Free lounging, the mystery of the city
On the streets and alleys of the city, who would have thought that those old men who leisurely walked with birdcages would become the darlings of fashion and lead a new trend. This trend has spread rapidly in recent days, and young people indulge in it, which they call "citywalk", which means aimless walk in the city. This activity is no longer just a bird walk, but a new favorite of young people. Shop-exploring bloggers lingered, claiming that this purposeless stroll was the real life in the city. Reading bloggers tirelessly teach: "Walking is like dating the earth; Citywalk, on the other hand, is a way of talking to cities. This new fashion, with its leisurely and serendipitous beauty, has taken root in the city.
"Do whatever you want, there is no purpose." This seems to have become the motto of the city walk. Red light stop, green light line, turn left at the intersection, turn right, as if every corner has a possibility, every stop is an unexpected encounter. This unrestrained state makes people feel like they have opened a blind box journey in the city. On Little Red Book, each "citywalker" tells his or her experience in a slightly reverent tone. What they share is not attractions, but the treasure-like moments found at random, a gesture of life that slows down.
However, there are always some people who have their own questions about this leisurely "citywalk". Isn't this just wandering aimlessly, they say? Why is it so popular? In fact, the reason behind this is not simple. In a fast-paced society, people seem increasingly hungry for a slowing down experience. A city walk is like a private conversation with oneself, a release of the heart. It doesn't need goals, it doesn't need achievements, it just needs a pair of comfortable shoes and a heart willing to embrace the city.
This trend of city walks also varies from region to region. Just like one side of the water and soil to raise the other people, the citywalks of different cities also present their own unique appearances. In the report of the May Day holiday, a young man climbed different peaks every day, showing amazing planning and execution, and was known as the "ceiling of tourism special forces". Such special forces pursue stability, accuracy and ruthlessness. Citywalkers, on the other hand, pursue slowness, lying down, and swinging. It only takes two words: wander around. Young white-collar workers in big cities have a tight pace of life and great work pressure, so they need this leisurely stroll to balance their inner restlessness and exhaustion.
Perhaps, just as people always wanted to free themselves from trivial learning during the long holidays when they were children, today's adults also long for the long-hidden freedom in the blind box of this city. Like Xiao Wang, she has roamed the streets of a foreign country and felt every strange scenery. However, after returning to Beijing, her citywalk began to taste bad, and the lines that were contested by others were full of commercialization, and they were no longer the kind of freedom she once loved.
At the same time, young people in Shanghai pursue the romance of "street scenes, cafes, white walls, and beautiful women". They want every stroll to be a painting, and every stop to be a photography. CityWalk in Nanjing tests people's geographical knowledge, requiring them to know where each exit leads. But in Guangzhou, this trend is difficult to land, and Guangzhou citizens are helpless about it.
Even, this casual stroll becomes a great way to date. With just one "come out and play", everything can be settled as you go, and there is no need for carefully prepared planning. Work is people's lover, and Citywalk is people's lover. It is the place where you can temporarily liberate, free yourself, a wonderful time to escape from bondage. For those who wander in the cycle of social animals seven days a week, Citywalk becomes the best way to release spirits. Perhaps, for a moment walking around these cities, they can finally temporarily forget the pressure of "rolling" and relax.
However, just as the social animals who escaped the cubicle will eventually return, these citywalkers will eventually return to reality. Even if they walk in the cul-de-sac of the city, they will rediscover their way around a corner.