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75 years of hard work, 75 years of road like a song.
Meili Snow Mountain, Songzanlin Monastery, Pudacuo National Park, Yunnan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey ...... The beauty of Diqing is inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Yunbao all-media interview team approached the people of all ethnic groups in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and heard the most sincere voices from their stories. In the most subtle changes, witness the vicissitudes of the snowy plateau.
We can't forget the smiling faces along the way, they have witnessed the development and changes, and are full of happiness and joy. Whether it is the "eight views" of clothing, food, housing, transportation, education, medical care, nursing, and rights, or the "five comparisons" of the earth-shaking changes since the liberation, before and after the establishment of the autonomous prefecture, before and after the reform and opening up, and the changes in the people being the masters of the country, every change and every change is engraved in the hearts of the people of all ethnic groups in the whole prefecture.
From unclothed to exquisite clothes, from a closed plateau to embracing the world, from being poor and white to leapfrogging development...... Today, Diqing has achieved a great leap from standing up, getting rich to becoming strong.
The changes of one village and one household are a true portrayal of an era and a country. From October 1st, we will use words and lenses to take you into the new era, Xindiqing, and witness the new development and new look here.
Towering green hills
A small river with babbling water
The green of the rice paddies rolls
It forms a beautiful picture of the idyllic scenery
As cars sped along the Nita Highway
The scroll became dynamic
At noon, the 100-year-old grandmother Dedu Duma sat in the pergola facing the highway in her house, with cars coming and going in front of her, and her mouth gently hummed Tibetan songs. Perhaps it was the fear of "difficult to walk" when she was young, and every day after lunch, she would come to the side of the road to take a few steps, and occasionally chat with passing drivers and tourists.
"Since there is this road, it only takes more than 2 hours for the dolls to go to Zhongdian. Only those who are outside can come to us. ”
Recalling the changes in traffic over the past few decades, Dedu Duma, who has lived in Tacheng Town, Weixi County, since he was a child, sighed with emotion: "I remember that it was in 1952 that there was the first highway in the state, and it was already terrible at that time. My family just happened to be going to the county seat, and they took us and dry food with them, and spent a few days to see the world and see what the highway was like. ”
"At that time, it was really difficult to walk, with high feet and low feet grinding on the path, and I felt that I would never be able to walk at the end. Like now, there are wide roads everywhere. My doll opened this farmhouse on the Nita Highway passing by the door, and people come to live in my house all year round, and life is getting better and better. Speaking of happiness, the hundred-year-old grandmother sang Tibetan songs, and even danced the "pot village" on crutches.
"Sheep intestine trail monkey road, ladder zipline single-plank bridge". The road used to be a pain in the hearts of the people of Diqing.
Since ancient times, people of all ethnic groups have relied on people and horses to travel between mountains and valleys, and the closed and backward transportation conditions have seriously restricted the travel and economic development of the masses in Tibetan areas. It was not until 1952 that Diqing Prefecture built the first highway in the territory - Juwei Highway opened to traffic, filling the gap in transportation.
Since then, in order to get rich, the cognition of building roads first, the principle of "big roads are rich, small roads are small, and no roads are rich" has become the consensus and direction of efforts of cadres and people of all ethnic groups in Diqing Prefecture to integrate into the blood.
Walking into Lahezhu Village, Weixi County, spacious cement village roads extend along the mountain road, connecting every household. "It is really a blessing for our people to have such a road in the village." Villager Chen Zhijun said happily. And such roads are already everywhere in Diqing Prefecture.
A set of sets of data
It has witnessed the vicissitudes of transportation construction in Diqing Prefecture
End of 2010
The length of the highway is 5,372 km
During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period
The state's transportation investment has completed 20.424 billion yuan
It is 3.9 times the amount of investment during the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period
……
During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, Diqing ushered in the peak period of transportation construction and development, with the goal of "high-speed passage out of the province, high-level passage out of the state, grading of highways in the state, and smoothness of rural roads", and drew a blueprint for the development of "1235568" comprehensive transportation, building highways, building railways, developing aviation, and smooth water transportation, and the development of transportation has achieved a fundamental transformation from "bottleneck constraints" to "basic relief" and then to "initial adaptation".
From the winding sheep intestine path
to modern highways
From the isolation and remoteness to the opening of high-speed rail and connecting with the world
From crossing mountains to reaching all the way......
Turning over the long scroll of the history of Diqing transportation development, we see that since the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the road traffic in Diqing Prefecture has changed "from scratch, from there to fast"; What I feel is the hardships paid by the successive party committees and governments of Diqing Prefecture to "go far".
In September 2021, the Shangri-La-Lijiang Expressway was opened to traffic, which is an important passage connecting Northwest Yunnan and the mainland.
Good news followed.
Two years later, in November 2023, a long dragon's whistle brought the news of the official opening of the Lixiang Railway, and the high-speed rail era enthusiastically opened its arms to the people of all ethnic groups in Diqing Prefecture. Every day, a large number of tourists from all over the world flock to this magical land by bullet train to see its unparalleled natural scenery and unique ethnic customs, and the "Shangri-La of the World" is more recognized and disseminated by the world day by day.
Just got off the train, saw the Shika Snow Mountain, Fujian Province tourist Zhang Ben is very excited: "Our family has been yearning for the ethnic customs and beautiful snow mountains of Diqing for a long time. I will introduce my family and friends to the magnificent mountains and rivers here, and encourage them to come to Diqing to enjoy the winter scenery. When saying goodbye, Zhang Ben agreed with the reporter, "Let's meet here again in winter!" ”
The same joy comes from Mr. Zhang, who works in Shangri-La City: "In the past, when I wanted to go home during the Chinese New Year's holidays, I always felt that the air ticket was too expensive and the car was too tired. The bullet train really brings great convenience to our travel. ”
With the acceleration of internal and external connectivity, the special products of the snowy plateau have also gone to the world.
Diqing matsutake mushroom is known as the "snowy mountain treasure", with the highest annual output of more than 1,400 tons, accounting for 65% of the province and 30% of the country, with an output value of nearly 140 million yuan. The relevant person in charge of Shangri-La UBM Food Co., Ltd. said: "In the past year since the opening of the bullet train, we have taken advantage of the advantages of sufficient transportation capacity, strong timeliness, good performance of cold chain equipment and high degree of freshness of the bullet train to quickly deliver Diqing matsutake mushrooms from the depths of the mountains to consumers at home and abroad, and promote the sale of Diqing special agricultural products to the whole country and even the world." ”
An e-commerce platform merchant is packing matsutake mushrooms in cold storage Photo by Yang Wan
The train is speeding away
Behind the laughter
It is to vigorously enhance the ability of Diqing transportation service guarantee
Consolidation of national unity and stability in the border areas
The importance of promoting high-quality regional economic and social development
"When I went to Zhongdian at the earliest, I either went over the mountains and mountains and was time-consuming and labor-intensive, or I crossed the river by zipline at the risk."
On the Jinsha River, its Zongxin Bridge stands across the river, and there is an endless stream of vehicles. Pointing to the nearby Old Bridge, 82-year-old Wang Wenya, a resident of Qizong Village, tells us about the benefits of the bridge connecting Weixi and Shangri-La.
"When we first went to Zhongdian, we either spent two days climbing mountains and mountains, or we had to zipline across the river at risk. In 1991, the bridge was completed and opened to traffic, which greatly facilitated us. Thirty years have passed, and when the bridge can no longer withstand large-tonnage vehicle transportation, a 361-meter-long continuous steel bridge was completed and opened to traffic during the reconstruction and expansion project of the Nita secondary road, and we have a new bridge since then. Wang Wenya said.
"With this road, local products have also become popular, and you can earn money at your doorstep."
The transportation construction in Diqing has brought tangible benefits to the masses, the economy has developed, the life has become richer, and the masses of all ethnic groups have smiled brightly. "In the past, if you want to buy daily necessities or fertilizers and pesticides, you not only have to walk for half a day, but also have to carry it back on your shoulders. "My hometown has a concrete road, so I can drive my car directly into my house." "With this road, the village has become beautiful, and local products have become popular, and you can earn money at your doorstep." Speaking of the changes in travel in the village in the past few years, the villagers smiled from ear to ear.
We have seen that with the rapid development of road traffic, rural roads are getting better and wider, and people's travel has been fundamentally improved, which has also led to rural development and rural revitalization. Qibei and Hada Villages, Tacheng Town, Weixi County, combined with the rich tourism resources of the village, have developed rural tourism. Rural products are delivered to all parts of the country in a relatively short period of time through convenient shipping and logistics channels, and the items needed can be delivered to your doorstep from the comfort of your home.
Since the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Diqing's transportation construction has gone through a process from scratch, from sparse to dense, from quantity to quality.
now
"Five-in-one" modern comprehensive transportation
Not only completely changed
More than 400,000 people travel
It also does a good job for Diqing Prefecture
Stability, development, ecology, and border stability
Achieve high-quality leapfrog development
It provides a strong guarantee
Yunbao all-media reporters: Ma Zhe, Tan Yazhu, Zhang Fan, Zhao Lihuai, Peng Shaojie, Gongqiu Tsering, Li Tiecheng
Diqing Daily reporter here is only Ma
Editor-in-charge: Cat Enbo
Responsible proofreader: Guo Yi
Editor-in-chief Xiong Bo
Final Review: Editorial Board Member Cao Jie