-Wind, scenery and words-
Look at the world outside the city
Look at all beings under the snow-capped mountains
No one doesn't want to go to Chengdu.
Chengdufu River, Splendid Tianfu Tower. Figure/vision china
Obviously, she is a complex metropolis, but she has a taste of "small town". Teahouses, restaurants, hot pots, mahjong, beautiful girls and handsome guys are bustling and leisurely. Obviously, it is a modern city with high-rise buildings, but it is surrounded by the poetic dwelling place of the ancient city. Jinsha Site, Wuhou Temple, Wenshuyuan, Daci Temple and Du Fu Caotang ... are all hidden in the city.
In Chengdu, ancient buildings and modern buildings coexist. Photography/Kaka
This city, which has never been renamed or relocated for more than 2,300 years, is accustomed to snowy mountains and rivers, grows in fertile basins, and has created an enduring personality card:
Relaxed and comfortable
In Guanyinge Old Teahouse in Peng Zhen, foreign tourists are experiencing the combination of ear picking, tea picking and ear picking, which is the most pleasant existence in old Chengdu. Photography/Zhang Yongfeng
However, in the past decade, Chengdu has gradually revealed the opposite image:
boiling
In 20 14, Chengdu's GDP exceeded one trillion, and it officially entered the "trillion club". Cartography/climbing
In 20 10, she became the "gourmet capital of the world", entered the "trillion club" of GDP in 20 14, and became a national central city in 20 16. Tourists and "Rong Piao" from all over the world have brought this city into a "boiling age".
Outside the city, the mountains and rivers are magnificent-there is a high-speed railway from Xicheng to Qinling in the north, a high-speed railway from Chongqing to the Three Gorges in the east, and a snow-capped mountain along the 3 18 national road in the west. The road network extending in all directions has overcome the difficulties of Shu Road, making Chengdu not only the final destination of travel, but also an excellent transit point for enjoying rivers and mountains.
High-speed rail and highway run in parallel, crossing rivers and plains together. Mr. Photography/Cong, Picture/Picture Creativity
Under the snow-capped mountains, crowds are boiling-as one of the most attractive cities for young people, Chengdu's inflow population ranked among the top three in China in 20 19. Overtime here is comparable to Beijing, subway passenger flow exceeds Shanghai, and emerging industries are highly concentrated ... In the ranking of world cities released by GaWC, Chengdu is second only to Beishangguangshen.
Chengdufu River. Photography/Gong Yuexian
From the perspective of cultural industry, Chengdu is the most fashionable city in China, with sci-fi, Hanfu, animation, electronic music and e-sports ... all kinds of activities are full of flowers and are very lively.
At the major music festivals in Chengdu, the crowd was boiling. Photography/stone fish
The temperament of Chengdu is like the city's "food totem"-teahouse and hot pot. Here, you can enjoy the leisurely years and feel the boiling life.
Boiling hot pot restaurant is naturally the most smoky place in Chengdu. Photography/white matter
"Small barrel 10 yuan, big barrel 20 yuan!"
202 11/On October 7th, an egret in Chengdu Nanjiao Park was isolated in the cold wind, and the strong cooling caused the first snowfall in Chengdu. Figure/vision china
About 10 days ago, with the help of the first cold wave on 202 1, Chengdu people finally changed from a "snowy atmosphere group" to a "snowy sun group". Suddenly, the whole city was boiling, and Chengdu citizens were selling snow in the streets, feeling like they had an early holiday during the Spring Festival.
On the one hand, this "longing for snow" mentality comes from the optimistic and romantic nature of Chengdu people, and on the other hand, because the geographical location and climate of Chengdu Plain are too comfortable and pleasant, it is difficult to see snow all year round.
Photo 1 Snow in Wenshuyuan. Figure 2: 202 1 1 8, Chengdu, where giant pandas enjoy the snow scene. Tourists made a snow panda. Photo 1 Photography/Hu Picture 2/ vision china
Chengdu is the "Sichuan of Sichuan".
Geographically, Sichuan Basin is surrounded by Daba Mountain, Hengduan Mountain, Dalou Mountain and other mountains, just like being born in a greenhouse and growing up like a baby. Chengdu Plain is located at the western end of the basin, surrounded by Longmen Mountain and Longquan Mountain, forming a pattern of "two mountains sandwiched by one original", which is even more quiet.
After the heavy rain, the Siguniang Mountain Range and the plane complement each other. Figure/vision china
To the north, the towering Qinling Mountains are her barriers to block the cold wave and the wind and sand.
To the south, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is her beautiful and colorful garden.
To the east, the Three Gorges in Badong is the gateway to her deep courtyard winding path.
To the west, the Xuefeng Glacier in Hengduan Mountains is the scenery she looks out of the railing window.
A bird's eye view of Chengdu's three-dimensional terrain shows the pattern of "two mountains and one original" at a glance. Cartography/climbing
In particular, many snow-capped mountains in the west adjacent to Chengdu Plain make snow the "most familiar stranger" for Chengdu citizens.
On the one hand, due to the barrier of mountains, the arrival of cold air in Chengdu is a spent force, and snowfall is only sporadic "scalp snow". On the other hand, when the weather is clear, Chengdu people can often complement the snow-capped mountains in the city: Gongga Mountain, the "king of Shu" at an altitude of 7556 meters, Mo Mei Feng of Siguniang Mountain at an altitude of 6250 meters, and Xuetang, the first peak in Chengdu at an altitude of 5353 meters. ...
Seeing the snow-capped mountains in Chengdu is beyond our power, and we can only "look at the snow and sigh". Photography/stone fish
Glaciers on the snow-capped mountains melt and converge into streams, which rush out of the canyon with great drop, forming fast-changing rivers such as Minjiang River and Tuojiang River. The river is covered with sand and gravel, and gradually deposited into a thick and open plain with dense water network in front of the mountain. This is the Chengdu Plain.
It is the magnificence of mountains and rivers that shapes the richness of the plains, and between the dynamic and the static, it also constitutes the dual character of Chengdu people.
They are used to the extreme scenery of mountains and rivers. "The window contains a thousand miles of autumn snow in Xiling" is a distant view, and "Ask Qingcheng Mountain and worship Dujiangyan" is a close-up view. Vibrant green peaks and holy snow peaks with white heads all year round have a panoramic view between pitching.
The headband on Dujiangyan-Minjiang River. Photography/Zhang Quansheng
They prefer the stability and comfort of the plain. Although it is close to the fold belt with strong geological activity, there are few destructive earthquakes in Chengdu because of the thick sedimentary layer. "You can't run in a big earthquake, and you don't have to run in a small earthquake, but you must finish playing mahjong first" is their unique optimism.
Even the wild animals in Chengdu and its surrounding areas are the same-on the Gongga Mountain not far from Chengdu, "plateau elves" such as rock sheep and snow leopard jump rhythmically and passionately; On the plain, Chengdu people turned the lazy and delicate giant panda into the "first IP" of China wildlife, which made the whole world fall for it.
Who can not love giant pandas? Photography/Zhang Quansheng
The charm of Chengdu is that she never wants to be a paradise, but only wants to be the fireworks world closest to heaven.
"According to accurate historical records, the earliest city in Chengdu was built at the end of the Warring States Period in 31/KLOC-0 BC, and the city was presided over by Zhang Ruo, the governor of Shu County of Qin State at that time. Since then, the location of Chengdu has never moved, and the name has not changed. "
-Chengdu Streets and Alleys
Chengdu Wen Shu Academy was founded in Sui Dynasty. Photography/Hu
Perhaps it is Chengdu's "double temperament" that makes her a "barometer" of the times-the world is prosperous, Chengdu is prosperous, and Shu people are out of Shu; In troubled times, Chengdu is closed and the rear is stable.
She never became the capital of a unified empire, but she never missed the historical process and witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties and the vicissitudes of history; Although she has experienced turbulent times, she has never changed her name and Liancheng's address has hardly changed since the establishment of the city.
As early as 3000 years ago, the ancient Shu people went down the Minjiang River and discovered this paradise. They built a huge city in the northwest of Chengdu today, which is now the "Jinsha Site"; They use the "sunrise" as a totem, and use gold foil as thin as cicada wings to create a "golden ornament of the sun god bird" symbolizing vigorous vitality-the boiling and surging "ancient Chengdu people", which can be seen.
The sun god bird is decorated with gold, and four birds fly around the sun, endless. Photography/Liu Yanhui
However, at this time, Chengdu still faces two major problems: frequent floods and blocked roads. The former is mainly the barrier of Qinling Mountains, which makes Sichuan unable to communicate with the outside world. The latter is to blame the grumpy Minjiang River, which is prone to floods and turns the land in western Sichuan into a "water country".
In fact, there has never been a natural paradise, and the comfortable environment in Chengdu is also artificially created.
The first is the opening of Shu Road. Legend has it that King Hui of Qin cheated the King of Shu with five "Taurus" and dug up a road of Shu-Jinniu Road. Since then, the door of Shu has been gradually opened. With the development of Shu Dao in different periods, the technology and civilization from the Central Plains were continuously imported, which gradually made the Chengdu Plain move from closed to open.
Old Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway and Jinniu Road in Guangyuan, Sichuan. Photography/Zhang Xiaoping
Qin Libing and his son built Dujiangyan, a "super project" at that time, and successively built water conservancy facilities such as Jingang Dike (fish mouth) and weir. These exquisite dams and weirs lock the moody "Dragon of Minjiang River" like gold hoops.
Dujiangyan, a "super water conservancy project" in Chengdu. Photography/reading
At this point, the Shu Road has been opened and the flood has been leveled. The two disadvantages of Chengdu plain have been transformed into two advantages-more dangerous than Guanzhong and more suitable for the separatist party; It is also more fertile than Guanzhong, and even "floods and droughts follow people, I don't know hunger, and there is no famine." The crown of "Land of Abundance" tailored for Chengdu finally fell on her head.
In the Han Dynasty, she was one of the "five capitals" alongside Chang 'an. At that time, Han Fu was the most representative art form in the Han Dynasty, and two of the four great Fu writers in the Han Dynasty-Sima Xiangru and Yang Xiong-all came from Chengdu. There are not only bachelors in Shu, but also romantic stories about Zhuo Wenjun eloping as a liquor seller.
Qintai Road, Chengdu. Photography/not crazy stone, figure/figure worm creativity
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, she was an economic city called "Yang 12" together with Yangzhou. The "cultural and creative products" produced here are world-famous-Shu brocade, which leads the trend in the three kingdoms of Han Dynasty and has the "Lingyang tribute" which is popular all over the country; The well-known Yizhou hemp paper has become a hard-to-find "Xue" under the poetess Xue Tao; At that time, Chengdu was famous as "the city of music" and "the city of musical instruments". Today, the Guqin "Jiujiu Daihuan" in the Palace Museum is said to have been made by Schleswig-Holstein in Sichuan.
From top to bottom, there are brocade handrails and golden masks with "five stars out of the East". Photo 1/ vision china Photo 2 Photography/Liu Yanhui
Of course, in turbulent times, she is the last "comfort zone" for people. Just as Du Fu, a man who is aloof from the world, is a "I came from three thousand miles away. Sad this autumn ",only when you come to Chengdu, can you find stability, enjoy observing orioles, egrets and snow-capped mountains, find flowers alone by the river, and have a sentence" My thatched door has been closed-but now it is open for you "as the host and guest to entertain themselves.
Chengdu Du Fu Caotang. Figure 1 Photography/Cekang Figure 2 Photography/Reading
The oath of "providing a great refuge for all the poor in the world" is not something that the poet can accomplish by himself, but Chengdu is tirelessly practicing it.
In most people's impression, the label of "comfort" in Chengdu seems to be deeply rooted-lazy panda, leisure teahouse, national mahjong ... Similar landmarks abound in Chengdu.
It takes a little effort to make tea. Photography/Cao Jubo
However, when you really stare at this Millennium ancient capital, her fiery temperament is revealed. There is a history of blood boiling here-the surging of Li's "River Trilogy", the bravery and heroism of the Sichuan Army, and the domineering of "China's cities are always shuffling, but Chengdu has never left the table". ......
There is also a fiery innovation here-Science Fiction World, which inspires the imagination of countless teenagers, comes from Wandering Earth Chengdu, which was adapted and published by Liu's novel of the same name 20 19. This article was first published in this magazine; At present, the glory of the king, the mobile game with the largest number of users in the world, has also been hatched in Chengdu, which has changed the entertainment methods of countless people in the Internet age. ...
"Autumn in Rongcheng" Mulan drama was held at the flash event in Chengdu. Figure/vision china
If you say diet and hot pot, it is definitely the best representative of Chengdu's boiling side.
However, when we explored Chengdu, we found that most people talked about her definition of "leisure capital" and knew little about her "passion". Therefore, when a small town with the theme of hot pot culture and boiling life is about to come out, it is enough for us to look forward to.
Chengdu hot pot, the epitome of Sichuan style. Photography/Liu Yanhui
Here, the boiling hot pot represents everything, born with equal tolerance.
Whether it's beef with hairy belly, duck blood, goose intestines and brain flowers, fat intestines and duck feet ... or Chengdu people are willing to give up the peas in a spicy pot and let him go into the water to make wild vegetables and jade dishes, they can all be boiled in one pot. Whether you are an old Chengdu person who is familiar with Sichuan style and carefree, or a "Rong Piao family" who is new here and works late at night, you can have a big meal in one room.
The fat intestines boiling in the hot pot. Photography/Kaka
Here, the most extreme street life in Chengdu has been re-carved.
The local hot pot restaurant in Chengdu is not only a restaurant, but also a "one-stop service" for entertainment and life-there is a noisy teahouse upstairs with low tables and chairs, half lying and half sitting, drinking tea and chatting, picking mahjong, a cup of tea and a few jasmine flowers, which is a leisurely afternoon; There is even a Sichuan Opera performance on the dining table. People sing and fight, turn their faces and spit fire, and their sleeves sway ... which concentrates the fireworks in Chengdu.
Sitting in a teahouse watching Sichuan Opera, Chengdu Hotpot Restaurant has infinite possibilities. Figure 1 Photography/Kaka Figure 2 Photography/Zhang Yongfeng
No matter how busy you are, if you want to make an appointment in Chengdu, you just need to sign the last sentence-"Did you make all the money?" After the hot pot appointment, I immediately called my friends to get together. After eating the hot pot, they played mahjong and drank some wine, then sang, massaged and watched movies ... The hot pot was not about a meal, but a passionate life forever.
Chengdu people pay attention to the atmosphere when eating hot pot. Tianfu Boiling Town, 5 minutes' drive from Panda Base, has an ecological hot pot atmosphere, green bamboo forests, lakes and mountains, and stars all over the sky. On this basis, it is planned to add elements such as panda, music, bar and cultural creation. Just like the city of Chengdu, it is diversified and fashionable, and it will always be at the forefront of the trend.
Margo Manor, a boiling town in Chengdu, has a good ecological environment and bright neon at night. Figure/vision china
A "Hot Pot Museum" will also be built here. From the evolution of Bashu hot pot flavor to the popularity of modern Chengdu hot pot culture, we have seen the infinite possibilities of a land of abundance in a boiling atmosphere.
This gourmet culture town, led by Xindu District Government and jointly built by Xiangtou and Vanke, embodies the Tianfu culture of more than 2,000 years and the temperament of16 million Chengdu people. When you get here, you can appreciate the real other side of Chengdu-the spiritual temperament of being born and boiling.
Chengdu hot pot, born and boiling. Figure/vision china
Facing this hot land, we feel the vitality and strength of the ancient city of Chengdu-boiling hot pot comes down in one continuous line with the city's Millennium economic, social and cultural prosperity, which is her indelible mark. At this point, we remembered to interpret the leisurely and passionate Chengdu character and appreciate the urban scenery with both classicality and trend.
Chengdu is always complicated-the red dust is rolling under the snow-capped mountains, the historic buildings are densely covered, and the hot pot on the street is boiling ... This is Chengdu, comfort is her background color, boiling is her temperament, and it is suitable for both movement and activity. She is a rich place, even more human.
Hot pot and teahouse in Chengdu. Photo 1 photography/photo 2 photography/Hu
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