Kuanzhai Alley Photo: The Management Committee of Historical and Cultural Reserve of Kuanzhai Alley
Recently, the Ministry of Commerce released the list of the first batch "national demonstration pedestrian street" including Kuanzhai Alley of Chengdu, Sichuan.
Kuanzhai Alley Photo: The Management Committee of Historical and Cultural Reserve of Kuanzhai Alley
Located in Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, the Kuanzhai Alley occupies a total construction area of more than 200,000 square meters, among which, the core area covers an area of 280 mu including Zhai Alley, Kuan Alley, Jing Alley, Shiye Street, Zhijishi Street and other pedestrian streets. The pedestrian street has a total length of 2,880 meters.
Kuanzhai Alley Photo: The Management Committee of Historical and Cultural Reserve of Kuanzhai Alley
As the name card of Sichuan's tourism, Kuanzhai Alley has become one of the most popular places for tourists.
Here, everyone can find their own “amusement”. There are gourmet foods, handicrafts, department stores, vaudeville for tourists who just want to take a walk. And for tourists who want to go into the courtyard to have a close contact with Chengdu, there are Sichuan cuisine, hot pot, tea art and Sichuan opera.
Kuanzhai Alley Photo: The Management Committee of Historical and Cultural Reserve of Kuanzhai Alley
It is learned that thanks to the transformation and upgrading of Kuan and Zhai Alley since 2018, involving cultural heritage protection, transformation of landscape, optimization and upgrading of forms, 5G demonstration block and other aspects, the model of transformation and upgrading pedestrian street that integrates historical and cultural heritage and modern commercial civilization has been explored.