Source: The Great Wall Network
Rural tourist highway in Shanhaiguan District. Photo by Hu Weida
Chendouzhuang Village, Mengjiang Township, Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao City boasts fresh air and pleasant scenery in early winter. The newly-built the 6-kilometer Changshou Mountain rural tourism highway winds through the scenic spots and villages, like a green ribbon, bringing convenience and fortune to the residents.
“Now this highway is beautiful and safe, with colorful flowers and trees on both sides of the road. We take photos while taking a break. There is a lane for cycling, keeping us from the running cars.” said Liu Wenhui, a cycling enthusiast, enjoying the fun of cycling on the tourism highway and the ecological beauty of “riding through the forest, indulging the scroll of painting”.
The northern part of Shanhaiguan District of Qinhuangdao City is a hilly area with thin soil layers. Land reclamation for crops will destroy the ecological environment and cause soil erosion. In recent years, the district has implemented the rural revitalization strategy, continuously adjusted and optimized the rural industrial structure, made full use of the local ecological and natural advantages, leading farmers to expand the scale of characteristic agriculture such as cherries and peaches, and vigorously support the development of the rural tourism industry.
“In recent years, some villagers have been involved in fruit trees cultivation, farmer’s restaurants, or doing business in surrounding scenic spots. The two-lane road needs to be improved duo to the great increase of the tourists, because traffic congestion often occurs when the trucks for peach purchasing or buses for tourist groups come.” said Xing Guohong, secretary of the Party branch of Chendouzhuang Village.
The transportation is the key to the rural revitalization. Since the beginning of this year, Shanhaiguan District has launched a rural tourism highway project that benefits more than 30 villages in the northern shallow mountainous areas, in combination with key tasks such as the construction of the all-for-one tourism and the improvement of rural living environment. The newly-built rural tourism road has become a beautiful ecological landscape, connecting the local fruit picking gardens and mountain scenic spots, providing citizens and tourists with a beautiful, comfortable, safe and smooth traffic environment.
Zhang Bin, Party secretary and director of the Transportation Bureau of Shanhaiguan District, said, “At present, a total of 251 kilometers of rural roads have been built in the district, including over 20 kilometers of tourist roads, which connects the villages along the route with scenic spots such as Changshoushan Mountain, Jiaoshan Mountain, and Yansai Lake, to improve Shanhaiguan District’s tourism economy and farmers’ income.”
“We are happy to see the two-lane road has been upgraded to a four-lane road. The traffic gets smooth, and more self-driving tourists had come here during the National Day holiday, even though the road had not been completed yet. There are about 8,000 mu of peach trees in this area, the peach blossoms next spring will definitely attract more tourists, and you too are welcome, my friends!” Xing Guohong smiled.
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