"Lu Zu Ancient Hot Pot": An authentic Chongqing hot pot treasure shop in the century-old Lu Ban Temple

At dusk, it was drizzling and I was strolling along the Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street in Chongqing, looking for what I was looking forward to in Chongqing - hot pot. Compared to those chain hotpot restaurants that are located on the main streets and are extremely luxuriously decorated, I would rather go to an old restaurant that has Chongqing characteristics and is full of human touch. Turning into an alley, there is a building that is different from others. It is built with traditional bricks 🧱. This is the Chongqing hot pot restaurant I want to recommend today - Luzu Ancient Hot Pot 🍲. Go down a few steps, and you will see rows of lanterns hanging behind the arch. There are some nostalgic tables and stools and some neon lights on this floor. Although it does not have the luxurious decoration of modern times, it retains the original style of the building. We ordered a Luzu Temple traditional hotpot meal for two here. At this time, exciting music came from the stairs🥁. It turned out that this building has a lower floor. I walked down and saw a banner on the stage that read "Luzu Temple Theater". It turned out to be the theater of "Luzu Temple Republican Teahouse·Community Opera". Many audiences were enjoying the Sichuan Opera face-changing🎭spitting fire🔥and playing with fans🪭. It was quite lively! The tables, chairs, bricks and wood in front of you all exude traditional colors, and even you can hear the creaking sound when you walk on the wooden floor. When we returned to the upper floor, the traditional hot pot was ready 🪵, and the special soup base was boiling in the middle of the square table ♨️. Sitting here, it felt very warm, more like going back to the last century. Seeing that we were interested in this place, the boss introduced it to us enthusiastically. The predecessor of this place was the Lu Zu Temple, which was built in 1911. At that time, Chongqing was in an important period of opening up and expanding the city. There were many craftsmen, and the people spontaneously built this temple to worship Master Lu Ban and his disciples. The Republic of China Teahouse downstairs is the last teahouse left in Chongqing from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China. The mottled old walls and old furniture here seem to tell the passing of time. Although the nearby urban area has undergone tremendous changes, the sentiment of this temple and this street remains unchanged. The boss hopes to stick to traditional culture📖. The ancient hot pot here is natural and additive-free, retaining the traditional style. What we like most is its shrimp paste🦐, which is sweet and chewy. Chongqing hot pot has always been famous for its spiciness. The usual spicy taste of Tan Zai is roughly equivalent to the mild spiciness here🌶️. In addition to the traditional hot pot, the boss recommended the Baguo Ding pot to us. This is an ancient Chongqing delicacy, heated with charcoal fire🔥, and placed on a special vessel - the Ding pot. I like its beef very much, the taste is first-class! : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :