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2023.09.12 18:38 GMT+8

Factory-turned fashion park attracts young people

Updated 2023.09.12 18:38 GMT+8
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People walk at the Eastern Suburb Memory, a fashion industrial park that combines industrial heritage with modern entertainment facilities in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

With performances and exhibitions, galleries and shops, bars and restaurants all spread throughout repurposed industrial facilities, the Eastern Suburb Memory Fashion Industrial Park in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, has everything that young people enjoy and has become a new center of fashion in the city.

A visitor walks past a wall featuring the city's name at the Eastern Suburb Memory Fashion Industrial Park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

Built on the site of the former Hongguang Electron Tube Factory, the park combines industrial heritage with modern urbanist architecture, offering a combined atmosphere of nostalgia and fashion.

Photos showing the history of the Eastern Suburb Memory are on display at the fashion industrial park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

Many young people go there to have their photos taken among the statues, graffiti, old chimneys and pipelines.

People visit the Eastern Suburb Memory Fashion Industrial Park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

With over 20 functioning exhibition venues, the park presents thousands of cultural activities every year. A National Geographic photo exhibition currently being held there is a popular choice among shutterbugs. And those who enjoy immersive experiences are certain to have a good time at the ARTE Museum, a world-class digital art exhibition venue.

A National Geographic photo exhibition is held at the Eastern Suburb Memory Fashion Industrial Park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

As the birthplace of "Science Fiction World," one of the world's most popular science fiction periodicals, Chengdu will host this year's World Science Fiction Convention in October. As a prelude to the event, a sci-fi exhibition is being held at the Eastern Suburb Memory fashion park showcasing the history of the magazine and the development of Chinese science fiction.

A science fiction exhibition is held at the Eastern Suburb Memory Fashion Industrial Park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

From this July, Shuyanfu, or "Ode to the Shu [another name for Sichuan] Banquet," an original Chinese food show integrating music, dance performance, light and shadow art, and dining, has offered visitors to the fashion park a new way to enjoy a taste of local culture during ancient times.

Dancers perform at the 'Ode to the Shu Banquet' show at the Eastern Suburb Memory Fashion Industrial Park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

For those who just want to enjoy their leisure time, the park offers a variety of shops selling cultural and creative products, as well as a long list of restaurants and coffee shops that cater to different needs.

People have a rest at a coffee shop situated on an old train at the Eastern Suburb Memory Fashion Industrial Park in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. /CGTN

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