?At the end of the 1950s, I was in the upper grade of elementary school. At that time, I was a "baby-head" in the dormitory area, and I often led a few friends to go shopping. At that time, I lived in Ziliujing "Niu Shishan". After crossing the current Lujing Old Street and Xinqiao, I entered the then "Xinjiezi". There was a Youth Palace on the left side of the street, where you could read "Baby Books" and play chess for free. , borrow books, and play table tennis. It is a happy world for children. When you have had enough, come out and continue walking. There is a traffic teahouse on the right, and there is a long-distance bus station in the alley next to it. There is an old man shouting with a native speaker. :: "Get on the bus to Neijiang, prepare to arrive in Yibin!" At that time, the front of the bus was exposed in the front, and the compartment was in the back. There were not many people in it. One bus drove away and another one backed into it, watching the bus drive on the gravel road. How envious are the cars going to other places! After passing Diaohuang Tower, there is a crossroads, which is the symbol of Zigong. There was no crossroads bridge at that time, but it was a T-shaped fork to Miugoujing. In front of it is Zhengjie, which is a famous street in southern Sichuan. There is "Not to Zhengjie". At that time, Zigong ranked third after Chengdu and Chongqing, and was the undisputed center of southern Sichuan. It was famous for its salt wells and chemical industry, and there were photos of it in geography books. Most of the main streets are buildings from the Republic of China, with civil structures and plastered bamboo walls. Most of the main streets are two-story "stilted buildings" on the river side. The street is not wide, but there are adjacent shops, many products, and bustling people. Beef restaurants, dessert shops, Qingrongsen, Manyuanchun, post and telecommunications offices, hardware companies, Xinhua Bookstores, silk and satin shops, candy shops... you can find them all, with constant noise and hawking. We had no money at that time. "I am short of money", so I can only look around. I can only spend a dime at a dessert shop to drink a glass of orange juice with ice cubes and suck it through a straw. Even if I am satisfied, it is called "shopping without money". On the main street, you can go up the stairs to the magnificent "Workers' Cultural Palace" built just after liberation and look around and read illustrated magazines. The gatekeeper also let us in. The workers proudly entered and exited with their trade union membership cards. Now the Workers' Cultural Palace and Youth Palace are rented to private individuals, and I don't know where they are anymore. After coming out of the Cultural Palace, go to the "Xinhua Bookstore" across the street. There are good books, so you can sit on the ground and read them, and you will be fascinated by them. It is a kind of enjoyment! After coming out and walking further, there is the largest department store in Zigong at the top of the stone tower. It has bungalows and sells everything. It is crowded with tourists. The department store opposite it was built in the 1980s. It has been booming for several years and has a large supermarket. Business is sluggish and now it is a private gynecological hospital. Going further, you will reach Sansheng Bridge, where you can find northern dumpling restaurants, silver noodles, Long Chao Shou, Xie Liang Noodles, etc. The aroma wafting on the street makes you greedy. On the left hand side in front is the "Salt Industry History Museum", which was built by a large salt merchant in Shaanxi Province. It served as the municipal government in the early days of liberation and is one of Zigong's attractions. Finally, we went to the People’s Cinema, which is a must-visit place for children from Zigong when shopping. There is a movie theater for students, and tickets cost only a dime. I love watching war feature films. The movies at that time are now classics. Watching them can temper your will and inspire you to forge ahead. , which makes people never forget it. After visiting the most prosperous areas of Main Street and Xinjiezi, we headed back home.

When I was in Xinjiang, I often dreamed about shopping in Zigong. I always thought, when can I go back to Zigong to go shopping in the main streets, and drink tea at Wangye Temple? After 20 years of working in Xinjiang, My wife and I finally got our wish and were transferred back to Zigong. After working in the suburbs for 8 years, we were transferred to the edge of the city and then to the center of the city. Our dormitory was in Huidong. Our wish was fulfilled. We started from Ziliujing and returned to the same place. , the trajectory is zero, the journey is thousands of miles, and the experiences are ups and downs. Today's Xinjie and Main Street have long since disappeared and become historical memories. They have been replaced by Xiongfei Holiday Plaza and Wenzhou Mall. The storefronts on Linbinjiang Road have been demolished and turned into beautiful green belts. The business district seems to have moved. Go to the Oriental Plaza, Wuxingdian, and Huidong areas, but older people all know Zigong Main Street and Xin Street, which were once glorious in the past.