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Wide and narrow alleys. It refers to the two alleys of wide alleys and narrow alleys in Chengdu. But none of them are very wide.
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No. It's just a name. It's all narrow, though.
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"Kuanzhai Alley" is one of the three major historical and cultural protection areas in Chengdu, which is composed of three parallel urban old-fashioned streets of Kuanxiangzi, Narrow Alley and Jing Alley and the courtyard communities between them, which was included in the "Chengdu Historical and Cultural City Protection Plan" in the 80s of the last century. In June 2008, the three-year renovation project of Kuanzhai Alley was fully completed. The renovated wide and narrow alleys are composed of 45 courtyards in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, garden and western-style buildings with artistic and cultural heritage, and newly built residential boutique hotels.
Kuanzhai Alley is a relatively large-scale ancient street of the Qing Dynasty left over from Chengdu, and together with Daci Temple and Wenshu Monastery, it is known as the three major historical and cultural city protection blocks in Chengdu. The wide and narrow alleys are a microcosm of the past of Chengdu, an ancient and young city, and a symbol in the depths of memory. When visitors accompany the sunset, look at the smoke, and walk in the alley in the dusk, a long-lost scene of the civic life of the old city emerges in front of them one by one.
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The wide and narrow alleys are fun.
The must-see attraction in Chengdu is Kuanzhai Alley, just like going to Beijing without going to the Forbidden City, going to Xiamen without going to Zhongshan Road, going to Shanghai without going to the Bund, coming to Chengdu without going to Kuanzhai Alley is imperfect. Here you can enjoy food, feel the history, visit the former home, etc.
1. Taste food
In the wide and narrow alleys, you can find authentic Chengdu snacks, and you can also experience characteristic folk customs such as gaiwan tea and ear picking, which is a good place for leisure to eat, drink and play.
2. The former residence of the famous potato cover
In the wide and narrow alleys, you can also find many former residences of celebrities, such as Sixian Lu, where Zhang Caiqin, a modern education activist and famous Chinese painter, lived and lived from 1934 to 1944, and is now open to the public for free as a memorial hall. Here you can see Zhang Caiqin's life introduction, and there are two ginkgo trees in the back yard, known as wide and narrow male and female trees, which are more than 100 years old.
3. Feel the history
The wide and narrow alleys actually contain three alleys, the wide alleys, the narrow alleys and the well alleys, all of which are antique courtyards of green and daisy bricks, and here are also the ancient streets of the Qing Dynasty that have been left behind in Chengdu, and the Daci Temple and Wenshu Monastery are called the three major historical and cultural city protection blocks in Chengdu. Stuffy.
It is regarded as the last remnant of the old Chengdu's "thousand-year-old young city" urban pattern and century-old original architectural pattern, and it is also the "only original" of the northern hutong culture and architectural style in the south. The architectural style of this Qing Dynasty block combines the characteristics of western Sichuan dwellings and northern courtyard houses, recording the vicissitudes of the history of old Chengdu.