A bowl of rice noodles, sprinkled with peanuts, peppers, shallots, and a spoonful of homemade chili sauce opened a noisy day in Dushiyuan Street, Donghu District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. "Shou Wan Fen Drinks Pot Soup, Fried Root Doughnuts with Soybean Milk" has become a must order "set meal" for countless tourists in Tu Shi Yuan.

The Tu Shi Yuan is located in the northwest corner of Nanchang City, which is a prosperous area of the old city of Nanchang. On a short street, Xiaoluozi Soup Shop, Xiaoqiu Shuizhu, old Nanchang sugar cake, alum free fried egg sticks, Xiying Water Hotel, fried dough sticks wrapped with glutinous rice balls... many shops that are popular on the social platform gather here. Every morning at breakfast, the streets are crowded with people.

At the beginning of this year, Tushiyuan Street started its transformation and upgrading. On the basis of retaining the original "fireworks", it added archway signs. Its style echoes the nearby Tengwang Pavilion Scenic Area from afar. Tushiyuan Street has changed from an old residential area to a historical and cultural block.

"There are so many people coming, and business has increased several times. Now we have to get up at 2 am every day to prepare, and we can finish work until 8 pm." said Cao Jinhong, the owner of the snack bar.

There was a long queue in the front row of the old Nanchang white sugar cake shop. The soft, glutinous and sweet white sugar cakes attracted many tourists from other places. "I just ate mixed flour next door, and then I came to eat sugar cakes. I came here to taste local snacks," said Wang Peng, a tourist from Anhui.

Behind the delicious food tour on the tip of the tongue is the unique attraction of the local culture.

In addition to Tushiyuan Street, the Jewelry Street in Xihu District of Nanchang, which gathers many local snacks, has also become a popular "punch in" place for tourists coming to Nanchang.

The Jewelry Street, which is more than 400 meters long and about 4 meters wide, is the same as Tushiyuan Street, and is located in the busy section of Nanchang's old city.

It has a lot to do with food. Among the more than 130 stores on the street, there are 81 small restaurants. Today, the daily average passenger flow of the Jewelry Street has exceeded 30000 person times, and the daily average passenger flow of the "May Day" holiday has exceeded 150000 person times. It has become normal for diners to wait in line, and some stores have a daily turnover of more than 10000 yuan.

"Food is not only a kind of enjoyment, but also a inheritance and continuation of local history and culture. I was deeply impressed by the special snacks of Nanchang, such as sugar cake and paste soup, and I also felt the cultural charm of Nanchang, an ancient city with thousands of years old." said Wang Jing, a college student who came from Wuhan to travel.

Between Tushiyuan Street and Jewelry Street is the historical and cultural block of the Wanshou Palace.

The bustling crowds in front of the snack stalls and the fragrance in the air are the embodiment of Nanchang's cultural charm. Many tourists will take a stroll in the city after enjoying the food and immerse themselves in the cultural atmosphere of the city.

In Xihu District of Nanchang City, the culture and tourism industry has been planned and developed as a leading industry.

Every night, in the Hongdu Night Lane in Qingyunpu District of Nanchang City, there are laughter, cheers and cries of peddling in the local famous restaurant.

"In 2020, we will upgrade the catering street on the North Second Road of Xinxiqiao, which was formed naturally in history, into a 'Hongdu Night Lane · Cultural and Commercial Street'." Zhao Wen, Deputy Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Hongdu Street, Qingyunpu District, introduced that there are 116 shops in 23 buildings along the street, and the commercial formats and simple buildings make Hongdu Night Lane a commercial IP integrating food, entertainment and leisure.

"After the night market became popular, many tourists came to explore and share on the Internet, so we became 'online celebrities'!" said Luo Shunhua, the owner of the restaurant.

Data shows that Nanchang will receive 190 million tourists in 2023, realizing a comprehensive tourism income of 197.779 billion yuan. "The key to urban tourism is to create an atmosphere. We want tourists to look for the memory of old Nanchang in the black bricks and tiles, and feel the world's fireworks in the old streets and alleys," said Yang Xiqin, head of the Publicity and Promotion Section of Nanchang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film, Television and Tourism.

(Our reporter Hu Xiaojun, Li Yulan, Wang Yang, our correspondent Xue Bin)

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