Chengdu丨My day in the "center of the universe"

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Time: September
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Updated: 2020.09.04

Chengdu丨My Day in the "Center of the Universe"

As a Chengdu native who settled in Chongqing, I have traveled back and forth between Sichuan and Chongqing countless times over the years, and every time I return to Chengdu to call friends, I will always greet my friends without exception: "See you at IFS."

It's not that there is nowhere else to go in Chengdu, but IFS, a huge commercial building, has everything to eat, drink and have fun, and it is like a treasure, no matter how many times you go, there are always new things waiting for you, and it will never feel boring.

Internet popularity uses "cosmic center" to describe the hottest business circle in a certain region. As the provincial capital of Sichuan and a leader in the new first-tier cities, Chengdu is naturally a key city that radiates the entire southwest. The center of Chengdu is probably the IFS business district, which is the "center of the universe" in Chengdu's population.

Buy, buy, buy in the center of the universe!

If you want to find the shopping mall with the most and complete luxury brands in the entire southwest region, Chengdu IFS is in charge. All the brands you can think of are here, and most of them are the first stores in the Midwest and the first in the Southwest, which is why it has become the "center of the universe". If friends in Chongqing want to win a new Chanel bag, they have to travel thousands of miles to Chengdu IFS by bullet train.

Looking at the long queue at the entrance of Louis Vuitton, it seems to recreate the grandeur of Hong Kong's Golden Week.

Carven, a French brand with an extraordinary origin

In addition to the famous international brands, there are also many brands that you may not know but have an extraordinary origin. For example, Loro Piana, Italy's top luxury brand founded in 1924, has a history of nearly 100 years; For example, Brunello Cucinelli, known as the "king of cashmere", almost no Hollywood star does not wear it; And Carven, a French brand that I like.

In 1945, Madame Carven founded the Carven fashion company on the Champs-Élysées, which quickly became famous, once on par with Chanel, and was favored by the princes and aristocrats of Paris and Hollywood stars. The costumes worn by the characters in Hitchcock's film "Rear Window" were designed by Mrs. Carven herself, and the wedding dress worth 3 million yuan at Liu Shishi's wedding was also from Carven.

Carven in Chengdu IFS is the first store in the southwest

China's first Gucci Beauty

There are all kinds of beauty brands in Chengdu IFS, from the lady brand Valmont to the mass consumer Sephora. But I didn't expect Gucci Beauty's first store in China to also choose to settle here, and the store must have been crowded with girls from Chengdu on the opening day.

Although Gucci Beauty only entered the beauty industry a few years ago, with the strength and status of the brand, each item quickly became popular all over the Internet, and every new product set off a small wave in the beauty industry. The popular color number that is out of stock on the whole network, it is right to try your luck here.

The Gucci brand's signature vintage feel

Lane Crawford that makes girls unable to calm

down

At Chengdu IFS, Lane Crawford is the one that spends the most time on me. Because it gathers fashion brands from all over the world, it is like a super large boutique, and there are many light luxury niche fashion brands that I love. It doesn't seem appropriate to say "niche", because they have become popular all over the world, and anyone who doesn't have these fashion items is embarrassed to say that they are fashion bloggers.

Lane Carver met a giant panda

on the

wall behind him with By Far's Internet celebrity model

The home area that excites me

display in a corner is quite Pompidou

I wrote an article about niche brand bags before, and after writing it, readers asked me for the purchase address. Now I will answer again, all the brands written in that article, By Far in Australia, Cult Gaia in Los Angeles, and my little white bag Strathberry that you are crazy about, and even Carverne in Chengdu IFS are all sold!

Walking into a store that collects designer brands

, all of which are recommended by Shibo, you must not be able to calm

down

Art is the highest position of life

The most popular giant panda

in the world

If you had to choose another center in this "center of the universe", it would definitely be the outdoor art installation giant panda created by sculptor Lawrence Yazhenz. The artist himself named it "I AM HERE", but the townspeople affectionately called it "Wall Climbing Panda".

This cute giant panda has also appeared in Times Square, New York, and has become a must-see place for tourists from all over the world to go to Chengdu, so there is always a long queue under this panda who wants to take a photo with it. Do you want to know where is the best place to take a photo with a panda without queuing? Then keep reading.

Courtyard full of artistic accent

"Wall climbing panda" Where is it going to climb? It has to climb into a large courtyard, which is a sculpture courtyard full of artistic tones. Chengdu IFS specially invited 10 well-known artists at home and abroad, including Lawrence Yazhenzi, Zhou Chunya, He Duoling, etc., who designed 12 sculptures for the courtyard, which can be seen here. High-quality commercial space is not just about eating, drinking, and having fun. It will definitely use art to interpret the relationship between the city and human beings, and break the barrier between business and life. Art is always the highest position in human spiritual life.

Chongqing artist Zhou Chunya's "Green Dog" series, in which three green dog paintings were auctioned for a sky-high price of 20 million, and there is also a big green dog created by Zhou Chunya in the sculpture courtyard of Chengdu IFS.

Every evening, when the scorching sun subsides slightly, the sculpture courtyard becomes lively, which is one of the destinations for citizens' leisure and entertainment. Especially this year, when the "night economy" is prevalent, the sculpture courtyard has been transformed into a night air market. After dinner, people began to gather here, and when the lanterns were first lit, the vendors selling special small items also hung up lanterns, and the bustling crowd shuttled through them, like a midsummer carnival!

art party for children

Every

year, for each different period, Chengdu IFS will open a special event. This summer, it has prepared a "Children's New Gravity" cross-border art party for children, which is colorful and full of childlike fun. I, an old girl, also went to join in the fun.

Eat and drink here

Pizza Maschanno

The best camera seat to take a photo with the panda mentioned above is the outdoor table seat in this restaurant. Don't think that it only has the gimmick of "best seat", I have tasted it for you, and the taste of the meal is very high. I recommend pizza and Neapolitan paella for all tastes, as well as Sicilian Sunrise, a salad with burrata cheese that is not easy to eat!

The table in the middle is the best camera seat

looks like a panda holding me for dinner

Tomacado Flower Kitchen

This restaurant is sure to attract the attention of all eye lovers, it is surrounded by flowers, it is both a florist and a restaurant. Floral decorations are integrated into the dining room, and the Mediterranean-style arcade creates a truly romantic atmosphere. Although it was not time for the meal, I couldn't help but go in and order a drink and sit down when I passed by. Recommend its must-order "Blue Butterfly", a magical color-changing drink, pour lemonade, and the liquid in the bottle will change from blue to pink and purple.

FENDI CAFFE

I heard that Chengdu IFS had done a pop-up store of the Paris Flower God Cafe before, but unfortunately I was not in Chengdu at that time and missed it. But Chengdu IFS will never disappoint, such special pop-up stores are often available, this time I met FENDI CAFFE. When you go, I don't know which wonderful pop-up store you will encounter?

The

round table facing the FENDI store is in a good position

Warm and considerate service

In addition to the services that a large shopping mall should have, Chengdu IFS also has services worthy of praise: it is a pet-friendly shopping mall, not only allowing pets to enter, but also providing pet strollers; There are very few shopping malls in China with cardiac defibrillators, and Chengdu IFS is one of them; There are also free face recognition lockers available, which can be opened by simply swiping your face to store the heavy items you carry with you.

Tourist Exclusive Benefits

From now until December 31, tourists can get a ONE-DAY PASS tourist gift package with their travel tickets/orders destined for Chengdu and enjoy the Chengdu IFS "One-Day VIP Easy Card" exclusive shopping privilege program for tourists. Package contents: free direct access to popular scenic spots, exclusive discounts for 40 brands, popular catering and food discounts, unlimited parking throughout the day, and tax refund services for foreign and Hong Kong and Macao compatriots.

Dinner time is another surprise here. My friends and I walked into a Shanghai restaurant called "Xiao Nanguo", where I ate the crab powder that I had been longing for. You must know that in the southwest region, there are not many restaurants that make crab powder, and there are even fewer that do it authentically.

When I walked out of the mall at night, I found that the trees planted around me during the day were lit up with small round lights, which were full of light and beautiful, as if the glory of the "center of the universe" would never end. I don't know what kind of surprise IFS will give me next time I go back to Chengdu?