On the ride to the provincial capital, Chen Shi'an started a livestream, pointing the camera at the road stretching ahead and the passing scenery as he chatted with his viewers, sharing what he had seen and felt along the way.
Jianzhang City, the capital of Yunchuan Province and an important birthplace of the Ancient Shu Civilization, had a history stretching back over three thousand years.
A little after one in the afternoon, Jianzhang City finally came clearly into view on his livestream.
A broad moat encircled the ancient city wall ruins, and the roads grew wider and straighter. Traffic lights, signs, enormous billboards, and an endless stream of vehicles all displayed the prosperity and pulse of the province's economic and cultural center.
The modern urban core, with its forest of high-rises in the distance, interwove with the nearby old town's preserved flagstone streets, upturned eaves, and interlocking brackets, creating a distinctive urban fabric.
Unlike the natural wonders or small frontier towns rich in ethnic character he had visited before, Jianzhang City greeted him with an atmosphere of deep historical heritage colliding and blending with modern urban vitality.
The livestream camera swept over ancient city walls, old-style streets and ceremonial gateways, brand-new skyscrapers, and bustling pedestrian streets, prompting a flurry of comments:
[He's in the city! Xiao Chen rides so fast!]
[From remote forests to a three-thousand-year-old ancient capital!]
[I've been meaning to find time to visit Jianzhang too...]
[Xiao Chen, want to meet up? I'm in Jianzhang. I'll buy you a meal.]
[Wait for my news, guys. I'm heading out to catch the Daoist Master. [doge]]
Jianzhang was a major city, after all, and quite a few viewers lived and worked there. After following Chen Shi'an's camera to so many places, seeing him arrive in their own city felt rather