Explore the folk style cafe hidden in the mountain city of Chongqing

Whether it is a sunny spring or a misty winter, whether it is a crisp autumn morning or a hot summer afternoon, a noisy city needs a quiet harbor. When you are tired of walking, you need a rest; there are many things in the world, and you need to be quiet. There is such a little-known cafe in Yubei Wutong County, Chongqing, which does not have big floor-to-ceiling glass and spacious space, nor does it have the noisy, quiet and dignified style of cafes on the banks of Chongqing. It seems to be quietly waiting for your story. Its name is Ting Lan Coffee, if it is not recommended by a friend, you may find it difficult to find here, let alone think of a different hole in it.

Ting Lan's door is always surrounded by emerald and green, and passers-by often mistakenly think that this is a flower shop. The area of Ting Lan Coffee is not large, it is composed of two floors. When you step into Ting Lan, the piano music of "70 years back in time" is melodious and melodious; you instantly feel the stillness and modesty of Ting Lan; the music in the air flutters gently, as if caressing your joy and sadness. The classic black-and-white tiles on the floor seem to have returned to the small houses in the old Shanghai alleys.

Close the door and leave the noise behind; the lively tricolor cat lies lazily on the cushion of the flower rack, quietly combing its hair.

The furniture in the store has its own old colors, and they all have their own stories, which are combined harmoniously and cleverly, as if waiting to be shared with the guests.

The lamps and lanterns in the room also have their own ages, as if to see through the eyes of the past, either bright or dark.

There is also a particularly interesting place in Tinglan Cafe, that is, the 40 pieces of glass collected in Shanghai took more than a year to pick up discontinued pieces of glass from the old houses in Shanghai or the warehouses of dusty glass factories. Carefully selected and then gathered together to form a landscape.

Large pieces of glass are used on the ceiling on the second floor. When the afternoon sun through the glass, reflecting layers of lines, imprinted on the floor, like traces of the formation of time, telling the story of time.

A cup of coffee, a pot of tea mellow, enjoy the peace of mind

When I came to Tinglan, I threw all the hustle and bustle of urban life out the door, making my heart calm and indifferent. Order a cup of coffee, make a pot of tea, in elegant music, feel the scenery in the depths of memory, experience the softest land in your heart, read a small book, or whisper with a couple of bosom friends, are enough to spend the day comfortably. It is also occasionally hidden in the city, chatting with the heart in a quiet corner.

When I was in the Ting Lan Cafe, I couldn't help but get the illusion that the time was wrong. It seems to travel to the cafe of the Republic of China; as if to come to the old Shanghai; as if to return to the unexplained past.

As I was about to leave, I couldn't help asking the curator of Tinglan Cafe why the name Tinglan Coffee came up. She said: "the shore Zhi Ting Lan, lush and green, is like the vanilla on the shore, the orchid on the small continent, pausing all the good times here, from the inside to the outside, simple and unaffected."

Shop name: Ting Lan Coffee

Address: shop no. 1, c commercial, Zhongyu Wutong county, Xingsheng road, Yubei district, Chongqing

Tel: 023mur67113961 (reservation / takeout)