As the birthplace of Chongqing's mother city culture, white elephant street was once the most prosperous place in the second half of Chongqing. Created a prosperous time and left a story and legend.
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White elephant street is one of the oldest streets in Chongqing, located between Wanglongmen and the emergency gate. Its history can be traced back to the period of Chunyou 124 1 in the Southern Song Dynasty, when the imperial court opened the Hall of Recruiting Talents to recruit talents and discuss the anti-Mongolian strategy.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Chongqing had developed economy, prosperous culture and good geomantic omen. In order to prevent Chongqing's wealth from flowing out, residents at that time built a "white elephant" and a "green lion" in front of Ciyun Temple on the south bank. This is the folklore of "the green lion and the white elephant lock the river", which means to lock the wealth of Chongqing, hence the name of white elephant street.
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189 1 year, Englishman Li Dele gradually opened his inland gateway in China, and the wind of opening ports blew all the way along the Yangtze River. Britain, the United States, Japan and other countries have set up foreign firms here, with developed docks and dense population, so it is the most luxurious street in Chongqing for quite some time, and it can be called "the first street in Chongqing".
The earliest telegraph office, green post office and medicinal materials trade union in Chongqing. Are located here, just like new york's Wall Street, celebrities from all walks of life come in an endless stream.
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During the Republic of China, even in the most difficult years of the Anti-Japanese War, white elephant street was still prosperous.
At this time, the golden zone along the white elephant street-Duyou Street has also been dubbed as "the smoking room in Beijing, the club in the East Asian lighthouse, the fashion exhibition, the place where lipstick is inhaled, the defense line of ties, the capital of silks and satins, the corridor of jewelry, the stronghold of snacks, and the' cross street' of gold ..."
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Now white elephant street can still see some traces of its past heyday: Bufengju, which was once the residence of Yaoting Lee, the richest man in southwest China in the late Qing Dynasty, and also the place where the first electric light in Chongqing was lit. It seems that the clouds are light and the wind is light, but in fact it is faint and extraordinary.
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Chinese Medical Association, a typical three-story baroque residence, was the tallest building in white elephant street at that time, and it was also one of the most prominent symbols. It has been decorated now.
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Introspective house, a typical European style, is particularly conspicuous in the architecture of the Republic of China in white elephant street, Chongqing. It used to be a detention center for progressives during the Republic of China.
In addition, there are old sites in white elephant street, such as Daqing Post Office, American Diners Company and General Administration of Customs.
Walking in white elephant street, people feel the special flavor of Chongqing's human history.
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Since the broadcast of Hot Pot Hero, this century-old street has become a real online celebrity.
There is an amazing building in the movie-the house of white elephants. Built on the mountain, three exits lead to three streets and enter from Jiefang East Road, which is the15th floor. Down to the 10 floor, leading to white elephant street; At the bottom, go out is binjiang road.
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This ***24-story staircase building skillfully solves the inconvenience of climbing tall buildings without building elevators, vividly embodies the magical 3D city of Chongqing, and won the first prize of 1994 Chongqing Excellent Architecture.
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The film was shot on the connecting covered bridge between Building 3 and Building 4. Standing on the covered bridge overlooking the Qiansimian Bridge and the great river view of the Yangtze River, tourists flock to it.
Walking into white elephant street is like walking into another world.
The staircase house at the foot, the old residential building, the Wangjiang Tower in the distance, Raffles and the Yangtze River cableway make people feel that the old and new buildings here are crossing at any time.
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Jie Fangbei and raffles city, not far away, are full of traffic and neon lights, while white elephant street keeps his truth and sobriety gracefully and continues to carry the passage of time.
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