When Nanjing people manage Zhongshan South Road, which is not called Zhongshan South Road, but also Zhongzheng Road, the Taiping South Road next to it is already a net red street, with its own BGM.
This street, raise people. Under the plane trees shading the sky, there is the ink fragrance of ancient books and bookstores, the leisure of Taiping Shopping Mall, and the literature and art of St. Paul's Church.
This street, even tastier. Relying on the soup bun restaurant at one end of the Confucius Temple, there is a section of Ke Lane near the presidential palace, and in the middle section, there are two bottles of "Ancient Gods" facing each other.
In the stereotype of many people, this is the absolute central area of Nanjing, with its own gold and silver nobility.
But only if you have written this road from beginning to end, you can truly witness her beauty and helplessness, which is the Nanjing version of the demise of romanticism.
North of the Presidential Palace, nantong Confucius Temple, through Huaihai Road is the universe center Xinjiekou.
Such a Taiping South Road is destined to see the glitz of the city c bit. 80 years back in time, here is still a world of red and green flowers.
At the north end of Taiping South Road, there is always a dazzling golden light of jewelry.
Baoqing Silver Tower has stood here for more than 200 years, and the wind and rain have not moved like a mountain.
I still remember that in 1929, a "Silver Ding" statue of Baoqing Silver Building won the grand prize crown of "West Lake Expo" and sat on the "First Silver Building in Jiangnan".
Since then, more and more jewelry brand stores have attached themselves to the Baoqing Silver Building, forming a precinct full of gold and jade, which is dizzying.
In the middle of Taiping South Road, there are the sideburns of Luliuju and Jiangsu Hotel.
Don't look at today's green willow house has become a queue holy place for uncles and aunts, and the surrounding traffic and horses are flying with dragon dust. In the distant year of 1912, it was a petty bourgeois internet celebrity shop with lush trees and green willows.
Come here, order a cup of tea and a vegetarian goose, which is the afternoon tea of the literati.
The Jiangsu Hotel on the other side has been renovated several times and restored 30% of its strength. I want to recreate the famous scene of Zhou Xuan and Hu Die's cheongsam swing breaking through the neon lights here, I am afraid that it will not be possible again.
At the southern end of Taiping South Road, there are buildings with BGM of "Golden Branches Desire". A Zhonghua Bookstore and a St. Paul's Church have witnessed how many years of the Republic of China has passed.
In June 2020, the ancient book store closed its doors that had been open for many years, leaving only empty ceilings. St. Paul's Church is also heavily built inside and out.
The area around the former site of Qinghe Changji in Zhejiang Province, which has been turned into a ruin due to demolition and construction, has stood here for many years, witnessing the ups and downs of Taiping South Road, and appearing to be somewhat desolate and weak.
Only two banks stand tall, and through the road signs and the bell tower that is still in operation, they tell the story of the prosperity of the Republic of China.
How many years has Taiping South Road been patched up? It has been a label that cannot be shaken off this road for a long time.
It is also because of poor traffic and the rapid rise of Xinjiekou that Taiping Shopping Mall and Kowloon Commercial Building, which were at the forefront of fashion, have faded rapidly and become the Taobao paradise of old customers and aunts.
After the new Kowloon, the outside is quite modern, but the inside is 20 years ago fashion.
Look at this model with a loveless face, does it evoke the memory of being taken to the shopping by your mother when you were a child?
The clothes are also a watery earthy grandmother's style, insulated from the trend and young girls, but it is definitely suitable for the body of the big moms who are overworked by housework.
On the other side, the Taiping Shopping Mall, which has also undergone many major repairs, is no different from the Xinjiekou supermarket, but the most popular one so far is the Evergreen Biscuit Shop.
From classic Evergreen to vintage combing biscuits, everything is full of green onions. Just smelling the smell evokes the caution of stealing cookies.
In addition to the two commercial buildings, the fashion of Taiping South Road is also reflected in a row of "foreign trade" clothing along the street.
The various colors of clothes piled up into a hill are all exported to domestic sales.
58 yuan, 15 yuan or even 5 yuan a piece, cheap to petty bourgeoisie stunned, can't help but turn over two pieces. It's really hard to imagine a kilometer or two away is a new street mouth with 500 jumps per piece of clothing!
The most shocking thing is undoubtedly the end of this "Haining leather", the jump price of 10 yuan makes people can't help but cycle the song "Jiangnan Tannery" in the brain single...
There is only one thing that can make the earthy fashion of Taiping South Road and the style and trend of Xinjiekou equally observed——
Your uncle will always be your uncle, old and retired, still carrying a bag and taking a bag while in a daze, still a fashionable background board.
Do you think these masters are willing to be the background board of fashion? no！ The driving force behind their coming to Taiping South Road was food.
The food jianghu of Taiping South Road, Xiaolong Soup Bun occupies half of the country.
Near the southern section, it undertakes the afterglow of the Confucius Temple, and the old Taimen, Yanxiangge and other shops still walk the old road of "Qinhuai Eight Perfections".
It is not difficult to eat, but it definitely does not represent the best level of the Xiaolong soup bun industry on Taiping South Road.
In the hearts of petty bourgeoisie, this glory belongs to the Sichuan restaurant.
This state-run Sichuan restaurant began in 1959, and the most difficult thing to give up is not spicy chicken or boiled fish, but the Su-style dumplings served in the lobby.
Its production is four per cage, but one is two larger than the others. It is precisely for this reason that the skin does not take a light and thin path that can be broken by blowing bombs, but is slightly thicker.
The good thing about a large one is that it tastes good! Whether it is rich juice or solid meatballs, it can provide happiness that others can't eat.
Across the street from Taiping South Road, Green Willow House is more popular than beef soup buns with a heavy onion and ginger flavor.
The idle class hoarded a large bag in their hands and let the procession behind them snake.
Occupying the other half of Taiping South Road is KeXiang. In the shade of the New Century Square, less than 800 meters of Ke Lane is full of countless good shops, and the popularity is first-class.
The food here, I think everyone can already be as precious as the name of the dish-
Tao Ji Texas Grilled Chicken's crispy lotus balls, Aunt Xu's cake dumpling shop's unlimited repurchase of tri-color cakes, the Bowl mouth is so large that it can't be repeated, the crisp and sweet Wuhan rice dumplings on the outside...
Nanjing food lovers' lifelong luxury clubhouse does not refuse any customer from 1-99 years old to visit.
Sitting on such a food district of the lower Riba people, no matter how expensive Taiping South Road is, I am afraid that it will not be overwhelmed.
Walking on Taiping South Road has become more and more of a pleasant thing.
The flow of time here seems to be slower than the Xinjiekou Confucius Temple Daxing Palace. On this main road in the city center, there are even people shaking fans on the street to cool off.
The past of the Republic of China and the sycamore listening to the rain, the past fashion and the city's food intersect here, as if entering a time and space tunnel.
It's just that the real charm on this road lies in the demise and eternal romance in between, which is not humane enough, but it reveals enough clues to teach people to spend time and mind to taste themselves.
Source: Nanjing Petty Bourgeois Life