Oct 13 2019

Wide & Narrow Alley (Kuanzhai Xiangzi) 宽窄巷子


Chengdu, Sichuan, China

This area is one of the top tourist destinations in the city for consumptions: foods and goods. There are actually three parallel streets: Wide Alley (Kuan Xiangzi, 宽巷子), Narrow Alley (Zhai Xiangzi 窄巷子) and Well Alley (Jing Xiangzi 井巷子). Reportedly, they were developed around 1718.

Ear cleaning is seen everywhere in Chengdu and Chongqing. Some say it’s the speciality of Sichuan but remembered that Beijing had it too, at least when I was little: it was done in the bathhouse.

Baidu: 宽窄巷子位于四川省成都市青羊区长顺街附近,由宽巷子,窄巷子,井巷子平行排列组成,全为青黛砖瓦的仿古四合院落,这里也是成都遗留下来的较成规模的清朝古街道;与大慈寺,文殊院一起并称为成都三大历史文化名城保护街区.

   

The area is one of the top tourist destinations in the city for consumptions: foods, goods and services. There are actually three parallel streets: Wide Alley (Kuan Xiangzi, 宽巷子), Narrow Alley (Zhai Xiangzi 窄巷子) and Well Alley (Jing Xiangzi 井巷子). Reportedly, they were developed around 1718, during @QingDynasty (1644-1911).

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Oct 13 2019

Ear cleaning 采耳


A young man contentedly lounging on a chair, having his era cleaned in Chengdu‘s Wide Alley (Kuan Xiangzi宽巷子), 2019.

The #ear-wax-cleaning business is seen in China, from what I’ve remembered. It used to be in the #bathhouse with a simple stick. But now is more elaborated with a headlight … This video was taken in Chengdu, Sichuan China, in the Wide Alley (Kuan Xiangzi, 宽巷子) on Sunday, Oct 13, 2019.

#四川 #成都 #挖耳朵 #掏耳屎

Here is an article from bbc in 2018: In China, Chengdu

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