In the late summer morning, the hazy sky shines with dawn. Chen Wenwang, head of the conservation management station in Zhulin Town, Xiaochun County, led the maintenance personnel to carry out daily inspections along the Lvtang Line. For seven years, Zhulin Station has been guarding this road, and although there have been several changes in station managers, the maintenance standards and working attitude have never changed. They are like guardian saints, silently caring for the roads and ensuring safe and smooth flow.
Located in the northwest of Shechun County, the "Sihao Rural Road" Lvtang Line is 11.9 kilometers long, and in 2020, the first batch of "National Top Ten Most Beautiful Rural Roads" (the only one in Hubei) will connect seven mountain villages such as Triangle Mountain and Huilongchi, and is the only passage for more than 6,000 villagers along the line to the outside world, carrying the hopes and dreams of the people.
The scenery of the Green Tang Line is beautiful, and the scenery next to the road is intoxicating. The majestic screen village towers into the clouds, the mountain is high and the tiger roars, the wind is fierce and the drums of war are roaring, inscribed with the ancient memory of history; The quiet Longdang River winds between the valleys, like an old dragon whispering, inheriting many beautiful legends; The qixia in front of the Dragon Cave Temple, the smoke and rain on the tip of the Shen family, the cliff carvings scattered everywhere, the flexible pine waves and the emerald green bamboo sea make people feel like they are in an endless wonderland.
The mountain road is steep, and the conservators are diligent and responsible. As soon as the dawn dawned, they embarked on their journey, and on the winding mountain road, the hardworking figures intertwined in the green mountains and the swaying bamboo forest. Day after day inspections and maintenance, cleaning pavement ditches, polishing signage... Even if cow dung contaminates the road, it is silently cleaned up without complaint. Rain, snow, cold or hot will always be there to ensure that the road is clean and safe.
After its completion, the Green Tang Line gave rise to the prosperity of villages along the route. Villagers build homestays and farmhouses, attract cultural celebrities to return to start businesses, promote the development of characteristic industries such as wormwood, white tea, and yellow essence, and inject new vitality into the rural tourism economy. Cow bells along the way echo in the valley, adding to the vitality and vitality of the road.
The conservators worked hard to take care of the road and drenched the land with sweat. They are not only guardians, but also beautiful sowers. This beautiful country road has become a beautiful business card of Shechun. (Source: Shechun Highway Bureau)