Jinli Explained

Jinli 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] 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jinli . TravelChinaGuide . 14 November 2021 . 14 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211114224221/https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/sichuan/chengdu/jinli-street.htm . live .
2. Web site: 被外媒评为“世界最美街道”的锦里 究竟有啥不一样？-中国新闻网 . 2024-04-14 . www.chinanews.com.cn.
3. Web site: Minihane . Joe . 2019-12-04 . The world’s most beautiful streets . 2024-04-14 . CNN . en . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330184500/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-most-beautiful-streets/index.html . live .
4. Web site: The China diaries, Part 3 . Graham . Hays . ESPN Internet Ventures . 2007-09-17 . 2011-12-24 . 2013-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518061716/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hays/070913 . live .
5. Web site: 成都锦里上榜全球最美街区，中国唯一 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414172016/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_5204504 . 2024-04-14 . 2024-04-14 . www.thepaper.cn.
6. Web site: 利用品牌优势延展产业链 巴蜀文化产业生机勃发 . 2024-04-14 . www.gov.cn . 2024-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414172028/https://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2006-06/21/content_315970.htm . live .
7. Web site: 成都锦里上榜全球最美街区，中国唯一_澎湃号·湃客_澎湃新闻-The Paper . 2024-04-14 . www.thepaper.cn . 2024-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414172016/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_5204504 . live .
8. Web site: 2023锦里要办大庙会吗？- 成都本地宝 . 2024-04-14 . m.cd.bendibao.com . zh-CN . 2024-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414172034/http://m.cd.bendibao.com/tour/152837.shtm . live .