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CITY LIFE | 城事

Jinqiu Road: All barbecue bars unique in
their own way
金秋路烧烤街：各有特点

J inqiu R oad, a 300-meter - would immediately
long street in Kunming’s northern think of Jinqiu
downtown area, is lined with more Road.
than 20 barbecue bars of all sizes. By T o bet t er
8:00 pm every evening, these barbecue manage the
bars will be packed with customers . barbecue market
Every square table is covered with and promote the
plates of kebabs and cups of varied night economy,
sizes. The saucers are filled with the subdistrict
dipping sauces, and some skewers has introduced
are still resting in the bowls. The bigger barbecue
customers are speaking different bars such as
dialects or languages. Some of them M ulansheng,
are locals, and others are tourists from T angwu, and
other parts of the country, or, the Pangliang. These
world. They have gathered here for the barb ecue bars are
same goal — to feast on barbecues. encouraged to expand
At one end of the street, the spicy their business and lead
seafood has attracted a group of girls the barbecue market. The
with its unique flavor. The deeper you subdistrict has also borrowed
go into the street, the stronger the barbecue market management
barbecues smell. Zhaotong kebabs, experience from other places.
Northeast China barbecues, roast For example, the bars are allowed to
lamb legs… You name it, they have set up tables outdoors during certain
it. A barbecue bar owner said, when business hours, but at other hours,
there are many customers, they stay they can only operate indoors so as
open until about 5 am in the morning. to minimize the effect of noises on
According to Zhang Yueying, Party residents living in the vicinity.
secretary of Jinshi Sub-district, the Peng Fuzhou, director of Jinchen
barbecue bars on Jinqiu Road has Subdistrict Office, said, “Our barbecue
become increasingly popular since bars may not be as famous as those
2000. In the area where Jinqiu Road in Zibo, Shandong, but this barbecue Locomotive Night Market: Offering more than barbecues
joins Beichen Avenue, the businesses street of ours is also buzzing with
are mainly barbecue cars. Therefore, life. We has flavors from all over the 火车头夜市：主角不止烧烤
speaking of barbecues, many people province and the country as well.”

More than 100 years ago, when China’s Night Market originated from the Wanhong
first cross-border railroad — Yunnan- Night Market. This large-scale market
Vietnam Railway — went into operation, integrates a variety of business models,
the train started right from Kunming such as hot pots, barbecues, flower shops,
North Railway Station in the vicinity of a basketball court, and a creative bazaar.
the Locomotive Night Market. Today, the Immediately adjacent to Chuanjin Road
night market stretches for more than 700 Station of Metro Line 5, the Locomotive
meters from Chuanjin Road to Kunming Night Market has become a newly-
North Railway Station. Covering an area of recognized treasure street largely thanks to
70 hectares, the night market has become all these business models.
increasingly lively in the past two years. Li said that the Locomotive Night
At the entrance of the night market Market began to take off in July 2021. After
stands a lar ge billboar d, which paving the road, installing containers, and
conspicuously bears three Chinese improving the lighting facilities, the market
characters signifying “locomotive”. began to introduce businesses. As the
From 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm every day, market becomes more and more popular, Li
many office workers are accustomed and his colleagues are confident of its ability
to visiting the Aosidi French Style to handle the crowd. “The market has an
Street Commemorating the Centennial area of 70 hectares. It is decentralized, with
Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, including the many exits and entrances. It is connected
Locomotive Night Market. The French with Chuanjin Road and Lianmeng Road.
Style Street is full of hustle and bustle, There are two metro stations in the vicinity,
offering clothing, accessories, foods, and namely Huoche Beizhan Station and
drinks. Here you feel just like looking at Chuanjin Road Station, which makes it easy
life through a kaleidoscope. to channel and evacuate the crowd when
When you follow the crowd into the night necessary,” Li said.
market, you will see a very long railroad car, Currently, Yunnan Province is trying
and such an old object is now rarely seen in to get Kunming’s meter gauge railroad
a city. Many people like to pose for picture inscribed on the world cultural heritage
in front of the railroad car, which has been list. According to Li, the entire French
converted into a bar selling barbecues and Style Street including the Locomotive
milk tea. It feels really special to eat and Night Market will be upgraded as planned.
drink in such a unique setting. If approved by the government, replicas
Many tourist attractions at home and of typical railroad stations such Bisezhai
abroad employ train elements. According Railway Station will be introduced to
to Li Yanqing, assistant chairman of Yunnan the French Style Street so that it will
Aosidi Industrial Co Ltd, the Locomotive incorporate more railroad elements.