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Introduction of attractions in Kuanzhai Lane, Chengdu

Kailu

Kailu, located atNo. 1 1 in Kuanzhai Lane, is one of the most iconic doorways in Kuanzhai Lane. The gate of the courtyard is made of specially-made blue bricks, and it is an arc-shaped arched door, with a traditional China stone plaque embedded above the door opening. On the plaque, the word "Kailu" is engraved with a big seal, and the writing method of the two words is innovative, which is contrary to the rule that people in China read words from right to left at that time. The oval pattern built on the top of the stone tablet represents a hanging "mirror to ward off evil spirits", which is intended to drive away evil spirits and keep the family safe forever.

Demen Ren Li

Located at No.8 Kuanxiangzi, Demen Ren Li is a courtyard to experience the life in old Chengdu, which truly restores the daily life scene of people in western Sichuan. It used to be one of the shooting places of the TV series Master Lin in Seoul. Today, it is a boutique hotel, which fully demonstrates the perfect combination of classical and modern in Kuanzhai Lane.

Shuan mai Shi

The tied horse stone is located on the old wall at the entrance of No.32 Narrow Lane, about1.2m from the ground. Weathered and mottled, it is one of the three remaining horse-tied stones in Kuanzhai Lane. One hundred years ago, it used to be the residence of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia in the north and their families, and they had the habit of riding horses. Ma Tieshi is a symbolic expression of northern culture in western Sichuan.

Brick culture wall

The brick cultural landscape wall is a 400-meter-long sculpture wall in the hutong. It is the first brick museum in China. Through artistic creation, pieces of old bricks with different historical sections have been built into terraces, cities, city walls, roads, monuments, gates and other historical and cultural fragments of Chengdu, interpreting the Millennium Chengdu and interpreting the century-old history. In the western section of the cultural wall, from "Baodun Heritage City, Jinsha Bamboo Mud" to "Yangzi Adobe, Qin Building City Profile", and then from "Han Brick Heritage, Tang Building Luocheng" to "Song Brick Ancient Road, Destroying the City in the Late Ming Dynasty". It shows the vicissitudes of Chengdu.

Xiaoyanglou

Xiaoyanglou is located in Kuanzhai Lane, with Roman columns, western-style arched doors and windows, window sills decorated with western symbols, wooden railings and carved diagonal braces, which hang down as traditional components of China. The combination of Chinese and western cultures has made Xiaoyanglou. According to legend, in the 1930s, soldier Wang Xing bought this courtyard with foreign buildings. During his stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the soldiers were called to the front and never came back. In this small building, the wife has been waiting for her husband to return until her death.