Urumqi Evening News all-media reporter Wang Yu
"The No. 2 car parked on the eighth floor took away the last falling yellow leaf."
This song "The First Snow in 2002", which was popular all over the country, added a little mystery to the place of "Eighth Floor".
Recently, after quoting this lyric in Guo Degang Yu Qian's cross talk special performance (Urumqi Station), it has caused a new round of discussion among netizens.
How did the second car get to the eighth floor? Some people are puzzled, and some people even mistakenly think that this is a sick sentence.
The eighth floor, a place name that sounds a little special, is a cultural symbol of Urumqi, not just the snow in Daolang's song.
In 1959, the autonomous region decided to build a reception building, named after the majestic mountain "Kunlun", which is known as the "ancestor of ten thousand mountains", and gave birth to "Xinjiang Kunlun Hotel". Because the building is eight floors high, it is the highest landmark building in Urumqi at that time, so it is affectionately called the "eighth floor" by people, and has been passed down to this day.
Located in the Kunlun Hotel in Xinjiang, the commemorative plaque of "I miss you very much on the eighth floor". Photo by reporter Wang Yu
"Eighth floor" is the name of one of the stops of the No. 2 bus, which is repeatedly broadcast every day, and the geographical significance of the place name has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
At this platform, countless passengers rush by every day.
Time has passed, with the increasing development of transportation, and the "second bus" mentioned in the song has long been replaced by the modern BRT and Metro Line 1, but the bus stop sign has been permanently retained, and the lower right corner reads "Line canceled, save the souvenir", which is also a unique romance in Urumqi. It has witnessed the transformation of the city, but also the growth and change of people.
Today, the eighth floor has also become a famous cultural tourism logo, attracting countless tourists to visit. In Xinjiang Kunlun Hotel, there is also a commemorative plaque of "I miss you very much on the eighth floor", after checking in the commemorative plaque on the eighth floor, tourists still have a lot of choices, you can taste the food in the impression food court on the eighth floor, the café on the eighth floor, the pig's trotters on the eighth floor, etc., and you can also go to the children's park, Xinjiang Museum, and Xinjiang Art Museum near the eighth floor to feel the unique charm and taste the romantic story that belongs to the city.
At the Xinjiang Art Museum, the audience took photos in the exhibition hall of "Art Convergence Silk Road - Northwest Sculpture Art Tour". Profile picture
Recently, he confessed affectionately at Daolang's Nanjing concert: "Xinjiang is my second hometown, I will definitely go back, and we may end up in Xinjiang." ”
And netizens in Xinjiang also enthusiastically called for Daolang to go back to Urumqi to have a look. "When Mr. Daolang comes to Urumqi, you can go to see the second road stop sign on the eighth floor, maybe you will encounter the first snow after the autumn of 2024."
Autumn is coming, yellow leaves are flying, and Urumqi will also usher in the first snow of late autumn in 2024.
In the snowflakes, it seems to be back in 2002, looking at the yellow leaves, each one seems to tell the story of the years. And the first snow in 2002 also carries the youthful memories of a generation.
The trees in Shuimogou Park have quietly changed into golden autumn clothes. Profile picture
Today, wander around the station on the eighth floor, shuttle through the bustling crowd, take Metro Line 1, and feel the modern speed of the city through the city in the roar of the train.
Many years have passed since the 2002 snowfall, but its aftertaste is still visible. As long as you walk on the eighth floor, the artistic conception of snow in the song has been lingering in the depths of memory.