, Bell & Drum Tower.

The Muslim Quarter is open all the day (from 12:00AM to 23:59PM), but we suggest you go to visit the Muslim Quarter before 9:30 since the shops begin to close after 10:00pm.

The Muslim Quarter is one of the good places to do shopping and buy some souvenirs, you can find different souvenirs at Muslim Quarter, it's cheaper here compared to other department store. You can buy the  of the Terracotta Warriors, Chinese painting & calligraphy, papercutting, shadow puppet etc. Be aware of your surroundings and bargain with the sellers so you can take home a wonderful souvenir from the Muslim Quarter.

Yes, there is. Xian Metro Line 2 is the cloest metro to Muslim Quarter, you can take line2 from Xian train station and get off at Zhonglou Station (Bell Tower Station), follow the Exit B and about 5 mins walk you will reach there.

Actually, it's quite clean and safe to eat the food and snacks at Muslim Quarter, you should try the freshly-made food there. As Muslim Quarter is a Muslim food paradise and it's a must-visit places in Xian when you travel to there, you should try Yang Rou Pao Mo (flatbread in lamb soup), Rou Jia Mo, Liang Pi (cold skin noodle), Lamb kebab, Biang Biang Noodle etc.

Yes, halal food is easy found in Muslim Quarter Area. There are many Muslim people live there and open restaurant to sell the Halal food, so you can find lots of delicious Muslim food when you visit there, such as mutton soup, mutton pie, mutton dumplings, beef noodles etc. 

Both two streets are the famous food streets in Xian and they are very popular by tourists. The difference between Mulism Street and Yongxingfang is the food types. Muslim Street is famous for the muslim snacks, specialties of Muslims that are mainly beef and mutton;
The food in Yongxingfang are come from all parts of Shaanxi Province, including snacks from Yulin, Yan'an, Baoji, Xianyang, Hanzhong, Ankang, and other cities. If you want to see the bustling scenery and authentic culture of Xian, we highly recommend Muslim Quarter for you.

It is one of interesting activities in Muslim Quarter, the shadow play show is performaning inside the Gao’s Countyard, you will find a small platform that’s used to perform the Shadow Play. If you travel with your children at Muslim Quarter, you are recommended to enjoy a traditional Shadow Play.
There is no fixed performance time, about ten minutes per show. Entrance Tickets: CNY30 for Gao's Countyard and Shadow play performance; If you want to experience on your own, it will be an extra charge CNY15 per person.

It takes around 2 hours to visit the Muslim Quarter, you can visit some places around Muslim Quarter, such as Drum Tower, Grand Mosque and Gao's Countyard. You can spend some time to try the local food and sanck, to buy some souvenirs. If you need to catch the train back to Beijing, you'd better start your tour in the morning around 9am, it takes around 50mins from Muslim Quarter to Xian North Railway Station without traffic.

Afternoon and evening are the best time to go around the Muslim Street, the shops will open until 10am. You can go to visit the Muslim Quarter in the late afternoon to get a bustling atmosphere, more and more tourists come to this area for sightseeing, eating, having fun. It is also a good period to visit in the evening, you can enjoy night view of the Xian city since the whole area is illuminated.