Chengdu impression
Some people say that Chengdu is an idle place. Chengdu people are lazy people. Leisure is affectionate and harmonious, and leisure makes people envy, envy, appreciate and desire. Chengdu is so vulgar, so vulgar that it makes people drunk, intoxicates people, and makes people love and hate him, but it refuses to leave him for a moment! The love and hate for Chengdu is not unforgettable, but flows in the blood and boils in the spirit!
Chengdu is a warm and slow-paced city, which is especially suitable for facing the warm sunshine in the afternoon, sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, taking a sip of coffee or afternoon tea, and watching the passing road calmly and calmly.
This petty bourgeois atmosphere makes people feel romantic, and makes people's hearts and souls willing to calm down in this impetuous and noisy world and savor every comfort brought by this city.
I love and hate Chengdu, I love the old taste of Chengdu, and I hate his soul-provoking old negatives. I love the prosperity and idleness hidden in the corners of the city, and hate the delicious food that makes people can't stop dancing on the tip of their tongue.
Chengdu is a song, Chengdu is a taste, Chengdu is the beginning of a story...
[Food]
Chengdu Chike New Sichuan Cuisine
Chengdu Diner is an Internet celebrity restaurant dominated by Sichuan cuisine. A certain review has been listed on Chengdu's must-eat restaurant for many years. Chengdu's Sichuan cuisine has been the most popular, and there is an endless stream of diners coming here every day. In order to prevent the embarrassing situation of queuing for meals, I arrived here early at noon. Chengdu food customers are located on Zhimin Road, Wuhou District. It is recommended that it is more convenient to eat at noon than at night, because Zhimin Road is a one-way street. If you go at night, you will have to wait in line for a long time to catch a taxi.
The restaurant where they sat was on the second floor. They thought that they were the first batch of diners to come so early, but when they walked up, they found that almost everyone was full. Looking around the entire dining area, the environment is quite good, and the air is filled with the unique spicy flavor of Sichuan cuisine. From the corner of my eye, I saw a four-person table in the corner. I quickly sat down and the waiter ordered...
Hot rabbit waist, you can feel how solid this dish is from its appearance. A layer of chili powder is spread on the thumb-sized rabbit waist, which is really intimidating. I have eaten sheep's loin, pork loin and the like before, and this is the first time I have eaten rabbit loin. He picked up one of the chili powder on the edge of the bowl and flicked it into his mouth. The taste of the rabbit waist was still very good and elastic. At the same time, the taste of the chili also covered the fishy smell of the kidney. However, after spitting, the good show began. A scorching breath slowly rose from his dantian, and the burning feeling began to spread to his whole body. Fortunately, there was a glass of lemonade on the table to solve the urgent need. Even so, I actually ate all these spicy rabbit loins. The three words sum up refreshing...
Chengdu diners have very interesting names for their dishes, such as the ruthless frog, mother's twice-cooked pork, lovesickness, and a gathering of heroes, which make people curious about the delicious food they are about to eat. What ingredients are they made of? Like streaking shrimp? After serving the food, I couldn't see anything after looking at it. Shrimps were inserted on bamboo sticks and soaked in a special pot bottom. I picked up one casually and suddenly realized that my clothes had been stripped naked. The shrimp tasted good. Because it was relatively fresh, the meat was very firm.
It has excellent taste, beautiful appearance, and unique creativity. It is not surprising that such a unique new Sichuan restaurant will naturally become a must-eat food when traveling to Chengdu.
Malubianbian Hotpot Potatoes
Malatang on the roadside has the most authentic flavor of old Chengdu. Of course, this restaurant is open on the roadside. The first restaurant you come in from Southwest Road at the west end of Zhimin Road is on the roadside. In the evening, having friends with hot skewers and drinking beer is probably the most relaxing pastime for people after a busy day.
The dining environment cannot be measured by good or bad. It can only be measured by personal likes and dislikes. The gray walls are painted with a microcosm of the streets of old Chengdu. Under the simple and slightly dim lights, small tables, small benches and front desk that looks like a canteen are full of features with strong nostalgia.
There are countless skewers of various meats, vegetables, soy products, and eggs on the display cabinet. Just pick up whatever you like. Finally, you can count the lots to settle the bill. Each lot is 0.5 yuan. Most vegetables are one piece. There are 2 or 3 pieces of meat.
Except for strings, the bottom of the pot needs to be ordered individually, and the menu is designed to look like a primary school exercise book. There are two types of pot bottoms on the roadside. The classic pot is moderately spicy and mellow, retaining the fresh aroma of Old Chengdu Malatang. After boiling, mix the original soup in the pot with the oil in the pot, add it to a dry dish mixed with peanut powder and chili powder, stir well, and add shallot, coriander, mashed garlic or folded ears according to your taste. It can be said that it is very good.
Compared with the classic pot bottom, traditional pots are more spicy and have a stronger butter flavor, making them suitable for some diners with heavy flavors. I don't think it's so strong, so I just want to give it a classic pot.
In addition to the snack series on the roadside, it is also the signature of the store. Maohua Jia and roadside tender beef are highly recommended.
Jiyu Thai Seafood Hotpot
Jiyu Thai Seafood Hotpot is located at Gate 1, Jingrong Phase 2, Yangzhan Shopping Mall, No. 69 Xiadong Street, Chengdu City, and is 390 meters away from Exit B of Chunxi Road Station on Metro Lines 2 and 3. This restaurant lines up for almost every meal, which shows how popular the Thai food business is.
The environment in the store is elegant and bright, but there are no particularly obvious traces of Thai style. Now that the queue has seats for half an hour, come and taste the Thai hot pot.
Before the highlight hot pot comes, each table will be presented with a lot of various desserts and snacks. Yes, they are free. At first, I thought I had served the wrong dish, so I kept picking up the order list and comparing the names of the dishes. It was indeed the dishes that I had not ordered before. Later, I found out that they were on every table. After asking the waiter, I found out that it was a gift. Although it is a gift, the taste and precision of production are no less than that of a professional dessert shop.
Since it was a Thai seafood hot pot, the protagonist finally made his appearance. Fresh shrimp, sea crab, fairy shellfish, etc., as well as rich vegetable sets, only one word is reflected, and that is-fresh.
The Internet celebrity coconut bowl of Brazilian plum is the new brand in the store. It has a tropical appearance and a sweet and smooth taste. It is a new favorite of diners.
There is also an Internet celebrity lava pop pearl cake. Remove the box and the cream flows in all directions. The lava gushing feels great and the taste is also dripping!
The bottom of the hot pot is the signature fresh ingredients Dongyin soup, which is added with various Thai condiments and fresh coconut juice. The soup in the seafood pot can be drunk directly after rinsing. This is the first time I have encountered a hot pot that is eaten in this way.
The service of Jiyu is also really good. Most dishes don't have to be cooked by yourself. There are special waiters to help you cook. Seafood such as shrimp and crabs will also help you peel off the shells and fish them out after cooking. Place them in a separate container, which is awesome!
Deji Special Braised Kebabs
Northerners especially like to eat kebabs, especially roadside stalls. There is also a good mutton roast shop in Chengdu, but it is not barbecue but stewed. It has a unique method and a unique taste. Many locals in Chengdu have a special liking for the Hongwa Temple's vigorous stewing.
There are still many types of roasted garlic, lamb chops, sheep kidneys, corn cobs, fresh shrimp, mutton kebabs, chicken wings, etc., and the meat kebabs are genuine. For girls, it is probably enough to eat three to five kebabs. Looking at the display cabinet and wanting to taste every kind, I simply ordered a string of each kind. Braised roast mutton is different from traditional barbecues. It does not have the smoky feeling. Hanging in a large earthenware jar for a week is easier to taste and more hygienic than being evenly heated.
Beer is the best partner for kebabs, and ultra-large cups of Fujia Dictamni Beer are invincible.
There are sweet hot sauce and plum sauce for dipping. Plum sauce is very delicious, but I still like to eat it with dried sea pepper powder, and I feel like it is not spicy. Meeting up with three or five friends at night and eating a delicious kebabs is the happiest thing for relaxing nightlife after work.
The store features sweet, sour and refreshing shredded potatoes for drying clothes. The longest one can reach about 4 meters. It is hung on the special tableware, which really gives the impression of drying clothes.
Oyster Hero Self-service Roast Oysters
Oyster Hero Self-service Roast Oysters is located on the second floor of No. 25 - 2/3, Section 4, Hongxing Road, and is only more than 500 meters away from Exit E of Chunlu Station of Metro Line 2/3. I heard that Oyster Hero is a gas station for men and a beauty salon for women. After being recommended by a friend in Chengdu, I came here to try it.
Since it is called Oyster Hero, the delicious food in the store is naturally mainly raw oysters. The entire restaurant is divided into a dining area, a dessert and snack buffet area, a vegetarian dish buffet area, a seafood buffet area, and a meat lover buffet area. The ingredients are still very rich. You make all the seasonings yourself, and you make whatever flavor you want.
The environment of the restaurant is relatively fresh. By the time we arrived at the store at 11 o'clock, there were already many diners eating.
The main product is raw oysters, and the quality of the ingredients is naturally beyond doubt. Every raw oyster is extremely fat. Another attractive thing is the service. The oysters are served on the table, and the service staff in the store help handle them. They are sprinkled with minced garlic and a dozen kinds of blended oils. The taste is extraordinary and delicious. Baked on the stove, it is sizzling with oil, making people can't help but swallow their saliva.
In addition to roasted raw oysters, the steamed oysters in the steam pan also taste good. This is the first time I have seen them served directly in the pan. The steamed meat is more delicious and retains the original flavor of the oysters.
Fisherman's fish and pebble hot pot
Fisherman Yuzai Cobblestone Hot Pot is located at No. 48 - 2 Zhimin Road, close to Exit B of Xinnanmen Station of Metro Line 3. There are many Internet celebrity snack bars nearby. This is my first time to eat. I feel that the eating method is quite novel and tastes good.
Before the main course is served, many snacks are served, especially the soaked dried radish. It is highly recommended. It is sweet and sour, delicious and slightly spicy.
I ordered a classic red pot bottom and cooked the long-legged frog. The main ingredients are served in sufficient quantities. A layer of pebbles from the heating pot is laid on the bottom, and the lid is covered. There is a timing ringing device on it to automatically alarm when cooked.
The store environment is very fisher, and there are many customers queuing up for meals. It usually starts to get busy one after another from 5:30 in the afternoon. It is recommended that if you want to eat, you must come in advance or make an appointment.
The long legs of the beautiful frog are the most tempting. In addition to the taste of the soup at the bottom of the pot, the unique sauce is the icing on the cake.
[Attractions]
The past and present lives of Kuanzhai Alley
Kuanzhai Alley is located near Changshun Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. It consists of a wide alley, a narrow alley, and a well alley arranged in parallel. It is all antique courtyards made of indigo bricks and tiles. It is also a relatively large-scale ancient street of the Qing Dynasty left in Chengdu. Together with Daci Temple and Manshu Yuan, it is called the protected district of Chengdu's three major historical and cultural cities.
In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi, after putting down the Jungar Rebellion, more than a thousand soldiers were selected to garrison Chengdu, and Mancheng was built on the basis of Shaocheng at that time. In the Qing Dynasty, only the Manchu Eight Banners lived in Mancheng. After the decline of Manchu Qing Dynasty, Mancheng was no longer a restricted area and people could enter and exit freely. Some foreign merchants took the opportunity to open pawn shops near Mancheng and purchased large quantities of the property of the flag bearers. A unique pattern has been formed in which descendants of flag men, dignitaries, and peddlers live all over the city. At this time, the wide alley was called Xingren Hutong, the narrow alley was called Taiping Hutong, and the well alley was called Ruyi Hutong.
After the Revolution of 1911, Zhao Erfeng, the governor of the Qing Dynasty, later handed over power and demolished the city wall of Shaocheng. Some high-ranking officials and dignitaries came here to build residences and private houses. Yu Youren, Tian Yongyao, Li Jiayu, Yang Sen, Liu Wenhui and others successively settled here. Chiang Kai-shek also came here, allowing these ancient buildings to be preserved. In the early years of the Republic of China, the city managers at that time changed the hutongs into alleys. Kuan Alley is a leisure and living area and a reproduction of old Chengdu life. There is the Old Chengdu Life Experience Hall on the wide alley, where both the customs and old Chengdu folk customs are here.
There is a profession in Chengdu called ear picking, which is ear picking. They can be seen in many famous streets and alleys, and the wide and narrow alleys are no exception. There are three great joys among the people: picking ears, pinching feet, and bathing. Ear picking is to use various ear picking tools to stimulate the inside and outside of the ear hole, so that people can enjoy and relax after itching and tension! In addition to cleaning ear holes, it can also relieve stress and enjoy.
There are many buildings in the narrow alleys from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, including some Western-style buildings left by the church. Narrow alleys are slow living areas, showing the courtyard culture of old Chengdu. Most of these courtyards are occupied by stylish bars and restaurants. Tourists and cultural people hang out in the alleys and spend the entire afternoon leisurely and feel the pause of time.
There are relatively few people in Jingli Lane, and it is close to the south of the narrow alley. The shops here are not as prosperous as the business in the two narrow alleys. The biggest attraction is that on the outer wall of the alley, there is a 500-meter-long brick culture wall of past dynasties and a 500-meter-long folk photo wall.
A cute giant panda breeding base
The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base is located in Futou Mountain in the northern suburbs of Chengdu City, more than 10 kilometers away from the urban area. There is a wide Panda Avenue connected to the urban area. It takes about 40 minutes to get there by car. It has become one of the main bases in China for ex-situ protection of rare and endangered wild animals such as giant pandas. Animals such as giant pandas, red pandas, black-necked cranes, white storks and white swans, black swans, geese, mandarin ducks and peacocks are raised all year round. Of course, I definitely came to Chengdu mainly to see our national treasure giant pandas.
You must go early to see giant pandas at the breeding base. There will be some feeding at noon. The giant pandas will doze off after lunch and are almost not very energetic in the afternoon. It is best to go and see them in the morning. The base has a large area and many subdivisions, and many small roads are circuitous and easy to get lost. However, there are many domestic and foreign teams visiting the Panda Base, so it's okay to follow behind them, and they can also listen to free explanations.
I arrived at the panda base at around ten o'clock in the morning. Some of the red pandas had already begun to doze off and crawled on the ground without moving.
Red pandas are generally quite shy. They hide in the tree hole and refuse to come out while being watched by so many people. They stick their heads out from time to time to satisfy people's curiosity, making them so cute.
In contrast, we have seen a lot of giant pandas in the world. I eat mine, you take your pictures, take one from the front and one from the side, as long as you are happy. She looked like a big idol star.
But to be honest, the giant panda's upper limbs are really dexterous, and its posture of grasping bamboo shoots is particularly skillful. After eating, he takes one after another. Coupled with his round figure, he is also a complete foodie. Although it is cute and cute, it never swallows food. It picks up the bamboo shoots, uses its teeth to peel off the outer parts layer by layer, and only eats the buds inside. This is also a tasteful eater.
Giant pandas belong to the only mammal in the order Carnivora, Uridae, the subfamily Giant Panda and the genus Giant Panda. That's right, it's the order Carnivorous. In fact, 90% of people don't know it. In fact, giant pandas originally ate meat. After evolution, 99% of their food was bamboo, but their teeth and digestive tract remain intact, so they are still classified as the order Carnivorous.
Young red pandas, like children, like to play and chase each other. They have round cheeks, big dark circles under their eyes, plump bodies, their iconic eight-character walking style, and sharp claws like scalpels.
Giant pandas have existed on earth for at least 8 million years and are known as "living fossils" and "national treasures of China". When traveling to Chengdu, you must check in here to get a closer look at these cutest animals in the world.
The female poet in Wangjianglou Park
Wangjianglou Park is located in a lush forest and bamboo forest on the bank of Jinnan River of Jiuyan Bridge outside the East Gate of Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. The park has willow and stone railings on the banks, sparkling buildings, green bamboos lined with pavilions, and beautiful scenery. The entire park is divided into two areas. One part is for citizens 'leisure and entertainment, and the other part of the cultural relics protection area is for free admission.
Wangjianglou Park was built here in the Ming and Qing Dynasties to commemorate Xue Tao, the female poet of the Tang Dynasty. Xue Tao, also known as Hongdu, was born in Chang 'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi). He lived in Sichuan with his father. He was smart and studious since childhood, and has outstanding intelligence. After his father died, due to his family's poverty, he was incorporated into the music book at the age of fifteen. She was good at poetry and literature, and was proficient in music. She was appreciated by Wei Gao, the governor of Xichuan at that time. She was able to enter and exit the government. She once worked as a school clerk and was called a female school clerk at that time. According to records, Xue Tao wrote 500 poems. Her famous poets, Yuan Zhen, Bai Juyi, Linghu Chu, Pei Du, Du Mu, Liu Yuxi, Zhang Ji, etc., all admired her very much and wrote poems and sang them together. Unfortunately, most of these poems were lost, and only more than 90 poems have been passed down to this day.
There are related commemorative landscapes such as Xue Tao Memorial Hall, Xue Tao Tomb, Poetry Reciting Building, Zhuojin Building, etc. in the park.
There is also a Xue Tao Well in the park, where it is said that Xue Tao collected water and made paper notes. There is a stone tablet standing next to the well with the three words Xue Tao Well written on it. It is the handwriting of Yi Yingxiong, the prefect of Chengdu during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
The most magnificent building in Wangjiang Tower Park is the 39-meter-high Wangjiang Tower, also known as Chongli Pavilion. The roof and bird decoration on each floor are decorated with exquisite animal clay sculptures and character carvings. The roof of the pavilion is a gilded treasure roof. Under the beautiful sun, it is shining with gold and dazzling. The design is clever, with flying eaves and angled corners, carved beams and painted buildings, and it is majestic and magnificent. Climb the building and look into the distance, you will see rows of tall heroes and the spring scenery of the Jinjiang River.
From the end of the cultural relics reserve, there is a red wall and iron gate near the Yanshi Building with the words Loquat Gate Lane. Through this is a free leisure area. There are large bamboo forests here that block the sky and the sun. Even if you walk in the forest under the scorching sun, you can still feel a little cool. There are many local citizens in Chengdu who exercise here or get together with friends to chat. There are also some professional photography organizations who come here to take pictures.
Prosperity is still in the Pacific Ocean
Chengdu Ocean Taikoo Li is located in the heart of Chengdu, near Chunxi Road. It gathers a series of international first-line luxury brands, trendy clothing brands, Michelin-starred restaurants and well-known restaurants at home and abroad. Similar to Beijing Sanlitun SOHO, it has the largest Muji flagship store in Southwest China.
Whether day or night, Taikoi is always a scene of heavy traffic and endless flow. The intertwined alleys and open square spaces reveal many trend models of international cities and present different urban customs. The fun of life worth playing with, the leisure taste of a metropolis, the numerous exquisite restaurants, and the unique atmosphere where history, culture and business blend allow people to enjoy a good time in the center of a busy city.
Chengdu Yinxiang Chunxi Road
Chunxi Road is located in Chunxi Road Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu City, covering the east of Beixin Street, south of Zongfu Road, west of Hongxing Road, north of East Street, Nanxin Street, Zhongxin Street and street-facing areas. Chunxi Road brings together various specialty stores with many brands and many Chinese time-honored shopping malls. It is a preferred shopping destination for foreign tourists and local white-collar workers.
Many famous Chengdu snacks such as Zhong Dumplings, Han Baozi, and Dragon Wonton Tweet also gather on Chunxi Road. There are also fast food restaurants such as McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, and many cafes and teahouses. Hong Kong's Ta Kung Pao said: "Wherever you go to dig gold in the city, Chunxi Road; where you go to taste fashion, Chunxi Road; where you go to see beautiful women, Chunxi Road... I don't want to go anywhere? You can still go to Chunxi Road." It is enough to prove that Chunxi Road's popularity index, eye-pleasing index, and fashion index are all extraordinary. It can be said that Chunxi Road is an Internet celebrity business circle where you go to Chengdu to check in.
Good times in Fangsuo Bookstore
Fangsuo Bookstore is located on the basement floor of Yuanyang Taikoli, No. 8 Zhongshamao Street, Jinjiang District, Chengdu City. At first, I searched up and down several times according to my mobile phone map. There are multiple descending stairs here. In fact, there are guide maps next to each descending escalator, but I didn't notice it at first.
When I first arrived, I was still amazed by the size of the bookstore. The bookstore is very large. On the right side of the entrance b are restaurants, food books, and children's books. On the left side of the entrance is the main body of the bookstore, which is divided into two floors. The lower layer is stationery, plants, and various books. The upper layer has more books and clear zoning. Europe, Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, architecture, design, etc. Each box of the bookcase also has the author's name or search prompt.
For people who abandon electronic devices and like to read books, Fangshu is an elegant and comfortable paradise. Here you can hold a book, sit on a chair, stairwell or on the floor of the corridor, and quietly enjoy the afternoon.
Memories of Eastern Suburb
Dongjiao Memory is located at No. 4 Jianshe South Branch Road on the east outer side of the Second Ring Road in Chenghua District, Chengdu City. It is the original Chengdu East District Music Park. It gathers many cultural forms such as music, art, drama, and photography. It is a diverse cultural park.
"Repairing the old as old and putting the old houses into new use" is the main feature of the memory architecture in the eastern suburbs. It combines the industrial aesthetics of the planned economy era with the functions of modern commercial buildings, and is compatible with the office buildings aided by the Soviet Union in the 1950s and the early 21st century. Office buildings, multi-storey factories and industrial chimney pipes create an artistic atmosphere of nostalgia and fashion in the memory of the eastern suburbs.
It retains the eucalyptus and sycamore trees unique to the original Chengdu Hongguang Electronic Tube Factory, and also uses used previously used machine tools, semi-finished glass shell products, used tanks, and pipes to transform them into art pieces, creating a memory of the eastern suburbs that is both nostalgic and fashionable. The artistic atmosphere. Tourists can fully experience the charm of industrial sites, experience the changes in urban development, and reminisce about memories from the past in the Eastern Suburb Memory Park.
The story of U37 Creative Warehouse
The U37 Creative Park is located at No. 37 Shuizhan Henan Street, Chengdu City. The original site was the warehouse and factory building of Chengdu City Pharmaceutical Group, so it is also called the U37 Creative Warehouse. Most of the buildings inside were built in the 1960s and 1970s, and the architectural form has quite distinctive characteristics of the times.
The warehouse is surrounded by old residential areas, where small vegetable markets, small noodle shops, creative handicraft shops, coffee shops, bars, etc. coexist with each other. It is similar to Xiaotong Lane. It is a good place to appreciate Chengdu's market culture. Many small people like to come here to take photos and check in.
IFS Internet celebrity Climbing Wall Giant Panda
Chengdu's most popular business districts must be Taikoo Li and IFS. Chengdu IFS is fully known as Chengdu International Financial Center. It is located on Chengdu's most prosperous Chunxi Road, surrounded by high-end hotels, office buildings, apartments and comprehensive shopping malls. At IFS, there is a particularly famous check-in Internet celebrity landmark-climbing giant panda. The unique design looks particularly realistic from below. A round and cute giant panda writhed its bloated body and climbed up a tall building.
Take the elevator or escalator from the entrance below the giant panda to the 7th floor of the mall. You can face the giant panda directly, otherwise you can only see its cute little buttocks from the outside. The mall is full of big-name counters, and local tycoons who like them can also visit it inside.
There were a lot of people who came to take photos with the giant panda. When viewed from above, it was not as vivid and ordinary as it looked from below. Maybe it was because the giant panda could be seen from below. There are many restaurants and a miniature sculpture park on the 7th floor. Giant pandas should be one of them. If you look around the park, there are less than 10 sculptures. There is nothing else to visit. Generally, you will take the elevator directly after taking pictures of the giant pandas.
