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Chengdu has always been a city that can move people's hearts.
those who have been to Chengdu, or have never been to Chengdu; those who grew up in Chengdu, or passed through Chengdu in a hurry; It is hard to deny that the land of Chengdu has his unique temperament.
Before I started writing this travelogue, I suddenly found that I had a feeling that I had not been with Chengdu for a long time.
Maybe because of YQ, compared with the previous days in Chengdu, there are fewer days of walking the streets and alleys; Maybe it's because I haven't felt Chengdu well for a long time.
Red walls and green tiles, Chengdu's unique charm.
Walking on the streets of Chengdu, it seems that everyone seems familiar, and every smile contains kindness.
There are many museums in Chengdu, but this museum must have been heard by many people, the history of Sichuan cuisine, various snacks, production experience, Leisure and entertainment, you can live a quiet day here.
Nowadays, there are more and more bookstores in Chengdu, and bookstores are constantly breaking through and innovating in terms of design, scale, and theme. I have been to more than ten bookstores with characteristics, and if you like to visit bookstores, Chengdu's bookstores can make you stay for many days.
In the newly discovered market block at the east gate of Chengdu, the decoration style of the Republic of China is more niche and quieter than the wide and narrow alleys.
culture of flamboyance, Chengdu's youth have found a skateboarding paradise
in the bustling Taikoo
Lai 
long-lost Chengdu food, Chengdu's catering has sprung up everywhere after the epidemic, and there is no shortage of reasons to go to Chengdu!
Check in the cave bookstore, the spiral staircase is beyond
a bookstore that was super popular some time ago, and it became popular on the Internet as soon as it opened, and it is in the pursuit of Bay, not far from Taikoo Li.
The entrance looks very inconspicuous, but after entering, there is a unique world.
As soon as you enter the door, not far from the left side is the most distinctive spiral staircase of this store.
The spiral staircase is spiraling, whether you look down from top or down at night, it is very good, the crypt industrial style design, very filmy.
The bookstore has three floors, with a counter and drinks on the second floor, and a handmade (including painting and handicraft) and small goods sales area
on the third floor
The wooden tables and chairs of the quaint Chengdu, walking in it and a faint fragrance of books, sitting by the window upstairs to read, an afternoon can pass quietly~
🌟 Store name: Geometric Bookstore
📍 Address: Mengchai Bay Wangping Binhe Road (next to Taikoo Li)
🚌 Transportation: Line 2 Dongmen Bridge Metro Station
🕒 opening hours: 10:00~22:00
❗ Notes: There are more people who come to take pictures and check in, and there are more people who practice working or go to
a museum where you can eat when the bookstore opens and closes
, to ensure that you have not been to
Chengdu large and small museums, but I have hardly heard of this one introduced today before I decided to go, as soon as I heard that there is a Sichuan cuisine museum in Chengdu, I have a lot of question marks like children, and dishes can also be built into a museum? Is there a lot of food in it?
The name feels a bit magical, I haven't been to Chengdu for so long, and I finally had the opportunity to check in with my friends in the first two months.
"The name of the panda and the taste of Sichuan cuisine are the two treasures of Sichuan."
——Sodan Somoki (Executive Director, UNWTO)
If you come to Chengdu and want to avoid the authentic Chengdu, then the Sichuan Cuisine Museum will be a good place for you
The museum is divided into a collection hall, an interactive demonstration hall, a tea tasting leisure hall, a stove king shrine, a Sichuan cuisine raw material processing tool display area, a Sichuan cuisine raw material display area, and the soul of Sichuan cuisine—— Pixian Douban traditional craft exhibition area and so on.
We first came to the collection hall, where there would be a young lady who explained to us for free, and the explanation was very detailed.
The collection covers an area of 12,000 square meters, exhibiting more than 3,000 pieces of Sichuan cuisine eating utensils from the Warring States period to modern times, which can be divided into cooking utensils, tableware, wine utensils, dining utensils, tea utensils, and other items related to Sichuan cuisine.
This is the kiln kimchi altar during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, and the docent said that this is the treasure
of the town hall
In addition, there is also a "Sichuan Cuisine Genre Map" stored in the museum, which sorts out the historical origins and style of the development of Sichuan cuisine, and restores the development context and cultural inheritance of the entire Sichuan cuisine.
Then we came to the Sichuan cuisine raw material display area, since the museum is in Pi County, Pixian Douban naturally cannot be missed.
We came to the Douban drying field, and the docent said that the longer the douban, the better, but the longest is not more than 4 years, and the color will become darker and darker.
There is a Pixian Douban canteen nearby, take one back to Bashi!
Next to the Douban drying field, there are many snacks to eat, as long as you give the ticket, it is free!
Including more than 20 kinds of snacks such as Chengdu dandan noodles, cold noodles, jelly, baked sweet potatoes, etc., absolutely delicious, and the taste is very good, I feel that it is even more delicious than the restaurants outside!
There are seasonings on the table that can be added casually, although the sun is out but it is quite cool to sit here, chat with friends and say, you can bring your family here to play here for a day in the future, machine hemp tea, all kinds of snacks, quiet environment, you can also visit various cultural relics exhibits~
This is a small teahouse, a place where you can play cards, drink tea and chat, and it is amazing that this kind of thing will appear in the museum.
The Kitchen King Temple is an integral part of Sichuan folk culture. In the people, the Kitchen King is in charge, and the heavens say good things, and the lower world is safe.
demonstrated the knife skills of Sichuan cuisine on the spot, and watched a master blindfold the dough with a kitchen knife weighing several pounds blindfolded and cut the dough into threads that could be threaded through a needle, which was awesome!
✨ Highlights
"An edible museum, a tourist business card of Chengdu"
(1) Visit thousands of cultural relics related to Sichuan cuisine, their origin, development and evolution.
(2) Stir Pixian Douban and feel the traditional crafts of "turning", "drying" and "dew" in the Qing Dynasty.
(3) Machined hemp tea can be prepared
casually (4) Enjoy more than 20 kinds of handmade snacks for free Chengdu snacks
(5) From Han Dynasty masonry to Qing Dynasty cotton thread embroidery hemp Shu embroidery, from mahogany inlaid yellow pear screen to hand-carved wooden doors, Sichuan architecture and Sichuan-style gardens awaken the deep landscape feelings in their hearts.
❗ Note: Sichuan cuisine classic snacks can be eaten casually!! Dandan noodles, purple sweet potato cake, ice powder, cold noodles, stone-ground tofu pudding, baked potatoes, mung bean porridge, boiled peanuts, etc., are included in the ticket!
📍 Address: Chengdu City Pidu District Ancient Town Ronghua North Lane
💰 Tickets: 60 yuan
🕒 Business hours: 9:00~18:00
Small hidden in the wild, big hidden in the city, a city's way home
issmall hidden in the wild, large hidden in the city, and separated from the hustle and bustle of Taikoo Li is the quiet Chongdeli in the old courtyard.
In an inconspicuous alley, a sentence on the wall "A city's way home" made me curious, so I went in to find out.
Chongdeli was designed by Chengdu artist Wang Hai, who returned to Chengdu after staying in Hong Kong for more than 20 years to transform the old house into the current Chongdeli River.
former western Sichuan residential structure has now been transformed into a living space to enjoy a slow life, and this century-old house is quietly in a corner of the city, exuding its unique charm.
is such a quiet place in the noisy urban area, making a cup of tea and picking up a book, which is really rare quiet.
The reason why it is called "the way home of a city" may be because local residents have passed through this narrow alley when they go home for a hundred years, or perhaps because its small space survives in a rapidly developing city, and people may remember that this is an alley that leads to the way they came, which inherits the tradition of Chengdu and gives it new life, and it has endured for a long time in the long river.
📍 Address: Chengdu Jinjiang District Red Stone Pillar Hengjie and Yixue Lane Intersection to Northwest About 50 meters
💰 Tickets: Free
Chengdu and Juveniles, the cool and trendy street culture
has actually passed by here many times, but every time I will stop to watch for a while, I don't know why, but it can relax the mood.
Many people only know that Taikoo Li Chunxi Road is just a place to shop and buy, but they don't know that there is another beautiful scenery around here, that is, Chengdu The skateboarding teenager.
Skateboarding is an important part of Chengdu's street culture, and now more and more young people are joining the skateboarding army, making Chengdu The streets are more colorful.
flamboyant graffiti and the dizzy teenager are the coolest skimming in the city.
Daci Temple Skateboard Youth Community next to Taikoo Li has a venue dedicated to skateboarders, and the magic is in the bustling place in the city center. It has to be said that it is a miracle that there is such a place on the street.
A vibrant city made up of energetic people, looking at their enthusiasm and persistence, the tired heart can be melted, Continue to give people the strength to move forward.
📍 Address: 700 meters
💰 walk from Exit D2 of Dongmen Bridge of Metro Line 2 Tickets: Free
🕒 Business hours: All day
The integration of the old and the new of the city, about its past and present
With the development of the city, more and more old buildings began to be slowly demolished, but in order to retain the traces of old Chengdu, many old factories were renovated and preserved.
For example, the U37 creative warehouse was originally the warehouse of Chengdu Pharmaceutical Group; Dongjiao Memory, formerly a state-owned red optical tube factory; 1906 Creative Factory, formerly the People's Liberation Army 7322 Factory.
I believe everyone is familiar with the examples given above, so this time I will introduce you to a particularly niche creative factory, called "Wuli Creative Factory".
Wuli Creative Factory is the first creative factory on Ximen in Chengdu. The dilapidated factory building that has experienced the precipitation of time has been reborn in the transformation and transformed into a new fashion landmark.
Located at No. 40 Huapaifang Street, Wuli Creative Factory, formerly known as the state-owned Chengdu Sanjiang Shoe Factory, is an old factory with a history of seventy or eighty years, famous for handmade "Sanjiang" cloth shoes. In 2010, after selling out the last cloth shoes, Sanjiang cloth shoes announced the closure.
The factory moved here in the early 70s and has never been touched again, with old-fashioned scissors, hammers, slate workbenches, and shoe factories full of traces of the vicissitudes of time. In 2010, the craftsmen left, and the last shoe factory in Chengdu city closed.
Six years later, the abandoned factory was dressed in new clothes and stood in front of everyone with a youthful look. The gray and black brick house with orange pipes is full of urban industrial style and artistic sense.
Althoughthe factory has been transformed into a creative park, some memories of the old factory can still be found here.
You can also see all kinds of interesting and playful posters here, which look messy but intriguing.
Chengdu These former old factories have become a good place for urban Internet celebrities to check in and take photos, and these old factories after transformation have not only left historical memories for the past hard years, but also brought the vitality of the integration of the old and the new to the city.
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Address: No. 40, Huapaifang Street,
💰 Jinniu District Tickets: Free
About accommodation
Now it seems that young people and people who like to travel will choose homestays when staying in hotels, although the theme homestays are rich and diverse, you can do laundry and cooking like home... But this place is located in the downtown area, not to mention that the location of the homestay is far away, even if there is, there will be no silence and comfort, so business travel is the first choice, and the human touch reflected in the details of the business hotel is more heartwarming!
I would choose to stay at the Sichuan Hotel in the Jinjiang Star Consulate District, why would I choose this store! With a high-quality service attitude, Jinjiang Inn is also a national chain, so you can live with peace of mind. It is also worth mentioning that his parking is free, which is a highlight among the few hotels on this street that have few parking spaces, and friends who travel by car can consider it.
Authentic LESHAN bowl chicken, every time I will bring foreign friends to eat
What toeat with foreign friends to play in Taikoo Li, I believe it is a big problem for many friends, it is better to consider Taikoo Li's Granny Ye Bobo Chicken, it is really cheap, delicious and authentic, cost-effective, every time I will bring friends here to eat!
In Taikoo Li, where every inch of land is at a premium, there are really not many shops that can have such an affordable price, very conscientious! It's right next to The Temple House, and although it's located in Taikoo Li, it's noticeably much quieter, away from the bustling streets.
Walking into the store, it is completely different from the traditional bowl chicken shop, the freshness that comes to the face, the tables and chairs are all made of log color, and the first glance is very clean and comfortable.
I like the decoration of this house so much, and in the summer, I can eat a bowl of chicken here while chatting with friends and drinks, which is very relaxing.
Granny Ye's dishes are very fresh, absolutely not overnight, and always insist on using one-time signatures and pot bottoms, That's why I come often.
Choose the skewers, and then put the number tag on the table number and taste, and serve the food quickly and accurately, I have to say that Granny Ye's service and efficiency are great.
bowl chicken is divided into two flavors, red oil and rattan pepper. The spiciness of red oil and the fresh numbness of rattan pepper, every time you go, you must order two flavors to be satisfied.
red oil with sesame seeds, the spicy smell floated in the air before it was eaten, and it looked like it was full of appetite. The aroma of chili peppers and the mellow aroma of sesame seeds are enough to satisfy your taste buds.
The rattan pepper is also good, the green rattan pepper makes people feel a burst of coolness, both spicy and numb, and it is more enjoyable to eat with it.
signature chicken soup rice is a must-order, very light and spicy, the chicken soup is very fresh and there is a lot of chicken, hot and delicious.
Granny Ye, who is always delicious and cheap, I like it so much!
🌟 Store name: Granny Ye Bo Chicken (Taikoo Li Store)
📍 Address: No. 1, No. 48 Yougu Street (directly opposite the Taikoo Li Temple House)
💰 Consumption: 50
🕒 per capita Business hours: 10:30~21:30
When traveling to Chengdu, 30 small things you need to pay attention to
If you have enough time, you can consider taking a walk around Chengdu, in fact, many beautiful scenery in Chengdu are around. For example: Yele Lake, Dagu Glacier, Dawa Gengza, Bipenggou, Jiaoding Mountain and so on.
When you go to Taikoo Li, you must remember to go to Fangsuo Bookstore to take a look, on the negative floor, and Maokong is also there.
Be sure to walk aimlessly on the streets of Chengdu, and you may inadvertently find a super good-looking flower shop or vintage clothing store.
If you like to club and feel the nightlife, you can go to the Nine Eyes Bridge Bar Street, where the nearby covered bridge is beautiful at night.
If you want to eat a lot when you come to Chengdu, remember to bring some gastrointestinal medicine.
Girls who want to take photos at Taikoo Li don't forget to go to Line friends, it's super suitable for taking pictures.
Three ancient towns recommended by Chengdu: Anren Ancient Town, Luodai Ancient Town, and Huanglongxi Ancient Town.
Chengdu people don't look at the place when they eat, as long as it tastes good, they can eat it while sitting on the street, and of course sometimes they can queue up for two or three hours or even longer to eat!
In Chengdu in autumn, ginkgo biloba is really beautiful!
Abandoned factories, red brick buildings, decommissioned railroad tracks and trains, the memories of the eastern suburbs that young people must visit.
In summer, it is suitable to go to Qingcheng Mountain and find a homestay to escape the heat and be in a daze. The
whole atmosphere of Wenshu Monastery is a pious and quiet atmosphere, which is worth a visit.
Husband and wife lung slices are a famous Sichuan dish and a famous snack in Chengdu, but there are no lungs in them.
Shared bicycles are spread all over Chengdu, and if you want to see the night view of the city at night, you can ride a bicycle around.
Accommodation is recommended near Chunxi Road or Kuanzhai Alley (no matter where you live, try to stay close to the subway station), you will only know how convenient it is when you stay. There
are rows of sycamore trees on the sycamore tree street next to the wide and narrow alleys.
The Yuanyang Tower has a strong atmosphere of old Chengdu well-life and you can go to check in.
In fact, there are many exhibitions in Chengdu, and those who like to visit exhibitions can learn about it in advance.
It is best to go to the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base early in the morning, when the giant pandas are more active in the morning and do not sleep soundly.
There are many monuments in Chengdu and its surroundings, so you must abide by the rules and regulations when visiting, and never scribble.
Jinli is relatively average during the day, but the night view is still worth seeing.
Go to the IFS IFS Center shopping mall, remember to go downstairs to the Internet celebrity climbing the wall giant panda to punch the card.
Pay attention to the wide and narrow alley scenic spot: only shop, don't buy, don't eat!
Unique experiences in Chengdu: picking ears, eating Sichuan cuisine, watching Sichuan opera, striking pandas, and tasting hot pot.
Only by going to People's Park can you truly appreciate the slow life in Chengdu.
If the Chengdu Museum has an appointment on the official website in advance, there is no need to queue up.
The air ticket to Chengdu may be slightly more expensive, so consider going next door to Chongqing and transfer to the bullet train. The bullet train usually arrives at Chengdu East Railway Station. Jianshe Road is full of food, there are many Internet celebrity stores, and it has also been on "Every Day Upward".
There are so many beauties in Chengdu!
Finally, and most importantly, try to think of yourself as a Chengdu person and live a slow life for a few days.
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