Kuanzhai Alley Fireworks: Chengdu's Ingenuity and Time-Honored

The bluestone road in Kuanzhai Alley carries the fireworks and warmth of old Chengdu; a shiny old copper pot inherits the ingenuity and taste of century-old egg cakes. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, egg baked cakes were born from children's play at "Auntie's Feast". They were made with eggs and fermented flour and slowly baked in a copper pot. They are crispy, delicious, salty and sweet. They have become a taste symbol engraved in the memories of Chengdu people, witnessing the passage of time in this city. This book takes the persistence of three generations of the Zhang family as the main line, connects the persistence and innovation of old craftsmanship in the tide of the times, and writes an inheritance epic of "the fireworks last forever, and the original intention is as strong as the rock". Zhang Guilan spent her whole life guarding the egg-baked cake craft passed down by her grandmother. From an alleyway stall to becoming a cultural imprint of old Chengdu, she interpreted the most authentic look of craftsmanship with her gentle and firm persistence; Zhang Jianguo, who took over the old copper pot from his mother, struggled to stick to the old craftsmanship and cope with the changes of the times. Action, to resolve the crisis of counterfeiting, cultivate new inheritors, and shoulder the heavy responsibility of inheritance in responsibility and love; Zhang Muyang, from the young generation who was resistant to traditional craftsmanship, after witnessing the warmth and persistence behind the craftsmanship, took the initiative to take over the inheritance baton and became the fourth generation inheritor, allowing the old craftsmanship to rejuvenate with youthful vitality. In the story, there is the warmth of neighbors, the difficulties and confusion on the road to inheritance, the courage and responsibility to stick to the bottom line, and the thinking and exploration of the collision between tradition and modernity. From the shaken young apprentices in the training class, to the communicators who are deeply involved in cultural creation, from the entrepreneurs who have taken root overseas, to the documentarians who record the perseverance, every role is guarding this old taste and this old craftsmanship in their own way.