20 years of spring breeze

Chapter 589 East Nanjing Road
A Shanghai friend once told me that when she was eight or nine years old, she played outside her house when she was not going to school, because the old houses in Shanghai were very narrow and there was no room for children to play in the house.Then she had nothing to do at the door and broke the eaves, and was beaten, because it would leak when it rained, and it would be troublesome to repair.How tall is an eight or nine year old?How short are the old houses in Shanghai?

After coming out of Benbang Cuisine, walk one more intersection and you will arrive at East Nanjing Road.

Suddenly, it seems to have entered another world, spacious, bright, atmospheric and modern, the neon lights all over the street have begun to flicker, the streets are covered with red marble, the lights are bright, the night is hazy, there are rows of shops on the street, The gate of each shopping mall is a huge neon wall, forming a vivid pattern.

Little Red's eyes almost became heart-shaped, and she looked around with selflessness, amazed.The biggest feature of Nanjing Road is the century-old signboards.Stretching out from the store door, the old store sign composed of neon and characters is full of exotic and historical charm.

As soon as you come out of this intersection, you will find Yongan Department Store. The exotic buildings make you go back to that long time ago. People immediately know that this is the old Shanghai, and it used to be the world of foreigners.The sculptural floating flowers on the bottom eaves of the window tell the vicissitudes of history.

At present, many buildings on Nanjing Road are still there, and they are all old buildings.The later Teletubbies New World has nothing in the world.

Most of the products sold in street shops are candies and sweets, as well as air-dried cured meat, which are basically not in line with the eating habits and tastes of northerners.There are also clocks and scissors and knives, all of which are time-honored.There are more fashion malls, all of which are four or five-story buildings, and the people shopping in them are all foreigners and foreigners.Locals don't buy anything here, it's expensive.

After walking through a few shops, because most of the things really didn’t attract a few people, when the interest faded away, she became hungrier and her mouth became more sweet and greasy, so Xiaohong started clamoring for something to eat.

Finding something to eat on Nanjing Road is not too difficult, but it is not too small. There are many snacks and almost no Chinese meals.

A few people walked along East Nanjing Road towards the Bund, browsing and looking for snacks, and they got a lot of snacks, which can be regarded as an explanation to the stomach, and they went shopping while deceiving each other.In fact, the buildings here are not that high at the moment, but the whole street gives people the feeling of being tall and foreign, which is an indescribable aura.What is momentum?
Finally, a street was coming to an end. After walking the pedestrian street, we were almost at the legendary Peace Hotel. Finally, we saw a restaurant, a big restaurant. The little red eyes screamed and rushed over.

This is a Chinese and Western restaurant, and the dishes here are not sweet.very nice.

At this time, there is no Shanghai-Shanghai Metro, the Oriental Pearl Tower has not been built, and there is no such thing as a famous bottle opener and egg beater in later generations. I can't help but fall into it, which is incomparable to those high-rise buildings.Later, it became more and more modern, higher and more luxurious, but Nanjing Road is just one road.

I don’t know why so many great people think that the new, big and luxurious ones are good. In an ancient China, everything can only be experienced on paper, and what else is there in the eyes?What else do we have?

A feast of Chinese and Western dishes, the steak is soaked in thick rice soup with fried cabbage, and it is very comfortable to eat.The four people who were full were not in a hurry, and came out of the restaurant with their slightly protruding stomachs to the street.The night was getting darker, the lights became more brilliant, and the small gate in front of the huge body of the Peace Hotel seemed so deep.

Now to get to the Bund, you have to pass through the underground passage. As soon as you come up from the low and narrow underground passage, there is a sculpture of Mayor Chen, smiling and waving to everyone.

At the moment, the Bund has not undergone post-renovation, it is just a narrow riverside trail, crowded with people from all over the world.The turbid Huangpu River flowed mightily northward into the sea, and the wide surface of the river glistened with ripples under the colorful lights.On the other side of the road is a whole row of old European-style buildings, telling everyone who comes here that this place used to be the world of foreigners.

Starting from the Bund, Nanjing Road is about five kilometers long. This is the so-called ten-mile foreign market in old Shanghai. Foreigners living on the Bund will go to the racetrack ten miles away for entertainment through Nanjing Road. Gradually, a road has formed. A bustling commercial street.

There is a cruise ship on the river, and four people bought tickets to board the boat to experience a trip on the river and took some photos.Lujiazui on the other side is still barren at the moment, the Oriental Pearl Tower has not yet started construction, and the foundations of some other major buildings have only been dug.

After getting off the cruise ship, Xiao Hong clutched her belly and cried out hungry again. Xiao Wei said, "What's wrong with you today? Your stomach has dropped to the bottom? Didn't you eat so much just now?"

Xiaohong grabbed Xiaowei's arm and leaned against him, and said: "What's wrong? Do you think I can eat? I didn't eat well at first, and I walked so much. Take a look. Let's go from Yong'an Department Store. The one who came here, plus the Bund, how far do you see?"

Xiaowei said: "Eat it when you're hungry. Where can I eat now?" It was already 08:30, and the four of them had already walked south along the Bund to the end, and it was pitch black in front of them.

Xiao Liu said: "Why don't you go to the Town God's Temple? It shouldn't be far from here. There are all kinds of food and antiques there."

Xiaohong turned her head and asked, "Haven't you never been to Shanghai? How do you know?"

Xiao Liu said: "I haven't been here, so I'm not happy, I heard others say it?"

Xiaowei asked: "How do I get there? Wait for a taxi or go? Where are you going?"

Xiaohong said, "Look at the map."

Xiaowei took out the folded map from his back pocket and stuffed it to Xiaohong, "Look at it." Xiaohong took the map and opened it, but found that she couldn't see it clearly under the street lights. Knowing that Xiaowei was deliberately teasing her, she raised her hand Another few heavy hammers.

Xiaowei smiled and received a few punches, looked around and said, "If I remember correctly, it should be going west from here, which is this way. It seems that there is a park, and it used to be the antique market."

Xiaohong trusted Xiaowei completely blindly and unconditionally, she pushed Xiaowei and said, "Then go, go, go."

Xiaowei said, "What if I remember wrongly?"

Xiaohong said: "It's okay, I trust you. If you're on a business trip, treat it as a stroll, anyway, it's shopping."

A few people crossed the road and walked to the opposite intersection. Gazi looked around and said, "Which way are you going? The big city is actually quite boring. You will be confused when you walk away. Why are you so big?"

(End of this chapter)