Coffee Culture Tourism: the left Bank of Paris (1)

The "Rivedroite", at first merely a geographical area, refers to the Rue Saint-Germain, the Rue Montparnasse and the Rue Saint-Michel on the left bank of the Seine, a cultural shrine with cafes, bookstores, galleries, gallery and museums.

From the 14th century AD, the residents of Xidai Island gradually expanded to both sides of the river. After King Charles V of France moved the royal palace to the floating Day Square, the Louvre and the Wansen Castle on the right bank, the center of political power gradually moved to the right bank. Then the commercial economy also flourished on the right bank.

In addition to a few sporadic residents, three main universities have been built on the left bank: the University of Salbon (later renamed the School of Arts of the University of Paris), the trilingual University (later renamed the University of France), and the College of four Nations (later renamed the French Academy). Because the teachers and students of the college had to learn Latin and write and talk in Latin, this area was also called Latin, which was the earliest district on the left bank, an area made up of intellectuals.

In the 17th century, Louis XIV moved to Versailles, and the left bank became the only way from Paris to Versailles. At this time, the left bank achieved a golden period of rapid development. At that time, dignitaries and celebrities came here to build mansions, which gradually formed a middle-class community with the cultural and intellectual circles as the mainstream, which was in sharp contrast to the power and economic center composed of palaces and commercial streets on the right bank. No wonder people humorously say that "the right bank uses money, the left bank uses the brain".

As the cultural and intellectual circles gathered on the left bank, various bookstores, publishing houses, small theatres, gallery, museums and so on were gradually set up. Cafes and beer pubs around this social atmosphere have also emerged as the times require, becoming an important gathering place for intellectual and cultural people on the left bank. Starting from St. Michel Street on the left bank of the Seine, cafes and bars visited and gathered by cultural celebrities and sages spread all over the neighborhood.

For more than 300 years, the coffee on the left bank has not only added sugar and milk, but also added the essence of literature, art and philosophy, adding a cultural concern as warm as hot coffee. As a result, "left Bank" has become a cultural heritage, a symbol, a symbol, a fashionable adjective.

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