Ⅱ. Luodai Town -- A local stranger

Luodai Town is subject to Longqun District of Chengdu and is often called Zhengzichang. No convincing evidence shows its origin and there are two possibilities: one is the imperial garden of ancient kingdoms, and the other is that is was built by Zhuge Liang, named Wanfu Street. But the town really gained fame by its migrant Hakka culture which is of only 200-300 years. The town's population includes a number of people of the Hakka ethnicity, and the town is even called the "Number One Hakka Town."
When in the town, visitors should firstly visit the Buddhist shrines. A short distance from the crowded Randeng Temple is the Luodai Park, built in the Republic of China period (1912-1949). The park is like an agreeable oasis, and the Women's Teahouse, E Pavilion and Ningcui Tower and Bajiao Well are open to visitors free of charge.
Local sights include the high Sifang Tower, Three Hundred Steps for honoring the God of Fortune, and the magnificent North Sichuan Hall. North Sichuan Hall is situated next to the mountain and has two floors. The performance stage is a little more than two meters above the floor, meaning that wealthy people in the past, who thought themselves taller than they actually were, had to worry about reaching the stage.
The old street in Luodai is 8 meters wide and a little oblique, paved with slabs from east to west. The old street consists of the upper and lower streets, divided by Jiangxi Lane. Jiangxi Hall honors Master Xu. It is also called Longevity Palace, comprised of a platform, a large courtyard, three halls in front, middle and back, an indoor performance stage, and two dooryards and wing-rooms.
Guangdong Hall honors Mazuor the Goddess of the Sea and King Yue. Guangdong
Hall, or Nanhua Palace, was built in the 11th year of the rein of Emperor
Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. It is the best-preserved and most magnificent
Hakka hall. The halls in Luodai have been recognized as the key cultural relics
of protection in the country.