The heart of a writer/traveler
Hello, everyone, I am a traveling heart, welcome to read this article. Almost every city has its own food street or pedestrian street, such as Nanjing Road in Shanghai, Kuanzhai Lane in Sichuan and Wangfujing Street in Beijing. This time, I want to say that Wuhan is the only street that can occupy the road. This street used to be a place where many Wuhan people ate snacks, but now business is bleak. Let's take a look together.
On Dazhi Road in Jiang 'an District, Hankou, Wuhan, there is a street with a total length of only 170 meters. This street was once famous for its food stall culture, that is, Qing Ji Street. Qing Ji Street was originally a place for Wuhan people to eat midnight snack, and later it became a frequent place for foreign tourists. Every night, some street restaurants set tables on the roadside and operate Wuhan specialties.
"Go to Hubu Lane too early and have a snack in Qing Ji Street" has always been a popular saying in Wuhan. The so-called "premature" means eating breakfast, and "midnight snack" means adding meals at night. When night falls, the nightlife on Qing Ji Street begins. On the one hand, it is full of feasts and people coming and going, on the other hand, it is full of delicious food, and there will be a unique China flavor performance.
You know, Wuhan is one of the "four furnaces". In summer, the high temperature during the day makes many people unable to stay at home. So, in the 1980s and 1990s, some industrious people carried bamboo beds out and put them on the roadside facing the street. At first, to cool down, the family ate here. Later, it was changed to a business model. In the 1990s, the business expanded again. Especially 1993, Qing Ji Street ushered in the peak period, and even became a street that can occupy roads.
In the 1990s, Qing Ji Street was full of food stalls at night. Besides eating, there are all kinds of artists. There are artists known as the "Four Kings", besides singers, there are also piano players, flower girl and shoeshine vendors ... These people come from all directions, and even foreigners.
In 2009, Wuhan entered the era of overhaul construction, and Qing Ji Street was also closed for renovation. By 20 1 1, the new "Qing Ji Folk Street" appeared in front of the public. With white walls, white tiles, cornices and even red lanterns hanging high, the reconstructed Qing Ji Street is full of a "one size fits all" architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties.
After the streets were reopened, fewer and fewer artists came to perform at night, and many old shops closed down one after another because of poor business. Many people think that after the renovation of Qing Ji Street, the original soul has disappeared. Only the facade near Zhongshan Avenue, probably because of the location, business is not bad, but going inside is even more bleak.
In fact, for Qing Ji Street, before the renovation, it was so famous because there were food stalls, folk artists playing and singing, all kinds of down-to-earth handicrafts, and the audience drinking and shouting. However, after the transformation, the surface looks more glamorous, but it just becomes an empty shell, losing the street flavor and the original soul.
Seeing this, I believe you know something about this street. As the only street that can occupy the road, it is the place where Wuhan Ya eats midnight snack. Before the renovation, it was very lively every night, but now it is not like that.