What does it mean when you are young and never leave Sichuan?

"Don't go into Sichuan when you are young, don't leave Sichuan when you are old" means:

Don't go into Sichuan when you are young, as this will destroy your fighting spirit; don't go out of Sichuan when you are old, and don't go to other places. Sichuan will be so leisurely. Of course, the word Sichuan here refers to Chengdu.

Now there is another way of saying it: work in Chongqing and live in Chengdu. It is said that many Sichuan people hope to save some money by working in Chongqing for a period of time and then live in Chengdu. It can be seen that Chengdu is very attractive to at least people from Sichuan.

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The reason why as the saying goes, "Young people cannot enter Sichuan, and old people cannot leave Sichuan":

Sichuan has always been one of people's favorite tourist provinces , the number of tourists every year basically remains in the top three of all provinces and cities in the country, and there is a saying that has been circulating in Sichuan, which is that young people cannot enter Sichuan, and old people cannot leave Sichuan. So why do so many people come to Sichuan for tourism?

Compared with Yunnan and Guizhou in neighboring provinces, most cities in Sichuan are located in the extreme edge areas of the Sichuan Basin, so the climate is also different from that of Yunnan and Guizhou. Summers are high and rainy, winters are low and rainy, but often cloudy and foggy. The weather is bad, so since ancient times, people have been accustomed to inviting relatives and friends to go out for tea and card gatherings as soon as the weather gets better.

So since the Qing Dynasty, Chengdu and even Sichuan have the most teahouses in the country. Nowadays, you can see people drinking tea in various places in Sichuan, including parks, squares, sports centers and scenic spots. A place to play cards.

This slow and leisurely attitude towards life has long developed a leisurely lifestyle. Although Chengdu has developed rapidly in recent years, it has surpassed most provincial capital cities in one fell swoop and ranked first among the new first-tier cities. , but the pace of life and work is still one of the slowest cities in the country.

So, the general meaning of "young people entering Sichuan" is that you should not come to Sichuan when you are young to get used to the slow pace of life. If you are young and not determined, you will inevitably linger here and feel reluctant to return. Feeling like this, it is easy to live a mediocre life and difficult to achieve great things.

The old man not leaving Shu is probably just like the literal meaning, don’t leave the comfortable environment you are used to. After all, this is still a leisure place suitable for living and living. The elderly do not want to leave or do not want to leave. Common sense, and the saying that “it’s hard to leave one’s homeland” has existed since ancient times. This is also the reason why old people never leave Shu.

Nowadays, on the streets of Chengdu, you can see people queuing up to buy delicacies from street stalls everywhere, as well as crowded hot pot restaurants in scenic spots, couples aimlessly walking their dogs in the park, exercising and jumping in squares. Dancing old people, every lifestyle here is slow, so compared to other first-tier cities, this is a more livable city.