Kuanzhai Xian gzi. or Wide and Narrow Alleys, is the name card of Chengdu for China tourism. a city with a long history. Here you can see the historical remains of the old Chengdu City, and experience the authentic local lesure life style. Once you walk into the Wide and Narrow Alleys, you will step into the most local, ancient, while international and stylish part of Chengdu City. The Wide and Narrow Alleys are an area of ancient streets preserved from the Qing dynasty in Chengdu. The Wide and Narrow Alleys are the epitome of the old life of Chengdu City.

Wide and Narrow Alley is a very upscale, posh area, with old-style pagoda buildings tastefully renovated along your Chengdu tours. It is a network of three pedestrian alleyways collectively known as Kuan Zhai Xiangzi. It is located west and slightly north of Tianfu Square, and just a block northwest of People's Park. This is an area of really expensive restaurants and tea-houses, but really worth a stroll. As a smaller version of the famous Jinli Street, Kuan Zhai Xiangzi offers many of the same tourist nicknacks, but makes a great outing when coupled with a stroll around People's Park, just 5 minutes away. ?Most taxi drivers know where it is, but it may help to also know that Changshun Shang Lu (Changshun Upper Road) is the major street that borders the alleys on the east side.

The Wide and Narrow Alleys was open to tourists on 14th June, 2008, after four years of renovation and an investment of 600 million yuan. Here, it has everything, from the most authentic Sichuan cuisine, Sichuan Opera and tea houses, to world famous Indian food and French chocolates, from the elegant local leisure to the fashion and modern Enropean lifestyle, from the most grass-root Chengdu culture to the ultra-modern international atmosphere along private tour of China. The Wide and Narrow Alleys has gradually become a popular tourist spot of Chengdu City.