There are both tea shops in old Chengdu and trendy coffee shops, and it is a ten-minute walk to Taikoo Li. On one side of the road is the Jinjiang River, on the other side is the food street Xiangxiang Lane, blowing the river breeze, as soon as you look up, you can see the landmark building 339 Tianfu Panda Tower... When it comes to Chengdu's new net red streets, it is certainly indispensable to Wangping Binhe Road in Chenghua District.
How does this street change from an old street to a punching point for today's Internet celebrities? How is pyrotechnic gas compatible with urban civilization? "Before the renovation, we had a lot of brainstorming, and it was actually more expensive to integrate better and live in harmony with the indigenous people than to attract people." Recently, the staff of the street renewal operation team told the little-known side of this net red street in the more than two years from preparation to the opening of the street.
Tourists and citizens on Wangping Riverfront Road
Introduce cultural and creative and light catering merchants
Business hours and noise are within control
At about 3 p.m. on October 17, the weather was somewhat gloomy, and Wangping Binhe Road on the banks of the Jinjiang River gradually became lively. Leisurely elderly people stroll through it, children jump and run to the roadside market, coffee shops line up... Along the way, there are both citizens taking pictures with mobile phones and photography enthusiasts with professional cameras. Four or five citizens played tai chi in the small square by the river.
In the autumn and winter season, even on days when there is no sun, the popularity of this place is still very strong. The second floor of the shop is a residential house, which makes people wonder, will this street be noisy at night? "When the renovation began, some residents reported noise problems. It has been more than two years since the street was opened, and there have been basically no more complaints about noise disturbance. According to the staff of the street renovation operation team, in order to solve the problem of noise disturbance, there are corresponding measures from the initial investment promotion to the later operation.
"The merchants we have introduced are all cultural and creative and light meals, first of all, there will be no oil smoke, and the business hours are relatively controllable, and it will not be very late." According to the staff, for several bars, they also negotiated with the merchants in advance to confirm that from 9 to 10 p.m., they would reclaim the stalls placed outside and guide customers into the indoor area to ensure that they would not affect the rest of the upstairs residents. Judging from the situation in the past two years, the cooperation between merchants and customers is very high, and there are basically no complaints of noise disturbance.
"There was a bar for the second anniversary a few days ago, and the event was originally scheduled to be until 11 p.m., but after informing us in advance and negotiating with the residents, it ended at 10 o'clock in advance." The staff member said that every time a merchant does a similar activity, they will inform them in advance, and they will act as a bridge of communication. Considering that there are few public toilets on the street and the limited capacity of the merchants themselves, the merchants on this road have raised funds to build a public toilet.
Citizens playing tai chi on Wangping Riverside Road
In addition to the merchant "three packs in front of the door"
There are also fixed and mobile cleaning staff
More than a kilometer long Wangping Riverside Road down, there is no garbage on the ground. The staff member said that in addition to the basic three packs in front of the door, there are also fixed and mobile cleaning personnel. While the mobile cleaning staff cleans up the garbage on the road, they find that there is garbage in the stalls in front of the shops, and they will also remind the merchants to clean up in time.
"It's certainly comfortable for everyone to see the streets clean, and they won't litter." A nearby resident said that many residents in the neighborhood would come for a walk after dinner. After the transformation of this road into a walking path, the entrance has a special management, cars and battery cars can not enter, parents come to walk the baby basically do not have to worry about safety. At night, the music and lights are relatively soft, the middle-aged and elderly people are also very comfortable to walk, and it is also fun to have activities from time to time.
Wangping Riverside Road Infographic
Some of the shops on this street are opened by residents here, "Some residents see that other newly opened shops are very interestingly decorated, and they will ask us to help them with their opinions, and also open shops here." The staff member said that if the business is better, the street will be better.
"The owner of this shop is a foreigner." The staff pointed to a barbecue restaurant and smiled and said that now the mobile phone has a translation function, usually the boss sends them messages in foreign languages, and they reply with Chinese. Although the language barrier, everyone's communication is getting smoother and smoother. "It's actually a very small thing, but it takes more thought, and the cumulative result will be very different." For example, he said, before the merchants renovated during the day, residents had opinions on this, and then they specifically avoided the lunch break for the elderly. Although the cost of decoration will increase accordingly, for the residents upstairs, the downstairs business is no longer just a lively internet celebrity shop on the surface, but also a warm good neighbor.
Red Star News reporter Lin Cong photo report
Edited by Guan Li
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