Jinli (Chinese: 锦里古街; pinyin: jǐnlǐ gǔjiē) is a street in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.[1] Its history can be traced back to the pre-Qin Dynasty era more than 1800 years ago.[2][3] Jinli was ranked first in "the world's most beautiful streets" published by CNN Travel in 2019.[3]
The street is about 550 meters long. It is a part of the Temple of Marquis, and the buildings are in the Qing Dynasty style. The theme is Three Kingdoms Culture, a traditional folk custom. There are many bars, inns, snack stores and souvenir shops. The street was renovated in 2004.[4]
In 2005, Jinli was named as “National Top Ten City Commercial Pedestrian Street”.[5] In 2006, Jinli was named as “National Demonstration Base of the Cultural Industry” by the Ministry of Culture.[6] It has achieved 18,000,000 visitors a year in 2018.[7] Especially during the Spring Festival, more people come to visit the "Big Temple Fair".[8]
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^"Jinli". TravelChinaGuide. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.