99% of people don't know that there's also a warm side to the trendy streets

🏞✨ The quaint alleys represent the prosperity of Changsha city since ancient times. Today, this old street has been infused with the vibe of youth and trend, just like its name 'Chaozong Street', it's a 'both trendy and old' wonderful space. 🏞✨ Besides the neon-lit shops on the main street, take a walk into the side alleys, and you'll discover the warm side of this old community. The warm winter sun shines on the mottled walls, and the elderly basking in the sun in the alleys are all part of the heartwarming scenery of this community. 🏞✨ Every household hangs clothes on ropes across the alleys, and there are cured meats and radish strips hanging in the sky, all of which are styles that clash with the trendy fashion of Chaozong Street just a wall away. Perhaps it is this diversity of the old street that makes Changsha a very charming place. 🏯✨ Seeing the steaming life all over the street and chatting with people at the corners, that healing feeling is especially precious in winter. The happiness in this ordinary life is the complex yet simple addiction of the world. ⚠️ Chaozong Street Walking Guide ⚠️ Shouxing Street—Huoyuan Bridge Community—Left side of Hongjin Garden Community—Republic of China Hostel and Opera House—Liansheng Street—Jiuruli 🏯✨ Shouxing Street, Huoyuan Bridge, Hongjin Garden These three places have a strong sense of life. It's very comfortable to wander aimlessly in the alleys. The old street and the people living on it lead their ordinary and warm lives. 🏯✨ Republic of China Hostel and Opera House It was once the residence of Zhang Zimu, a late Qing Dynasty official, which fell into decline and was converted into a hostel. After extensive renovations around 2005, it has not yet been opened, but the charm of the past can still be seen from the outside. 🏯✨ Liansheng Street The old stories in the ancient streets and alleys are like uncovering the aged brew in an old house. Tracing back to the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, many famous scholars and literati lived here. Now, there are many interesting little shops scattered around. 🏯✨ Jiuruli Built around 1916-1918. At that time, nine households of officials and nobles lived here. Later, the mansion was destroyed by a great fire, with only one wall remaining.