Coffee lovers, take note
Today and tomorrow
Be sure to stroll through Yulin Fourth Lane
The coffee is simply fragrant to the max!
Starting October 1, the 3rd Yulin Coffee Culture Season arrived as scheduled. From afternoon to dusk, the 200-plus-meter-long Yulin Fourth Lane not only gathered more than 20 local Chengdu coffee brands but also effectively linked surrounding food, cultural-creative, and other merchants. Relying on its original lane scene, it brought citizens and tourists an immersive cultural experience and a taste of authentic local business formats.
Coffee shop owners made coffee while chatting with gathered citizens about beans and brewing methods; many coffee enthusiasts came specifically to exchange coffee knowledge face to face with the owners.
On one side of the lane, a folk singer strummed and sang with a guitar; a few soothing old songs drifted among the grey bricks and tiles. Some slowed their steps; some simply sat by the street, coffee in hand, listening to the whole tune.
Strolling the lanes, tasting coffee, and checking in at distinctive cultural-creative spots, citizens and tourists personally felt the renewed look of the old block after its iterative upgrade, experiencing Chengdu’s authentic everyday leisure life.
Ms. Wang, an out-of-town tourist visiting Chengdu for the National Day holiday, had only heard of Yulin online before; only after arriving did she get a real feel—this is not a mere check-in spot, but a district full of life. “A cup of coffee paired with the cityscape around you, plus the singing in the lane—such a relaxed experience is especially rare.”
Local coffee owner Mr. Li was glad to meet more coffee lovers in Yulin; Yulin’s inclusive atmosphere happens to blend with the core of coffee culture. Here he does more than serve drinks—he wants to convey Chengdu’s unique attitude toward life. “Many people just don’t want to leave while drinking coffee and chatting; that feeling is especially nice.”
Beyond tasting different flavors of specialty coffee, there is also authentic Chengdu afternoon tea to pair with it. In front of “Grandpa Chen’s Egg Baked Cake,” a famous Chengdu snack that has operated in Yulin Fourth Lane for over twenty years, a long queue formed directly.
An out-of-town tourist said: “I’d long heard Yulin’s egg baked cakes are famous. Sitting on the street for the first time, pairing a just-out-of-the-oven egg baked cake with coffee, it’s truly special—this feels like Chengdu people’s most solid afternoon tea.”
This year, the Yulin Lane Coffee Season enters its third edition, becoming a name card for Chengdu’s culture-empowered block renewal. It regathers merchants, residents, and tourists into the old lanes, both revitalizing block consumption and driving the activated use of lane spaces, letting the old block grow new lifestyles while retaining its everyday warmth.
The whole coffee season
runs through October 3
Take advantage of the holiday, bring your family
bring your good mood
to Yulin Fourth Lane
for a cup of coffee and an egg baked cake!
Reporter: Hu Xiaoxiao
Source: Wuhou Release
Reprint notice: This article is compiled by coffeeyo.com based on reporting from Wuhou Release (reporter Hu Xiaoxiao). English version provided for overseas readers.
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