Chongqing News
People in Chongqing eat in the pipeline? Reporter investigates on site
2023-02-06 11:19:50
CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- A few days ago, #People in Chongqing eat in the pipeline# became hot search: in a restaurant in Chongqing Nanshan Mountain, guests eat in the place with a shape like a "cement pipe", and there is netizens tease: "it is the authentic eating in the ‘restaurant’." Recently, the reporter came to Nanshan Mountain for on-the-spot investigation.
The restaurant is located in Chongqing Nanshan Mountain, the upper and lower two layers of "cement pipes" are in sight when get into the restaurant courtyard, each "pipeline" has a table. Reporters saw, in addition to the pipeline, there are regular dining table set in the courtyard.

Near the meal time, there are more and more guests in the restaurant, and many people take pictures and visit while eating. Xiao Chen from Zhejiang told the reporter, “I went to Chongqing for travel before school, and browsed the restaurant online and felt interesting; therefore, I wanted to come to see and have dinner by the way.”

Why is it designed as a "cement pipeline"? There is a saying in Chongqing called ‘let's go to the restaurant together’, said Ms. Peng, the owner of the barbecue shop. "We designed this style in the courtyard as a result of this idea." She said it was designed to give guests special memories.

After the popularity of the video, some netizens ask whether it is safe to eat in it? How do I get up there? Reporters find in the site that, shop owner set up stairs, which help go to the second floor, and fences, glass guardrails are set in two sides outside the "cement pipeline".

Ms. Peng told reporters that they find the manufacturer deliberately to customize this pipeline, which is different from ordinary cement pipeline, in addition, they contact professionals to reinforce the pipeline with steel cement soil. (Translated by Zhang Kang, Fathom Language Limited)
Editor:Jiang Yiwei