More than 300 meters of aerial elevator.
Take the cable car.
In the past, from the foot of the mountain to the top, you needed to climb on the cliff for 2 hours, but now you can reach the top of the mountain in just 7 minutes——
Nizhuhe Village, Puli Township, Xuanwei City, a village "separated by the world" by the mountains. Nowadays, the travel of the masses here is not only convenient and fast, but also life is the same every day. Families are planning for the days to come, and the village has changed dramatically.
The 400-meter cliff path is terrifying
"Keep your feet steady, just cross this road" "Everyone be careful" ... One by one, the childish voice echoed through the valley of the Nizhu River. Standing at the bottom of the valley and looking up, above the canyon, thin figures climbed on the cliff face, carrying school bags on their bodies. From a distance, I saw the bags moving up shakily.
This is the only way for children in Nizhu River Village to go to school before the development of the Nizhu River Grand Canyon, and it is also the cliff road most commonly used by villagers.
The Nizhu River is a tributary of the Beipan River, the Nizhu River Grand Canyon is about 10 kilometers long, the canyon is majestic and the river valley is deep. The canyon is flanked by cliffs more than 400 meters high, which form an unparalleled spectacle of the canyon.
The canyon is full of mountains and ravines. The mountains firmly lock the beautiful scenery of the canyon in the depths, becoming a barrier between Nizhu River Village and the outside world. Nizhu River Village is like a village forgotten by the world.
At the foot of the mountain is Nizhu River Village, and at the top of the mountain is Guanzhai Village, both of which belong to the Guanzhai Village Committee.
The vertical distance from Nizhuhe Village to Guanzhai Village is more than 400 meters. To take the smoothest road, you need to drive "out of Yunnan" from Guizhou to detour, 2 hours to reach Guanzhai Village. If you want to reach the top of the mountain on foot, you have to take the "Sky Road".
To say that it is to walk is actually to climb on a cliff. At the narrowest point, the person is like a gecko, with its limbs clinging to the cliff and slowly climbing up.
It is said that the sheep intestine trail is difficult to walk, and the "heavenly road" is more difficult to walk than the sheep gut trail. Although villagers often choose to climb cliffs to save time, everyone talks about the "heavenly road" with a scared face.
"There are 3 walking paths from the bottom of the mountain to the top." Qian Qingwen, deputy secretary of the general party branch of Guanzhai Village in Puli Township, said that one of the roads can reach the top of the mountain in more than 40 minutes from the bottom of the mountain, but the whole road is on a cliff, which is too dangerous.
Considering time and safety, children generally choose the second road in the middle to go to school, but there are also some sections of this road that are very dangerous.
Children in Nizhuhe village have to climb for more than two hours to reach Guanzhai Primary School at the top of the mountain. When the children go to school and leave school, adults will accompany them in the village.
"You have to be accompanied by an adult, even adults who walk all year round should be very careful when climbing the cliff, because there is an abyss under their feet." Qian Qingwen said that children under the fourth grade must be carried up and down the mountain by their parents, and adults above the fourth grade must accompany them.
From 2 hours to 7 minutes
In December 2017, the construction of the Nizhu River Grand Canyon Eco-Cultural Tourism Zone began.
The village introduced a project to build a sightseeing elevator and a ropeway.
"Sitting inside and watching the scenery outside, from the bottom of the mountain all the way to the top, it's fast." The young people of the village introduced the old people with their eyebrows dancing.
The introduction of the project made waves in the ravine, as if the calm water surface was broken by a stone.
I heard that the cost of elevators is high, can we sit? How much is a sit? The villagers were a little worried.
"When planning the project, considering the travel problems of the local people, we began to report to the local people step by step, and strive to let the local villagers ride for free." Pu Shaokui, director of the party and government office of Puli Township, said that it is not only necessary to solve the "last mile" problem of mass travel, but also to let the masses live a good life.
In less than half a year, exciting news came: Nizhu River and nearby villagers can travel by elevator for free, and relatives and friends visiting the village are also free.
People's livelihood projects for the people.
In March 2021, the villagers began to travel by elevator, and the happiest thing was that the children, who finally did not have to walk the cliff road in fear of going to and from school.
The lift from the village along the river to the bottom of the mountain is 2 km away, just over 20 minutes away. The elevator with a height of more than 300 meters and a funicular of more than 200 meters takes less than 7 minutes.
Students can not only take the cable car and aerial elevator to and from school, but also enjoy the beautiful canyon scenery along the way.
"A few minutes from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain. We took the cable car first and then the elevator down. The speed is fast, and being able to take the cable car and elevator up and down the mountain is something I never dreamed of. The villagers couldn't hide their excitement.
This is no longer a poor ravine where no one cares, and the mystery of the Nizhu River is slowly being revealed.
Enjoy the beautiful scenery during the day and sleep under the stars at night
A curved river runs down the canyon into the distance, and the canyon in the rainy season always gives people the feeling of holding a pipa half-covered.
Under the first rays of the morning sun, the Nizhu River rises into the sky full of clouds. The sea of clouds moves with the wind in the air, and when viewed from the air, the Puli Bridge and Beipanjiang Bridge in the distance seem to float above the sea of clouds.
The completion of the two bridges has shortened the distance between the people of Yunnan and Guizhou, and accelerated the development of the Nizhu River Grand Canyon Scenic Area.
The scenery is so beautiful! Tourists who come to the Nizhu River Grand Canyon Scenic Area for the first time can't help but sigh.
The canyon hundreds of meters high stretches for kilometers and looks like a knife and an axe. During the rainy season, several waterfalls cascade down from the top of the mountain, which is spectacular!
The road from outside the mountain to the scenic area has been widened from 4 meters to 8 meters, which not only makes it more convenient for villagers to travel, but also facilitates tourists from inside and outside the province to travel to the scenic spot.
"My first reaction was to go home, the gold nest and silver nest are not as good as my own grass nest. If the village develops tourism projects, there are many things to do back home. Since learning about the development of tourism projects in the village, Chen Ji, a villager in Nizhuhe Village who works in Kunming, has begun to plan to return to his hometown to do something while also taking care of his three children.
"I opened a farmhouse in the village, and the government subsidized 30,000 yuan, and I have some savings from working outside in recent years, and I have spent all of my savings on it." Chen Ji's farmhouse can accommodate more than 200 people to dine at the same time, and it is simply too busy to be busy during holidays. Every week from Wednesday, we start preparing ingredients for the weekend.
The local chickens and artichokes in the village are already in short supply, and in the past, they could not even sell an egg, but now they are simply not enough to sell, and they still need to be purchased from the surrounding villages.
"Some tourists have exchanged phone calls with me after visiting once, and the next time they come they will call two or three days in advance to make an appointment." When there are too many tourists, Chen Ji's family can't be busy at all, and they have to ask the surrounding neighbors to help.
As night falls, sleep with stars.
"I have more than 20 rooms here, and they will be full on holidays, which is not enough to live." Like Chen Ji, villager Dong Yuan's family worked outside for many years, and when they heard that their hometown was developing tourism projects, they immediately returned home and opened a homestay.
Living by the river, walking out of the room, looking up at the sky full of stars, looking down to see the starry lake full of stars, this feeling is intoxicating.
Now, every family in the village is building new houses, everyone is planning for the future, opening farmhouses, running homestays, tourists come not only to play, eat, but also to live comfortably. The changes in my hometown made everyone feel overwhelmed.
The goods in the mountains sell well
There are more than 30 stalls at the service point of the mountaintop scenic area, and on holidays, a stall selling roasted artichokes can sell thousands of yuan a day, and the profit is more than 60%. There is a net income of hundreds or even thousands of yuan a day, which is something that everyone dares not think of in the past.
Sweet potatoes, ginger, artichokes, sauerkraut... The souvenirs of the mountains are popular with tourists.
Located at the bottom of the canyon, the village of Nizhu River, surrounded by mountains and waters, winds and winds through the village from afar, walking by the river, and the gentle breeze makes people feel refreshed.
There is a thousand-year-old scutlera tree in the village. Tourists took photos under the shuangge tree, and several elderly people used their inherited craftsmanship to weave some small baskets, bucket hats, dustpans, and dustpans. These hand-woven materials are also loved by tourists.
"Old man, how much can you sell in a day?" The reporter asked.
"Two or three when less, more than ten. At home, it is also idle, and this is the skill passed down from generation to generation. The old people said happily, and they couldn't stop for a moment in their hands. For them, weaving is not only a craft, but also a feeling, and they weave happiness and beauty.
Qian Qingwen said: "The old people who have no labor force in the village sit under this big tree every day and sell some gadgets, which can sell about 1,000 yuan a month, and have an income of 89,000 yuan a year." ”
In the past, walking in the mountains, the lush grass on the ground made it difficult to walk an inch. "Because weaving is very popular with tourists, many people in the village will cut the grass suitable for weaving and make some gadgets to sell. Now if you want to find a half-human tall grass, it's really hard to find. Qian Qingwen said with a smile that in the past two years, there have been more people playing in the village, and the lives of the masses have also changed dramatically.
"Green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains" has the best interpretation here. The village is surrounded by lush greenery. Tourists come to enjoy the greenery.
In the past, the door can be a lot, and now the door is like a city
January 25, 2023, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
"On that day, six or seven thousand people poured into the scenic area. We didn't expect so many people to come. "The staff of the scenic area said that the normal reception capacity of the scenic area is three or four thousand people, and if it exceeds the capacity, it will be congested.
All the staff in the scenic area were busy in an orderly manner, and it was only after 9 pm that all tourists were safely delivered from the foot of the mountain to the summit.
Many of the staff in the scenic area come from the surrounding villages. Young people used to work outside, but now they can work at their doorstep, earning about three or four thousand yuan a month.
Everything goes for the better.
Guanzhai Village has become a pilot demonstration village for rural revitalization in Puli Township. With the goal of "building a high-end leisure tourism area, radiating Yungui and promoting revitalization", we will build a rural revitalization demonstration site led by the government to create high-quality products, unique business formats with advantages, benefit from the whole process of public participation, and comprehensively promote common prosperity.
The green mountains and green waters of Nizhuhe Village are loved by the majority of tourists, and we are actively preparing for the construction of a characteristic demonstration village.
"We will further strengthen the management of scenic spots, improve the living environment in rural areas, vigorously develop the homestay economy, and at the same time drive villagers to develop new business formats such as tourism and tourism, characteristic agriculture, etc." Pu Shaokui said that the villages near the canyon should be renovated and upgraded, not only to retain homesickness, but also to rely on the mountains and rivers here to attract more people to play.
Guanzhai Village and Nizhuhe Village have boarded the rapid train of rural revitalization, and the future can be expected.
The anxious and worried sounds over the canyon have long since disappeared, and the happy laughter of children resounded throughout the valley.
Short comment
From "isolated" to "famous"
Yang Zhigang
Along the Nizhu River, the Grand Canyon locks in the way out of every village. Guanzhai Village, Nizhuhe Village, these small place names are difficult to find on the map. For thousands of years, the norm in villages was "isolation".
The two bridges have changed history, and the height of the two bridges ranks first and second in the world, and the clouds and mist are like a fairyland. Xuanwei people seized the opportunity to introduce projects in time to develop the Nizhu River scenic spot. This move completely changed the fate of the local people. The small village took the fast elevator, which solved the problem of villagers' difficulty in getting to school, "shortened from 2 hours to 7 minutes", which can be described as a change of a thousand years.
The change in speed has brought about a change in thinking, and the farmhouses are opened one after another, and the agricultural products are sold one by one. Driven by tourism, the Grand Canyon is lively and often full. Nowadays, it is not too much to mention the Nizhu River and describe it as "famous".
From "isolated from the world" to "famous", to achieve this qualitative leap, the most important thing is the decision to develop scenic spots. No capital involvement, no projects to settle in, everything is a dream.
Rural revitalization is an important part of the Chinese Dream. Many villages do not have the tourism resources of the Nizhu River, but seizing opportunities, building industries, and turning disadvantages into advantages are common in terms of methods. The great change in the Nizhu River is a revelation.