[4k] Walking Tour in Jinli Chinese Ancient Pedestrian Street | Chengdu 2022 【锦里】

Jinli was restored and built by the Chengdu Wuhou Temple Museum as part of the Wuhou Temple, and the street is 550 meters long. It is now a famous pedestrian shopping street in Chengdu, with an antique building in the late Qing Dynasty and early Civil War architectural style, featuring Three Kingdoms culture and Sichuan traditional folk culture.The layout of the ancient street is strict and orderly, with bars and entertainment area, Sichuan snacks area, inn area, and special tourist crafts exhibition and sales area in a staggered manner. Jinli was officially opened to the public in October 2004, and its extension Jinli Phase II (Waterfront Jinli) started to welcome guests in January 2009, and Jinli Ancient Street, one of the cultural cards of Chengdu, has been upgraded. In 2005, Jinli was selected as one of the "Top Ten City Commercial Pedestrian Street", which is on a par with other famous markets such as Wangfujing in Beijing, Jianghan Road in Wuhan, Jiefangbei in Chongqing and Heping Road in Tianjin, and is known as the "No. 1 Street in Western Sichuan". In 2006, Jinli was also awarded "National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base" by the Ministry of Culture.

Compared to many man-made landscapes in China, Jinli block is completely grassroots, local and homely. The stores sell chopsticks, tea, lanterns, silk quilts and local specialties. The food in the restaurant is Zhang Fei beef, three cannons rice dough, intestine noodle, a cup or a chopstick are all for the food, not fancy, no gimmicks, the focus is on affordable. There are also craftsmen's play, pinch a clay figure, turn a sugar painting, buy a paper cut, all containing childish things, nostalgia is also for the simple joy of childhood. A street of colorful lanterns and fronts, is a big custom, what people want is a lively. And the most eye-catching street are Chengdu girls who make people admire this place. They are in the bars eating melon seeds and playing cards, drinking foreign wine, and speaking soft Chengdu dialect.

The people of Chengdu just hang out in Jinli in a playful and relaxed manner, giving nostalgic people an outlet for their emotions and food lovers an outlet for their appetites. Jinli presents an earthly scene.

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