The new Silk Road in the desert links the "pearl chain" of Northwest Tourism

The reporter learned from China Railway Lanzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. on December 17 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, Xinjiang and Tibet provinces and regions along the line and the poverty alleviation. (Gansu Daily, December 18) the

Dunhuang railway is located in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province and Jiuquan City of Gansu Province. It starts from Liugou station of Lanzhou Xinjiang Railway in the north, passes through Dunhuang, Aksai and Subei, passes through Qilian Mountains and enters Qinghai Province. It is introduced into yinmaxia station of SiGe section of Qinghai Tibet Railway along Mahai and Dachaidan, with a total length of 671km. The total length of the section from Subei to Mahai opened this time is 173 km. Construction started in April 2013, with 6 stations newly built, namely dam river, heishigou, changcaogou, dangjinshan, Sugan lake and seshteng mountain. A 6031 a 6031 white geese are purple in the west wind, and the soap sculpture is yellow sand in the setting sun. Yang Shen, a poet of Ming Dynasty, described the unique and magnificent natural scenery of Northwest China vividly. Dunhuang is the node city of the Silk Road, famous for "Dunhuang Grottoes" and "Dunhuang frescoes". Dunhuang railway is known as the "New Silk Road in the desert". There are only 14 national scenic spots along the line, including Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Suoyang City, the great wall of the Han Dynasty and other historical and cultural sites. It is the location of the world heritage Mogao Grottoes, Yumen pass and Yangguan, the border of the great wall of the Han Dynasty. There are also natural sceneries represented by Yadan landform of national geopark and transparent mengke glacier. There are many places of interest. It is a tourist attraction gathering place of ancient Silk Road. In 2019, Dunhuang city was selected as one of the first national tourism demonstration areas, and it is also a national historical and cultural city. A 6031 a 6031 train rings, gold is ten thousand Liang. Dunhuang railway passes through Qaidam Basin, which enjoys the reputation of "treasure basin". Along the railway, salt, boron, potassium, coal, oil and other natural resources are very rich. In 2018, Dunhuang received 10.773 million domestic and foreign tourists, an increase of 19.64%. The traffic of desert and Gobi has been restricting the development of Tourism along the line. Dunhuang railway will become a "fast travel" golden tourism line, linking up the "pearl chain" of Tourism along the line. The cultural and natural landscape between Dunhuang and Golmud will be "led by the first line", which will effectively promote the development of tourism in the local and even western regions. &If you want to be rich, build a road first, which has been the same for thousands of years. Dunhuang railway is the second international channel from the northwest to Central Asia. It connects four provinces of Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet to fill the gap in the road network. It has completely changed the history of circuitous railway transportation between Xinjiang and Tibet. Between Xinjiang and Tibet, the railway transportation distance will be shortened by 1100 kilometers, saving nearly 10 hours, greatly facilitating people's travel along the line, leading people along the line to get rid of poverty and become rich. After the opening and operation of the

Dunhuang railway, the layout of the western road network will be further improved. It is of great significance to promote the construction of the "belt and road", promote the economic development of the northwest region, and win the battle of poverty alleviation in 2020. During the construction of Dunhuang railway, the railway department solved the construction problems, optimized the construction scheme, and ensured that the line was opened and operated on schedule! (author: Wang genxin)