Chengdu is rainy and rainy, and it starts to rain again in the afternoon. Visiting Jinli in the rain is still crowded with tourists.

Walking into Jinli, you will find ancient streets, ponds, towering trees, stone bridges and streams like a Chengdu version of the Qingming Festival Riverside Map. It is antique and full of charm. When you are tired, you can take a nap under the trees by the stream. When you are thirsty, you can lean on the rattan chair next to the teahouse and drink a cup of green tea. It is very comfortable, just like being in a small bridge and flowing water in Lijiang, making people intoxicated and lingering. This once again confirms the saying,"A place you don't want to go when you come"!

Stop on the street of Jinli, see the ups and downs on both sides of the street. Houses stretch away like rays. Light gray blue bricks are piled up to form walls, blue tiles are topped, and railings are all painted red and black. Even the signboards of each family are not willing to be lonely. They are either rich in ink and colorful, or fresh and elegant, swaggering into scenery, but they are all antique and exude a strong ancient flavor.

Walking through the secluded alley, my eyes suddenly opened up, and an ancient stage stopped me. Looking up at the stage, although it is empty, it makes people feel ups and downs. It seems that back in ancient times, there were actors waving their sleeves and singing the past that carried history on the stage. Now the building is empty.

Walking slowly along the street, you will find the thousand-year-old Zhuoshang Silk Workshop; Zhuge Kongming's crossbows; and the prayer wheel in distant Xizang... The biggest contrast is that in this beautiful and exquisite shop, there is also a disco bar; you can sit and drink tea on the ancient rattan chair, and there is also Haagen Dazs next to it...

A new song and a glass of wine. Last year's weather was old. The winding fragrant path and the natural stone wall. The seemingly unintentional but thoughtful details are becoming increasingly obsessed with me and I don't want to come out...

Time always moves slowly and slowly, wandering in Chengdu's Jinli Ancient Street. It is hidden among the most glorious historical witnesses in Chengdu. It is ancient buildings in western Sichuan, bluestone paved roads, red lanterns, black tiles, gray walls, moss, green bamboo, wine shops, theater buildings, chicken buses, carved railings... Looking at these buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties all give people a simple and tranquil feeling, such as this blue winter sky, which is so profound that it gives people infinite imagination.

The buildings on both sides of the ancient street are not completely continuous. Some parts will set aside space for casual teahouses, allowing tourists to sip tea and chat under the shade of trees or umbrellas, accompanied by beautiful Chinese guzheng. It is really a paradise on earth.

On the narrow street, two cross-street buildings span one after another, separating the originally long, narrow and monotonous street space and forming changes. In addition, the red lanterns hanging on the dark building surface can inspire people's nostalgia for the past.

What you have to visit when you come to Jinli, Chengdu is the snack street. The snack street in Jinli is actually the epitome of folk snacks in Chengdu City.

Dandan noodles show a small and spicy charm, and Tan Douhua shows off her delicate and dripping face;

Plain and unpretentious white flour pot helmets and wozi oil cakes are waiting for adults to visit,

Delicious chicken sauce pot stickers and fancy steamed dumplings lure greedy children. The breeze brings the unique aroma of roses, magnolia, chrysanthemums or osmanthus to the flower cakes; and the sweetness of Jinyuxuan glutinous rice, the crispy aroma of crispy onion dumplings and the spicy and tempting aroma of mustard spring rolls fluttered away.

Look again. In the boiling water, there are round and snow-white Lai Tangyuan, small and exquisite bell dumplings, crystal clear dragon dumplings or refreshing green waves; red oil dumplings are a famous snack in Chengdu, Sichuan. Wrap the meat filling with dough, cook it, add clear soup, red oil and other seasonings to serve. This snack is soft and delicious, with a slightly spicy soup. Wonton is the name Sichuan people call wonton. Wonton is made all over the country. Red oil wonton is one of the most famous varieties.

Perhaps the most unusual ones are the "three cannons", which not only mobilize people's vision and sense of smell, but also stimulate people's hearing and attract customers with unique sound effects-a large iron pot contains glutinous rice cake, with an inclination of about 18°. Twelve small copper cups stacked in two are arranged in two rows on the iron plate. A strong man pulled out three balls of glutinous rice cakes from the iron pot and threw them one after another on the iron plate, making three loud noises. When the balls of glutinous rice cakes hit the iron plate, they caused small copper cups. The collision between each other further enhanced the deterrence of the "cannon sound". But I saw three "cannonballs" stumbling into the dustpan under the iron plate. They were covered with fried soybean noodles and then picked into a small plate. They were poured with brown sugar juice and sprinkled with cooked sesame seeds, and they were made into fragrant and sweet soft "cannonballs".

Ye 'er rake: Ye' er cake, also called Ai Mo, was originally a traditional food for farmers in western Sichuan during the Qingming Festival. In 1940, Xindu Tianzhai Snack Store carefully restructured Ai Mo and renamed it Yeerba. When you arrive in Sichuan, as long as there are snacks, you will definitely have them. The selection of materials to make Yeer cake is exquisite, the craftsmanship is exquisite, and it is characterized by green color, beautiful shape, thin, soft and refreshing. Use glutinous rice flour bread with sesame sweet stuffing or fresh meat salty stuffing, wrap it with fresh orange leaves, and steam it over high heat. The characteristics are fragrant and moist, mellow, sweet and refreshing, with a strong lotus aroma, and two flavors of dishes, salty and delicious.

Sad jelly: It is said that it is named because "people who eat it will shed tears from the spicy heat." The seasoning is bright in color, the jelly is refreshing and smooth, and the millet pepper is extremely powerful. It really makes people "tears and snot"."The more you eat, the more sad you become." You must have another bowl of sweet ice powder to resolve it. It is indeed spicy, but it does not necessarily make people cry. Sichuanese who love spicy food cannot eat spicy food when they go to a foreign country, so they will miss it so much that they will shed tears. Therefore, the explanation of "sad jelly" may be: jelly that is sad only if you can't eat it.

Steamed pork with bamboo leaf flour: Wrap the beef on the top with plump rice grains, place it in a steamer with bamboo leaves, and steam until the meat is crisp and soft. The steamed meat absorbs the fragrance of bamboo leaves. It is spicy and delicious, red and bright in color, soft and glutinous, and makes people salivate. Jinli's steamed pork with bamboo leaf powder not only tastes good, but also sells quite exquisite. Green bamboo leaves are matched with red and tender minced meat, and millet pepper and chopped green onion are matched. It is not only delicious, but also visually enjoyable.

Beef charred cake: Sanyi Garden's "Beef charred cake" was opened at Zouma Street in the early 20th century and later moved to No. 36 Shangdong Street. It got its name because the three guys who joined forces to start a business followed the three bonds of Liu, Guan and Zhang Taoyuan. Because the creator Cao Daheng was mute, he was also known as "Dumb Beef charred cake". The so-called "burnt cake" is actually a pie. The word "Jiao" in Chengdu dialect means crispy. The beef scorched cakes are spicy, hot, salty, sweet, crispy, tender, fragrant and fresh. Looking from the camera's viewing frame, although the beef charred cakes sold in Jinli do not have the word "Chuan", the spiral cake crust is still quite photogenic. The owner told me that there is another particular point in eating Sanyiyuan scorched cakes, which is to drink beef soup-a clear beef juice soup with thick but not greasy, light to thick, unique shades, strong and pure taste. It is the scorched cake. The best companion.

Bo Bo chicken: In Chengdu dialect, all pots, basins and bowls made of earthen pottery are collectively referred to as "Bo Bo". "Bo Bo Chicken" sounds like chicken meat packed in pottery vessels, but actually contains the connotation of traditional food culture and is a living book on the evolution of food culture.

"Bowo Chicken" has moved from the countryside to the metropolis, basically retaining the spicy and delicious content, but its form has undergone great changes-the vegetable container has been upgraded from an earthen jar to a colored glaze pottery. It is a hygiene plan and is no longer optional by customers. Instead, it is sold in skewers on bamboo sticks. The best way to eat Bo Bo chicken is the milk soup noodles-the spicy taste of Bo chicken meat complements the mellow milk soup noodles, making people can't help but sigh that Chengdu people really know how to live a small life!

Cold cake: Cold cake is cool, sweet and extremely refreshing. Pastries made of sugar, bean paste, rice and other materials are frozen and then cut into slices to become glutinous rice cold cake. It is one of the summer snacks. There are many flavors of glutinous rice cold cake that are different from each other, including red bean flavor, mung bean flavor, peanut flavor, brown sugar flavor, taro flavor, etc. The taste makes people feel cool and sweet without being greasy.

Sweet water surface: Sweet water surface is the "man" among Sichuan-style snacks. The thick noodles have a tough and tough style, and you can feel its strength as soon as you taste it. Young men and girls all like this character very much. Only when dealing with it can their teeth compete.

Fat sausage powder is one of the most distinctive snacks among Chengdu's many snacks. It is spicy, fresh, red and delicious. Coupled with the characteristic mixed fat sausage, it can be tasted as a snack or a special meal.

It was difficult to find a tofu roll recommended by netizens among the many snacks. It took a lot of trouble and hard work paid off. Finally, I found it at the "Jinlixiang" stall. It was bean-robed clothes on the outside and tofu pudding on the inside. It was really delicious and highly recommended.

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Various kebabs

Spicy and delicious rabbit head

The hot pot bases fried on site are "delicious" and "spicy" by Chengdu people, and snacks pay attention to seasoning. Common flavors include spicy, red oil, pepper and sesame, home-cooked, salty and fresh, mashed garlic, mustard, sweet and sour, salty and sweet, and strange flavors.

The path paved with bluestone slabs, the light gray blue brick walls, the antique buildings, and the dazzling array of snacks, this Chengdu snack street for tourism really deserves its reputation.

After visiting Jinli and returning to Xindu, I naturally reserved a table of hot pot on the last night of Xindu.