I went back to Chongqing in late July. It should have been very hot during the summer, but this year there has been a lot of rain, around 30 ° C, which doesn't feel too hot. I have nothing to do, so I invited my old friends from Chongqing to gather and explore the charm of the mountain city.

Although the temperature is not high, the weather is still very good, with blue skies and white clouds, and I feel very relaxed.

Old friends and sisters meet at Huangjueping Art Street. The full name of Huangjueping Art Street is Huangjueping Graffiti Art Street, which starts from Huangjueping Railway Hospital and ends at 501 Art Gallery. We decided to take this 1.25 kilometer long street first and reminisce about those crazy times together.

This used to be a relatively old street, but now it has been decorated with graffiti, enhancing its artistic quality and maintaining its original ecological appearance. It is the largest group of graffiti art works in China and even the world today.

It is reported that in 2007, more than 800 workers, students, and artists participated in the graffiti project, spending 12500 kilograms of various paints and nearly 30000 brushes and oil brushes. After 150 days of careful production, a total of 37 buildings were graffiti painted and 20 sculptures were set up. More than 10 years have passed, and now it is also a popular destination for many young artists and elderly street artists.

【 Tip 】 Get off at bus routes 223, 233, 244, 441, or 823 to reach the destination.

Leaving the Art Street, we arrived at Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts not far away. Beautiful women, art schools, delicious food, and beautiful scenery "are the four famous beauties of Chongqing.

The "Old Street" of the Academy of Fine Arts is located on the east side of the south entrance of the Huxi Campus of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in Chongqing, which is a narrow area 300 meters long. A pedestrian commercial street that integrates multiple functions such as dining, bars, shops, galleries, and art studios.

The 'Tank Warehouse Art Center' here has many small studios for creation, and indeed displays genuine tanks. The scenic spots distributed on campus have also become the best choice for check-in.

Nowadays, Chuanmei Huangjueping Campus has added many sculptures with strong artistic and life sense, enriching the campus environment. Various small art studios are also particularly prominent, and their differences from other buildings can be seen from their appearance.

Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, established over 60 years ago, is located on the banks of the Yangtze River in the western suburbs of Chongqing and is the only higher art institution in southwestern China. Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts is not only a well-known school but also a popular attraction.

When we get tired of walking, we go to the Traffic Tea House to rest, drink tea, and chat. The Traffic Tea House is located on Huangjueping Main Street, 300-400 meters to the left of the entrance of the Academy of Fine Arts. It is the only tea house in Chongqing that still maintains the style of the 1970s and 1980s. The Traffic Tea House is a brick and wood structure, built in the 1960s with small green bricks and a wooden roof. Originally, it was the staff canteen of Huangjueping Transportation Co., Ltd. In 1987, it was converted into a tea house and operated externally, named "Traffic Tea House".

The traffic tea house is not big, with an old-fashioned wooden frame structure, uneven beams, gray and black bricks and tiles, cement floors, red brick column heads, long benches, square tables polished with cloth, blue and white tea bowls, long mouthed white iron kettles, and the old red light radio that makes a squeaking noise... revealing a unique sense of the times.

Sitting in the traffic tea house, there is always a feeling of time travel, not only in the environment and atmosphere, but even in the tea here, one can feel the nostalgia of time travel. Tea priced between 3-8 yuan seems to have returned to that era: flower tea and green tea priced at 3 yuan, Tuo tea and Bi Luo Chun priced at 4 yuan, chrysanthemum tea priced at 5 yuan, Tie Guan Yin tea priced at 6 yuan, bamboo leaf green tea priced at 7 yuan, black tea priced at 8 yuan

You can also order peanuts, snacks, etc. and chat happily for an afternoon.

The water used to brew tea at the Traffic Tea House is also particularly special. It must be the water that has been clarified overnight in the water tank the night before. It is said that the water is sweeter. Some old tea customers here also bring their own tea leaves, and the tea house charges a water fee of 2 yuan, which looks very generous. It's worth visiting here when you have free time.

It was past five o'clock after passing through the traffic teahouse. We came to the Monument to the people's Liberation Commercial Center by light rail and returned to the bustling metropolis.

This WFC Chongqing World Financial Centre, located at 188 Minzu Road, Yuzhong District, has 78 floors and is the tallest building in Chongqing and the western region, as well as a new landmark in Chongqing.

There is also a Chongqing Art Museum nearby, also known as Chongqing Guotai Art Center, consisting of Guotai Grand Theater and Chongqing Art Museum.

The Guotai Art Center adopts traditional Chinese ethnic style, reflecting strong Ba Yu culture. The main building of the art center is red, like a burning "bonfire" and also like a sailing ship.

In the central area of Monument to the people's Liberation, a giant glittering space astronaut has recently been added, attracting many tourists to visit the clock.

After a whole afternoon, it's already dark. Let's go fill our stomachs. Bayi Road is famous for its delicious food street, and there are many guests from other places and locals. Today, we went to eat hotpot, which is a must-have item every time we return to Chongqing. Hehe!

This hotpot restaurant is called Chongqing Old Hotpot in Yuli, located at 218 Bayi Road. I haven't tried it before, but I feel that the name has a charm. My friend suggested trying it out, so everyone hit it off and started walking!

The store in Yuli is located on the second floor and can be reached by elevator. As soon as you enter, a friendly waiter greets you and leads you to the lobby. On both sides of the entrance are filled with raw materials such as chili peppers, ginger, garlic used for making hotpot base, as well as many old-fashioned record players, radios, and other vintage shops.

The dining environment is also relatively primitive, or rough and rustic. The decoration of the store includes various "bricks," "dustpans," "wooden chairs," and unpainted walls, all of which reflect the simple and unadorned spirit of the hard work of the people of Chongqing in the last century. There are still many Chongqing dialects and words on the wall. For example, if there are no delicious Chongqing people, Chinese cuisine will lose half of its territory!

We can all eat spicy food, so we ordered the signature pot base of the restaurant: Three Generations Family Inheritance Spicy Beef Butter Hot Pot, 48 yuan. The bottom of the pot is very delicious for Chongqing people, which is more spicy than the bottom of the red soup pot in many stores near Monument to the people's Liberation. The different features are that the bottom of the pot also contains duck blood, dried tofu, quail eggs and other ingredients. Although it is not worth much, it can be seen that the owner of the store is sincere and forthright, which is worth praising!

Speaking of the owner of an old hotpot restaurant in Chongqing, I heard there is another story: the owner is truly a warm and romantic person. They first met their wife in Chongqing. Is Chongqing abbreviated as "Yu" or "in Yuli" in Chongqing? Maybe, but I think the boss may not have just meant it that way. Since we are both warm-hearted people, Chongqing people can understand it. "In Chongqing, you" sounds like "in you," of course, this is because you cannot mean anything in Chongqing dialect. I think more about the boss's tolerance and love for the boss's wife, it's about you~it's about having you in every day's life. Of course, don't think that the boss, who is a warm-hearted person, only knows how to date and play with friends. But for those who are more affectionate, this heart "in Yuli" is a reflection of the spirit of craftsmanship.

The craftsmanship of the shop owner in inheriting the "in Yuli" hotpot base is truly a three generation secret, craftsmanship, and traditional cooking. The dishes themselves are not at all 'simple', for example, the restaurant has launched a new dish called 'Surprise Bouquet Thousand Layer Belly', which is not only delicious, but also romantic and fun! In Yuli "teaches you how to perfectly use the novel thousand layered belly eating method of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha without wasting the goddess's love for food and praised by the mother. In Yuli "- A thousand layers of surprise are in you.

Bring your beloved to Yuli and 'Yuli' will teach you how to perfectly use the technique of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, allowing your goddess to praise the novel thousand layer belly eating method. This is the original intention behind the thousand layer surprise in Yuli. Australian farm's top-quality tripe is blanched in high heat for 15 seconds, which will definitely bring your beloved extreme freshness, with a crispy and tender taste that is refreshing!

Let me recommend a few dishes that I like. In addition to the must order surprise bouquet of thousand layered belly mentioned earlier, dried scallops with salted egg yolk and shrimp slide are also creative specialties, and the taste is very good: the deliciousness of dried scallops and the refreshing tenderness of shrimp slide complement each other, which is really satisfying!

The inheritance beef of Niuguo three generations uses essence checked meat. It is recommended to cook it for half an hour in advance to lock the beef flavor, which is soft and glutinous.

This tender beef is very classic. Originally, it didn't have much flavor, but at that time, the original tender and smooth texture perfectly blended with the spicy and fresh flavor of the pot bottom, giving the taste buds a different experience.

Delicious and beautiful double pepper beef, known as the treasure of town shops in Yuli. Personally, I think it's delicious, but it hasn't reached the stunning feeling. It's still okay!

Zhao Gongming's Big Knife Waist Slices, priced at 32 yuan per serving, have a unique presentation and are crispy and tender when blanched for 30 seconds. The taste is comfortable!

Alright, after saying so much, my mouth is watering. Happy eating, eating well and being full is the ultimate principle. Let's get together! Don't let down the good time and appetite of gathering with friends!

Recommend a delicious and visually appealing strong flavored yogurt to a girl who loves desserts. After drinking it, her appearance will skyrocket and she will definitely be the protagonist of her social circle!

Chongqing Old Hot Pot in Yuli has also launched a 38 yuan bowl chicken set meal, consisting of two meat dishes and four vegetables, allowing guests who come to Chongqing to taste the characteristics of Leshan, Sichuan. Choose for yourself and enjoy your meal!

When the delicious food comes out, the Monument to the people's Liberation is already shining with neon lights. The night view of my hometown is indeed beautiful, relaxing in the mountain city and eating in Yuli. Hello Chongqing, hello the world! That's all for today. Let's meet again in Chongqing next time, bye!