"One, two, three......" accompanied by a "click" sound, and the happy smiles of Mr. Ren and Miss Song from Shenzhen were framed in front of the love wall. Mr. Ren and Miss Song are lovers who have been in love for three years, and they came to Shanghai to travel during the Spring Festival. "It is said that people who love each other walk hand in hand on this road, and love will last for a long time, and I hope that our love will always be sweet like the name of this road. Miss Song said, the happiness on her face overflowing.
Attracted by the romantic atmosphere of Sweet Love Road, there are not only young couples, but also old husbands and wives who have been with each other for half their lives. 72-year-old Uncle Liu's family lives near Tianai Road, and he is very familiar with the road in front of his house, but on this day of "the highest sugar content", he still takes his wife out for a walk. When the reporter mentioned that many Internet celebrities are very popular, they will eventually fade out of the public's sight, why Sweet Love Road has endured for a long time, Uncle Liu said the reason, one is that the road name is sweeter and very popular with couples, and the other is that Sweet Love Road has undergone a lot of changes recently, with renovation and updates, and the relevant departments have also continued to increase romantic elements, and various activities are held from time to time, so that this road is full of vitality and eternal youth.
Today, with the continuous increase in customer flow, the Tianai Flower Shop located on Tianai Road has also ushered in a sales peak. Walking into the store, yellow roses, red roses, sunflowers and other bouquets are placed on the side of the store, the shopkeeper is constantly busy on the side, she told reporters, according to previous years, two or three o'clock in the afternoon will enter the sales peak, the best selling is the traditional red roses, many passing couples will buy a bouquet to give each other.
Located in the Shanyin Road Historical Landscape Conservation Area, Tianai Road is one of the 64 roads in Shanghai that will never be widened. The 800-meter-long road is full of love elements, love mailboxes, love walls, and love traffic lights...... Sweet little surprises are hidden everywhere. There are also special cafes and dessert shops on both sides of the road for couples to take a break and take pictures.
In 2021, Tianai Road will be upgraded, with red asphalt pavement on the west side of the road, colored steel slag permeable bricks on the sidewalk, the word "LOVEINTIANAI" spelled out with colored bricks on the ground of the bus stop, and the store signs will also be artistically renovated to increase the sweetness with bright colors.
At the end of 2023, the sweetness of Tianai Road will be upgraded, the marriage registration sub-center of Tianai Road in Hongkou District, located in Tianai Fang, will be completed and put into use, and the "Origin Hongkou" Sweet Industry Alliance will also be established at the same time.
Reporter: Zhang Chengkai
Photo: Zhang Chengkai
Source: Shanghai Hongkou