Kuanzhai Lane is composed of three parallel old streets and quadrangles, namely, wide alley, narrow alley and well alley. It is one of the three historical and cultural protection areas in Chengdu, the last relic of the urban pattern of "a thousand years less cities" and the original architectural pattern of a hundred years in old Chengdu, and the "orphan" of the northern hutong culture and architectural style in the south.
this Qing dynasty block records the vicissitudes of old Chengdu, and its architectural style has the characteristics of western Sichuan folk houses and northern quadrangles.
Kuanzhai Lane covers an area of 479 mu, with 8 mu of core protection.
in the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi (1718), after quelling the Zhungeer Rebellion, more than a thousand soldiers were chosen to stay in Chengdu to build a small city.
Today's Kuanzhai Lane is the legacy of the small city.
Kuanzhai Lane has more than 71 courtyards and more than 311 rooms.
Now the old city wall and Jinshui River have disappeared.
The overall spatial style of Kuanzhai Lane is relatively complete, which continues the style of western Sichuan folk houses in the Qing Dynasty. The streets belong to northern hutong streets in shape, and their main features are as follows: "Fish spine" road pattern.
This pattern facilitates the spontaneous energy management of street residents, and lays the foundation for a quiet and leisurely life.
Kuanzhai Lane gradually merged with western Sichuan folk houses from barracks dormitory, and the courtyard form with western Sichuan style in the folk houses was basically preserved. The architectural components such as window sash and sparrow's hanging flower column reappeared the life charm of old Chengdu in detail.
The spatial scale of streets in Kuanzhai Lane is defined by the buildings and courtyard walls on both sides. The width of streets and alleys is about 7 meters wide and 5 meters narrow, while the buildings along the street are 1-2 stories with a height of 5-8 meters, so the height-width ratio of street sections is about 1: 1.
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Main scenic spots
Kuanzhai Lane starts from Zhijishi Street in the north, reaches Jinhe Street in the south, reaches Changshun Street in the east and contains Tongren Road in the west.
covers an area of nearly 311 mu, including the core protected area and the environmental coordination area.
Among them, the core protected area is located in two neighborhoods, Kuanxiang and Narrow Alley, south of Zhijishi Street and north of Jingxiang, covering an area of more than 81 mu. The remaining 211 acres are environmental coordination areas.
1. Wide Alley
Wide Alley: A nostalgic wide alley with an old face was named Xingren Hutong in Xuantong period of Qing Dynasty.
There are many buildings in the narrow alleys in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, including some western-style buildings left by the church.
Kuanxiang is a "leisure life" area, which is the reappearance of life in old Chengdu.
There is the Old Chengdu Life Experience Hall on the wide alley, where the local customs and folk customs are located.
2. Narrow Alley
Narrow Alley: A petty bourgeoisie's favorite emotional extension line is the "slow life" area, which shows the courtyard culture of old Chengdu. Most of these courtyards are occupied by stylish bars and restaurants, and tourists and young people are stuck in the alley, spending the whole afternoon idly and feeling the stop of time.
Narrow alley is an exquisite life taste area with the theme of western-style catering, light catering, coffee, art and leisure, healthy living center and characteristic cultural theme shops.
3. Jingxian alley
Jingxian alley: a scene reappearance of the old Chengdu. Jingxian alley is adjacent to the south of the narrow alley, which was named Ruyi Hutong or Mingde Hutong in Qing Dynasty.
It was renamed Jingxiangzi after the Revolution of 1911.
On the remaining half of the street, a 511-meter-long brick cultural wall and a 511-meter-long folk photo wall were built on the other side of the street.