The second brush of Chengdu and Chongqing: literature and art to death, all dry goods

  • Number of days: 5 days
  • Time: April
  • With whom: With friends
  • Updated: 2021.04.23

It only takes four hours to fly from Beijing to Chengdu, and it takes about an hour to get to the city by getting off the plane and taking the airport bus.

Shu Daxia Hot Pot (Jianshe Road): 90 per capita

It was about 12 o'clock in the middle of the night when we arrived in the city, and we went straight to the Shu Daxia hot pot on Jianshe Road, his little crispy meat was amazing! As a person who can't eat spicy food in the north, the slightly spicy pot bottom is just right, only the spicy beef is spicy. The price is about 90 per person, and the price is still very reasonable.

Chengdu Lujia International Hotel Outside the window of the B&B in the evening Chengdu Lujia International Hotel Outside the B&B window at night

The place to stay is near Jianshe Road, which is a B&B on the Lujia International Hotel, and the night view is very good. It is also very close to Jianshe Road Snack Street.

Day 1 in Chengdu:

Itinerary: People's Park - Persimmon Garden - Kuanzhai Alley - Paulownia Tree Street - Zhiji Street - Xiaotong Lane - Kuixing Building (Eating) - Wenshu Monastery - Yishan Miscellaneous Items - Jinli

People's Park - Heming Tea House
At

half past seven in the morning, there are a lot of people in People's Park.

There are Heming Tea House, Liao's mother's hoof flowers, and Zhongshui Dumpling Main Store, where you can experience the leisurely life of the locals.

A cup of tea is dozen or twenty yuan, sitting down to drink tea and listen to the play, so that the smell of fireworks in the world is the most soothing to mortals.

Heming, Tiger Stove, Immersive Drama, Fire Spitting and Changing Face, Gaiwan Tea (People's Park Store). Heming, Tiger Stove, Immersive Drama, Spit Fire and Change Face, Gaiwan Tea (People's Park Store). Chengdu People's Park I was lucky enough to see a poem written by my uncle with a brush dipped in water in People's Park.

There is also a blind date corner in People's Park, and I heard that young ladies who come to play alone are easy to be accosted by aunts.

Kuanzhai Alley

Because it was only nine o'clock after visiting People's Park in the morning, the shops in the surrounding alleys were not open, so we went to Kuanzhai Alley first. Because it was only after nine o'clock, there were obviously fewer people, and the food and drink inside were not recommended, and the commercialization was more serious.

Kuanzhai Alley
Kuixing Building
40 per capita Ice powder 20 is not recommended, sweet wine tofu pudding 26 is highly recommended!

There are a lot of delicious things in Kuixinglou:

1. I still love the sweet wine tofu pudding that subverts the taste buds, although there is wine, but the taste of wine is almost infestation! The price is around twenty.

2. Sweetheart idle ice powder doesn't feel very delicious this time, and the packaging has also changed, not the traditional rose fruit ice powder with a lot of ingredients in a large bowl.

3. The pepper is hot, three brushes, rabbit loin, potato, tripe, quail eggs are all delicious! He also has skewers and homemade old yogurt.

4. Chengdu diners, there are a lot of people in line, the second time I came or gave up, it is said to be creative Sichuan cuisine, rave reviews.

5. Erniang's chicken feet are also recommended.

Persimmon Courtyard has One Bite Illustration Art Store, Mido Store, and Persimmon Academy (which may not be allowed to enter) all open at about 11 o'clock. You can go to the Kuixing Building to queue up to get a number before going shopping. The pepper is hot and the number is postponed to 3 tables.

Miduo Store (Persimmon Lane Store) The small shops on the street are very distinctive, with books, stationery, stickers, souvenirs, and accessories, which are a bit similar to grocery stores.
Wenshu Monastery
After

eating at noon, I rode my bicycle to Wenshu Monastery.

1. Dongzikou Zhang Laoer's sweet water surface: People who like to eat especially like to eat, and those who don't like it especially don't like it, it's the kind of sweet and spicy noodles, very strong.

2. Palace pastry shop: This old-fashioned pastry shop in Chengdu has a lot of people queuing up every day, and his Napoleon, smoothie mung bean cake, crab-flavored egg yolk pot rice cake are all recommended.

3. Yan Tapo pot helmet is an old store, there are significantly fewer people queuing in the afternoon, his family mainly recommends beef pot helmet, I personally think the beef is better than bamboo shoots and three silk shreds, not spicy, except for more red oil has no shortcomings.

Yan Taipo Guo Kui (Wenshu Monastery Store) Yan Tai Po Pot Helmet Beef 12, Bamboo Shoots 6, Dongzikou Zhang Lao Er Sweet Water Surface 10
Jinli

Jinli is more beautiful at night, although the commercialization is serious, and the snacks inside are not very delicious, but it is still worth a visit.

Jinli/area near Wuhou Temple Jinli Ancient Street Jinli's pear juice 10, the stomach can't stand it after eating too much, this pear juice is okay.
Day 2 in Chengdu:

Itinerary: Bell Palladium Street - Panda Base - Wuzao Bookstore - Chunxi Road - Geometric Bookstore - Jianshe Road

Palladium Street - Bowl Miscellaneous Noodles
This neighborhood, which

is rated as one of the coolest 50 city blocks in China ranks first, not only retains the fireworks buildings, but also adds a sense of fashion and literature.

Wanzhou Noodle Restaurant Bowl of mixed noodles one tael 8, red soup chaoshou two taels 10

In the morning, go to Bao Ge mixed sauce Wanzhou noodles on Palladium Street to eat a bowl of special pea mixed noodles, Although the store is small, the aunts are very enthusiastic, and after breakfast, they take a taxi to the panda base.

Giant Panda Base

Official account: Chengdu Scenic Area through train can be purchased directly, including round-trip travel fee 72?, if there are many people, it is the cheapest to take a taxi. In fact, it's not very far, and it's only 20 yuan by taxi. If you want to do a sightseeing bus, you must go early, otherwise it will take about half an hour to queue, and you can get to the moon delivery room in about six or seven minutes by sightseeing bus.

Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base
Wuzao Bookstore-Geometry Bookstore

Coming back from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, it is already half past one o'clock to Chunxi Road Nan hot pot, if you want to eat Nan hot pot, you must go to get the number early, this point is no longer in line, you can only wait for 4 p.m. to get the evening number, so we went to check in Wuzao Bookstore and Geometry Bookstore.

No Morning Cafe (Jinjiang Store) No Morning Bookstore, Coffee, Bowl, Shop, brings together niche design magazines and cultural and creative items from all over the world, It is not only a design collection store, but also a way of life, and also represents Chengdu. Geometry Bookstore (Century Plaza Store) Geometry Bookstore: A multi-functional bookstore integrating handicraft, study, work, and rest, with a cave design of a three-story spiral staircase, The lighting and sense of space are just right for taking pictures.
Chunxi Road - Fangsuo - Cat's Sky City

Chengdu's new Internet celebrity hot pot, everything is packed in small plates and small plates, but there are a lot of them, and the surprise is that there is a dipping sauce and sesame sauce.

The last time I came to Chengdu to eat fishing, I didn't get the order until half past eleven, and this time I went to get the number at four o'clock, and it arrived at us as soon as the meal started.

Nan Hot Pot (Chunxi Road): A group meal for two, and finally the average per capita came down to 85 Nan Hot Pot (Chunxi Road)

Fangsuo and Cat's Sky City have many postcards and cultural and creative accessories, which can be visited for the first time.

Chacha Witch: Menglong Coco Explosion 29 Chunxi Road
Jianshe Road Snack Street

Jianshe Road Snack Street is the most lively especially at night, with taro skin, hot pot noodles, Zhou signing potatoes, Fu Ji pork ribs, Wande ice field, chicken wings wrapped in fat sausages, there is a lot to eat, but there are also quite a lot of people in line.

Other recommended places in Chengdu:
Where

to go:

1. Memory of the Eastern Suburbs: A creative park transformed from an abandoned factory, full of industrial retro atmosphere, with walls full of artistic graffiti and cute cartoon characters, and is another holy place for taking pictures. Of course, if you want to fill your stomach, there is also the Eastern Suburbs Memory Canteen.

Eastern Suburbs Memory

2. Qingcheng Mountain: The mountains are scattered, clouds and mist, tall trees, lush vegetation, and full of fairy spirit. The old saying Yun asked about Qingcheng Mountain, and only by climbing through it can you truly experience the tranquility of Qingcheng Mountain, which is like a fairyland, giving people a refreshing sense of escape.

Qingcheng Mountain Back Mountain/Tai'an Ancient Town Area

3. Yulin Road Bistro, there is also a second-hand bookstore nearby: Shuhai Shilin Bookstore.

Chengdu Yulin West Road Bistro Upstairs

Ordinary Apartment Food:

1. Taotie Forest Restaurant: Don't enter the Taotie Forest, how can you know the Sichuan flavor. This authentic Sichuan restaurant with a queue will never disappoint you.

2. Li Ji Sweet and Sour Barbecue: Chengdu local fly restaurant, near Chunxi Road, is the first choice for late-night snacks. Listening to the name, it is a sweet and sour barbecue that you can never imagine the taste, and he has takeaway at home!

Lightning protection:

1. Don't go to the U37 warehouse, it's very small, and it's not comparable to the memory of the eastern suburbs.

2. Try not to eat snacks in Kuanzhai Alley and Jinli, to be honest, they are not very delicious and more expensive than other places.

Day 1 in Chongqing:

Itinerary: Jiujiu Douhua Pavilion - Liziba - Sichuan Mei Graffiti Street - Jiefang Monument - Bayi Delicious Street - Hongya Cave

Two

hours from Chengdu to Chongqing high-speed rail, I lived in Donghe Bay in Chongqing, the view is very good, and you can see the Raffles City Qiansimen Bridge and the Grand Theater.

There is a Li bench noodle opposite Donghe Bay, the store is very small, looking at the people sitting on the street eating noodles, you know how popular he is, two taels are enough for two young ladies to eat.

Li Bench Noodles 2 Liang 13
Jiujiu Douhua Pavilion

Chongqing small bowl dishes full of fireworks have recently become even more popular because Wang Yuan returned to Chongqing to check in.This typical fly restaurant has a bad environment but tastes great.

Jiujiu Douhua Pavilion (Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street Store) 40
Sichuan Mei Graffiti Street
per capita

There are many jewelry shops and retro shops on Sichuan Mei Graffiti Street, which is quite feeling.

Graffiti Street Graffiti Street Retro Grocery Store
Jiefang Monument - Dangdang Bookstore - Bayi Delicious Street

The Jiefang Monument at night is more beautiful than during the day, and there is the country's first Dangdang offline bookstore nearby, You can sit on the stairs and read a book and feel a different reading experience.

should be a physical bookstore Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street

Bayi Snack Street is another foodie's paradise, good and hot and sour noodles, a yogurt cow, rose ice powder, ghost buns, and mountain city glutinous rice balls.

Hongya Cave - Qiansimen Bridge - Jiucun Roasted Brain Flower
There

are really a lot of people taking pictures in Hongya Cave, whether it is the observation deck or the roadside, it is crowded, you can go to the overpass next to it to take pictures of different Hongya Cave. Be sure to pay attention to the time when taking photos, and turn off the lights at 10 o'clock in the evening.

There is a Jiucun roasted brain flower around, based in Chongqing for 23 years, the signature roasted brain flower will not get tired of eating it three times, and his family also has barbecue, which is the most suitable for summer.

Hongya Cave Folk Style Area Qiansimen Bridge
Chongqing Day 2:

Itinerary: Mountain City Trail - Rice Cake - Beicang Cultural and Creative Block - Johor Bahru Book House - Chaotianmen Square - Raffles City

Mountain City Trail

The last time I went to the Mountain City Trail was in 2018, and when I came here again, I felt that the changes were quite big.

The

stairs full of red lanterns, the scenery along the way, the iron cakes in the old alleys, and all kinds of cultural and creative shops in the mountain city, this is a warm alley that heals people's hearts, walking on the mountain path, you never know what you will encounter at the next corner.

Mountain City Trail Mountain City Trail Mountain City Trail happened to see an exhibition
Rice Bowl - Small Bowl Dish

Super authentic small bowls, retro decoration, old-fashioned wooden tables and benches, mottled walls, yellowed wallpaper, and old objects placed everywhere make people feel the old Chongqing of the seventies and eighties as soon as they enter the door.

Recommended dishes: roasted white, fat sausage, tofu pudding, mixed hoof flowers, steamed pork ribs.

50 per capita, it is well worth a try
Beicang Cultural and Creative Block

There are various unique coffee shops and bakeries on the street, and there is also a Kitakura library where you can DIY. This is a literary and fresh check-in place, and it is the best choice for taking pictures. Although it is slightly inferior to the second factory of Goose Collar, it is full of literary and artistic atmosphere, and it has a different taste. New and old, broken and standing, Beicang Cultural and Creative Block seems to be another Renaissance in Chongqing.

Beicang Cultural and Creative Block Beicang Library (Beicang Cultural and Creative Block Store)
Johor Bahru Bookstore

in Chongqing is obviously smaller, so there is no need to go there. If you have to go, it is recommended to go to Chengdu.

Notebook area, vinyl record area, strange exhibition area, watch the scenery, drink coffee, listen to music, and feel the slow passage of time.

Chaotianmen Square - Nostalgic Ferry

Go to Chaotianmen Pier 2 and spend five yuan to feel the nostalgic ferry. If you can catch the last shift at half past five, it will be the best, the sunset is setting, and the twilight is collected in the world.

Raffles City Ningbo (Ningbo store). Raffles City Ningbo (Ningbo Store). Chaotianmen Square
Chongqing Other recommendations:

Food:

1. Yang Jilong Mansion Jianghu Cuisine: Both the taste and the amount of dishes are satisfactory, and of course there will be no fewer people in line.

Yang Jilong Mansion

2. Liziba Liangshan Chicken: If you are used to eating hot pot, you might as well try the time-honored Liangshan Chicken, which has been open for 39 years.

3. Financial Mystery Old Hot Pot: New Internet celebrity hot pot.

Where to go:

1. White Elephant Street: Navigate to Yonghui Supermarket/White Elephant Hotel, see Building 1 of White Elephant Street and enter, each dilapidated old building has its story and history.

White Elephant Street

2. Longmen Hao Old Street - Jingdian Bookstore - Nanbin Road - Nanshan Tree: If you take the Yangtze River Cableway and get off the ropeway and walk a few steps to Longmen Hao Old Street, the green bricks and black tiles of the Republic of China period, this is another niche street scene, walk through Nanbin Road, look at the different Chongqing night view.

Nanshan One Tree Observation Deck

3. Eling No. 2 Factory: A bit similar to the memory of the eastern suburbs of Chengdu, it is another photo spot.

Second Factory Cultural and Creative Park

Lightning Protection:

1. Yangtze River Cableway: When there are many people, it is really only 5 minutes to queue for two hours. You can go to White Elephant Street and Longmen Hao Old Street to see the different Yangtze River Cableway.

White Elephant Street White Elephant Street
Summary:

Finally, of course, as always, I have to attach a travel notebook. Because it is a second brush, many famous attractions are not going to see the flowers or have not been there, and I want to experience a different experience from the first time, and try to experience the city life of the locals as much as possible.

To say that the first time was to quickly feel these two cities with the mentality of a tourist, my heart followed the scenic spots, and finally ended the journey in a hurry. Then the second revisit of the old place is to walk as you like, walk the streets and alleys, and witness the corners and corners filled with stories, and those streets and alleys that you don't know what you will encounter also give this old city a unique charm.

Daily climbing and uphill, the traffic of the ancient streets, the bold local residents, and the fog capital mountain city of fairyland. Chongqing is a must-visit place.


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