When I told someone Chengdu is a hot city, I meant both food and the city itself. Hopefully, I finally remembered that I forgot procrastinated to post my photos I took when I travelled to Chengdu and stayed for a few days this winter. Still, these pictures are taken from my old Canon 50D DSLR and the mediocre lens.
![Vibrant Jinli Street](https://cth451.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Vibrant_Jinli_Street.jpg)
The Jinli was an old lane but now refurbished into a mixture of traditional architecture design and modern commercial elements with all sorts of food and indie shops. Commercializing the old part wasn’t always that bad, ther is even a Starbucks hidden inside.
![Panda Buns](https://cth451.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Panda_Buns.jpg)
I didn’t have the chance to taste one of these, but apart from Starbucks and gorgeous restaurants, the casual bytes bites remain a must for both local and visitors.
![Cafe in Dufu's Hut](https://cth451.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Cafe_Dufus_Hut.jpg)
Dufu’s Hut, namely the hut where the poet Dufu lived during his stay in Chengdu a long long
time ago, is now a park of local seniors with bookstores and cafe targeting the younger people featuring a special collection of hand crafts and books.
![Lantern in The Wide Lane](https://cth451.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Lantern_The_Wide_Lane.jpg)
The Wide and Narrow Lane feels somewhat similar to Xintiandi in Shanghai. The restaurants were a little bit overpriced, but with bookstores, art shows, galleries and cafe one can still find leisure in the very downtown of Chengdu.