There is a historical place in Hulunbuir Yakeshi City, that is, the century-old town of Boketu. It was built in the late Qing Dynasty, experienced the Republic of China, witnessed the rise and fall of the Eastern Railway, and you can still see these historical things left here, Boketu is located in the southern foothills of the Xing'an Ridge, in a dangerous position of traffic and military throat. There is a great tendency to "a husband should be closed, and there is no way to open it." It has been a strategic fortress and many armies have been stationed since the Qing Dynasty.
Boktu is Mongolian and means "where there are deer". It is bordered by Arong Banner in the east, Unuoer Town in the north, Bahrain Town in the south, and Qiuheyuan Town in the west, bounded by the main peak of the Daxing'an Ridge. The town has an administrative area of 1,049 square kilometers, 2 communities and 2 administrative villages, a total of 5,245 households, a population of 12,460 people, a total of 458 party members, and is surrounded by mountains on both sides of the Binzhou Railway.
Boktu Station Front Street is largely empty, vigorously growing, promoting and exporting vegetables native to Soviet Russia, growing only well in the region. Every autumn, walk around Harbin's farmers' markets and you might find some delicious flavors, but few people grow it these days. Even if it encounters, it is in the shape of a curved melon and a split date. Due to the water and soil of the area, how does the taste and appearance compare to the beauty of Hulunbuir?
"In 1926, there was an underground party organization in Boketu, the Middle East Railway Station, which straddled the middle section of the Greater Khingan Ridge. When the northeast was occupied, Boktu had many patriots who formed the Northeast People's Salvation Army and fought a great struggle. After the founding of our China in China, many activists and model workers also appeared in Boqueta. "The locomotive section and the track section have made many contributions to national construction." Wang Xinyuan, 89, said.
In the process of development, it also attaches great importance to the planned route, which not only inherits the historical context, but also highlights the cultural characteristics. It is planned to repair 20 kilometers of the abandoned Binzhou Railway (including the Xing'anling spiral line), and it is planned to invest 200,000 yuan to rebuild the three railway stations of Chuanling, Shali and Boketu, rebuild the new Nangou Station, build a museum relying on the Heritage Park of the Eastern Railway, open a steam train experience train in the era of the Eastern Railway, and build the Xing'anling Sightseeing Forest Trail.
As the commanding height of the whole line, the Xing'anling Tunnel is undoubtedly the difficulty of the whole line. With the technical capabilities of those years, it was not easy to dig a tunnel of more than three kilometers. At the time, the Russian female engineer Shali made plans to dig from both ends at the same time, but there was no sign of contact until the scheduled date. Shali thinks he has miscalculated and commits suicide in anger. There are few historical records about Shali, which adds some vague tragedy to this saga. However, it can be confirmed that there is also a Shali monument on the east side of the tunnel, and the nearest station to the tunnel is also called Shali Station.
In addition, Boktu is not nothing. There is also a so-called "small museum". It is a century-old office. It was the section chief's office of that year, and this building belongs to the relatively new building here. Walking into the century-old office, we can see that it is divided into two floors, each with a different object with a sense of time.
The first layer is basically the daily necessities Chinese in Inner Mongolia in the seventies and eighties of the last century, as well as the tools needed for military patrols and inspections; The second floor displays some characteristic objects of the Russian state and various traces of the Russian army at that time. Seeing this, we can deeply feel the hard life of soldiers at that time.
And there are many Russians living here in this place, and they are well integrated here, it can be said that there are more Russians here than Chinese, and their appearance can be distinguished at a glance from the eastern face.
Today, the economy of Boktu town is mainly based on animal husbandry, and there are some industrial agriculture and other developments. The town has complete communications facilities, dense commercial outlets, and 100,000 barracks available for development. Abundant natural resources, unique geographical advantages, abundant labor market and complete service functions make Boktu the first choice for attracting investment and seeking leapfrog development.
There are not many local residents, and the young people here can also be said to be basically not, if they really see people walking on the road, it must be some old people, in fact, this place is not small, but why is there no one coming? It may also be because the local government has not publicized this place, and the land here has basically not been opened, like a paradise, not interested in the outside world.
Conclusion: In fact, this place can not be said to be an "empty city", after all, here you will still see some old people here, but there are relatively few people, for such a historical place, if you are interested in friends who want to come, you must also protect the local environment, after all, are historic places, worth people to go.