The must visit Street in Chengdu 🇨🇳：Kuanzhai Alley & Chunxi Road/成都必去的街：宽窄巷子和春熙路步行街

Kuanzhai Alley (宽窄巷子)
Situated in the downtown of Chengdu city, Kuanzhai Alley (宽窄巷子), or Wide & Narrow Alleys, consists of Kuan Alley (Wide Alley), Zhai Alley (Narrow Alley), and Jing Alley. The three streets are the left part of the buildings after the chaos of war in the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1636-1912). Still maintaining the original looks for hundreds of years, Kuanzhai Alley has been attracting millions of tourists by the typical buildings in ancient Qing style of quadrangle courtyard, Chengdu local snacks, life of old Chengdu, etc. Moreover, fashionable bars with many young singers and various restaurants are abundant in Kuanzhai Alley, making this place a combination of traditional Chinese culture and modern life.

Chunxi Pedestrian Street (春熙路步行街）
Chunxi Road (春熙路) is in fact a business circle consists of several streets in about 20 hectares and is the label of fashion of Chengdu. Also, it has been regarded as the “3rd business street in China” that has high indexes of sightseeing, food, transportation, rest area, popularity and business, with Causeway Bay in Hong Kong and Nanjing Road in Shanghai being the top two. Built in 1924, Chunxi Road was named after an allusion in “Tao Te ching” to describe its flourishing scene. Till now, it has been always hustle and bustle of large crowds for nearly 100 years, and you can not only shop in diverse stores from inexpensive to high end, but also enjoy delicious food from home and abroad while appreciating the passers-by.

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