Best answer: Ice Cellar Alley is not big. It is said that the name of this alley is related to the large ice cellar here.

It is said that in the days before refrigerators, people here would go to the Wei River to smash ice. After pulling the ice back, they would neatly store it in the cellar, cover it with wheat straw, then spread it with soil, and compact it tightly to seal it.

, until summer, and then take the ice out of it.

This alley used to be the office location of the Provincial Bureau and the Provincial Department of Finance. Now only the Department of Finance is left, so people can still remember the name, but the others are not too impressive.

Bingjiao Lane: Located in the east of Tianshuijing Street in the southwest corner of Xi'an City.

East-West Alley starts from Tianshuijing in the west and connects to Jiaochang Alley in the east. It is said that this alley was named after an ice cellar in the early Ming Dynasty.

At the beginning of liberation, Jiaochang Lane and Jiaochang Lane were collectively called Bingjiao Lane. In 1966, it was renamed Hongying San Lane. In 1972, the original name was restored and this name is still used today.

Narrator: Niu Hongtai Age: 69 years old. Bingjiao Lane is not big. For Uncle Niu, who has lived in Tianshuijing since he was born, it is considered a "blessed place" in their childhood, not for anything else but because they can eat ice cream in the summer.

Lane of ice.

I heard from the old people that the reason why Ice Cellar Lane got its name is also related to the large cellar here that is specially used to store ice.

Uncle Niu said that when he was a child, society was not as progressive and developed as it is now. Not to mention that there were no refrigerators, freezers and other appliances at home, even having access to electricity was a rarity.

At that time, the winter in Xi'an was very cold, and the water in the Weihe River would freeze thickly.

Walking about 10 meters north from the north wall of the current Xi'an No. 1 Experimental Primary School, you will find a large cellar that was originally used to store ice.

At that time, some people were responsible for digging the cellar, while others went to smash the ice on the Wei River. After the ice was pulled back, they were neatly stored in the cellar, covered with wheat straw, then spread with soil, and compacted tightly to preserve and seal it until

In summer, take the ice out again.

When summer comes, in order to relieve the heat, the ice cubes stored in the cellar will be sold to canteens and shops, and Uncle Niu will "enthusiastically" help the old lady push the ice cubes with his friends.

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At the same time, they will be a little selfish and "scratch" some small ice cubes from the big ice cubes to satisfy their craving.

According to the old people, every year from the first day of the first lunar month to the second day of the second lunar month, there will be circus performers near Bingjiao Lane. Whenever there is a circus performance, crowds of people gather around to watch, and the scene is very lively.