Located in Shimen Town, Jiangjin District, Chongqing, Shimen Old Street is a street built on the hill from top to bottom to the river, and the entire street is paved with stone slabs or hewn directly into the rock.
The old street of Shimen, which has been forgotten in time, is engraved with the nostalgia of constant cutting, and Liangzi Street, Lianglu Street, Yinzi Street, and Banbian Street ......Each street seems to hide a fascinating story waiting to be savored.
In the past, Shimen ferry port was very lively, every market day, the villagers who came to Shimen to catch the market were crowded, and now, the villagers who crossed the river by boat were occasionally seen on the wharf, and only scattered shops were still operating on the shore, and the prosperity of the past no longer existed.
In the 80s and 90s, people gathered on both sides of the railway, and there was a certain danger of crossing the railway. Today, an underground walkway has been built here for pedestrians to pass through, but the market has been relocated elsewhere.
Today, most of the residents of the old street have moved away, and only a few families live here. Most of the houses in the old street are still in their original state, and many of them have become dilapidated due to the lack of maintenance of vacant houses due to the relocation of residents.
A piece of tile and a wall all carry the history of the past and write the rise and fall of the old street. Ships docked on the docks, scattered shops in the old streets, stone slabs engraved with the years, and railway ...... where trains whizz byWaiting for you to feel and taste.
Reporter: Kang Dongnian Ye Yuyu.
Editor: Romei.