The "golden line" in the lonely smoke of Dunhuang Railway
The reporter learned from China Railway Lanzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. that the Dunhuang railway was put into operation on December 18, marking the formation of the first ring railway network in Northwest China, adding a "new engine" to the economic and social development of Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet and Xinjiang provinces and regions along the line and poverty alleviation. (December 18, people's network) the
Dunhuang railway starts from Liugou station of Lanzhou Xinjiang Railway, passes through Aksai Subei of Dunhuang, crosses Qilian Mountains and enters Qinghai Province, and ends at yinmaxia station of SiGe section of Qinghai Tibet Railway with a design speed of 120km / h. The Dunhuang railway includes Liugou to Dunhuang, Dunhuang to Subei, Mahai to yinmaxia and the newly opened Subei to Mahai sections. So far, a 671 kilometer "golden" railway line across the northwest Gobi desert has been formed. According to the book of Han Dynasty, Dunhuang is an important transportation hub on the ancient Silk Road and a golden node city on the belt and road. As a national historical and cultural city, Dunhuang culture has a long history and has been passed on for thousands of years. Mogao Grottoes is the largest and most abundant Buddhist art holy land in the world, and Dunhuang studies, one of the three outstanding learning cultures, has been studied by scholars all over the world. As a bright pearl of the northwest culture, Dunhuang culture will catch the "ride" of Dunhuang railway, which is well known by more and more people, so as to carry forward and inherit.
railway has always been an indispensable hardware for regional development. For a long time, the inconvenience of transportation has made the location and resource advantages of Northwest China unable to be transformed into development advantages, which has become a binding factor for the social and economic development of Northwest China. The opening and operation of Dunhuang railway will connect Lanzhou Xinjiang Railway and Qinghai Tibet railway, which will be connected with Lanzhou qinghai railway, Lanzhou Xinjiang Railway and Qinghai Tibet railway to form the first closed circular railway network in the northwest of China, and become the second international channel from the northwest to Central Asia together with Kuge railway.
"to get rich, build roads first", Dunhuang railway will become an important "weapon" for the region along the line to win the battle of poverty alleviation. 2020 is the year of building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way, and it is urgent to tackle poverty. After the Dunhuang railway was put into operation, Aksay Kazak Autonomous County and Subei Mongolian Autonomous County in Gansu Province ended the history of no trains. Dunhuang railway will promote the economic development and exchange between the two places, and inject new force for poverty alleviation and prosperity of the areas along the line. A promising "New Silk Road" appears in the desert Gobi, and the northwest passage of the silk road will usher in a new journey of rapid development.
Dunhuang railway will greatly promote the development of Tourism along the line. "The desert is lonely and smoke is straight, and the long river falls into yen", "why do Qiang flutes complain about willows, and the spring wind does not pass Yumen pass?" at all times and in all countries, Dunhuang has attracted numerous tourists to explore its magnificence and heroism. Before that, the traffic in desert and Gobi has been restricting the development of Tourism along the line. Dunhuang railway will become a "fast travel" golden tourism route. It is understood that there are only 14 national scenic spots along the Dunhuang railway, including historical and cultural sites such as Mogao Grottoes, Yangguan, yumengguan and the great wall of Han Dynasty, as well as natural scenery such as Yadan landform, transparent mengke glacier, Mingsha mountain, and many places of interest. It is a gathering place of scenic spots along the ancient Silk Road and a tourism belt jointly built by Qinghai and Gansu.
Dunhuang railway, the "golden line" in the desert smoke, is a cultural heritage line, a poverty alleviation and prosperity line, a convenient tourism line and a "people's livelihood" line. Get on the train and listen to the camel bells echoing in the desert. The "colorful" silk road seems to be in front of you.
Lin Yinglong