Friends, the best way to understand the true nature of a city is to go to its old town, because this is the origin of the city, the place where it first originated.
Prices here will be lower than in the bustling areas of the city, and the pace of life will be slower.
The most classic thing is that there is a lot of food here.
Of course, in addition to these things, in fact, the old city brings us a kind of convenience in life.
As the pace of urban sprawl increases, people seem to have ignored the fears that distance brings us.
Whether it is the third ring road or the fourth ring road, as long as there is a car, it is only half an hour.
However, in the era of material scarcity, the most convenient thing for people except bicycles was walking.
This is to allow a limited space, can be concentrated layout of living needs, and at that time, the major offices are nearby, whether it is grocery shopping, running errands, school, etc. can be completed in a few hours.
The benefits of the old city are obvious, the road is relatively narrow, basically buy sugar in the east, buy rice in the west, carry a dozen bags and only walk for a few hundred meters.
However, it is different now, especially in the late-developing cities, which will feel quite deeply.
The city only guarantees that the city has the facility, but it does not guarantee whether the facility is concentrated. So, the situation is that you have to go to place A to buy things, back to place B, you can't walk back, it will take more than an hour or two to move, which forces you to buy transportation, from the initial bicycle, to electric vehicle, to car.
Even, the opposite side you see, you need to cross the overpass, through the tunnel, detour hundreds of meters to get there, which will take more than ten minutes.
Let's take an example.
If you live in Jiangbei, you will feel that Huamao Tiandi to Kaisa Center is actually very close.
However, this has also been 1.9 kilometers.
Using this analogy, what would it look like to put it in other precincts?
In the South Temple, you can already go to Luozi Lake on the south bank of the river.
Longfeng people, enough for you to walk from the central hospital to The Red Flower Lake.
If you want to go east of the bridge, you can go from the East New Bridge to the East River Sand.
In the old town, the same distance, there will be a lot of scenery on the road. But think about it, if you were in a new city, you would encounter any unique landmarks or buildings on the road?
Would you prefer the New Town, or the Old Town?