In the past two decades, Cockatoo Island in Wuhan's Hanyang District has undergone earth-shaking changes, and these changes or changes are unprecedented and unprecedented.
Before liberation, Parrot Island was just a tidal flat on the Yangtze River, which was swallowed up by the waves every summer, and the low embankment could not stop the surging waves, and ordinary people lived in the depths of the water. The Communist Party of China, chairman Mao's new China, especially the policy of reform, opening up, and economic development led by Deng Xiaoping, coupled with the superior geographical environment of Cockatoo Island, the flat terrain along the riverside, convenient transportation, and low construction costs have attracted the attention of businessmen from all walks of life and even the world.
Take a look at Cockatoo Island today:
1. Parrot Island Park on the Yangtze River Beach.
It continues from Harukawa Pavilion to the Hakusha Chau Bridge for more than ten kilometers. The construction of Yangtze River Beach Park has completely changed the ecological environment of Parrot Island, and it is the best time for Parrot Island to develop in the history of thousands of years. The construction of Cockatoo Island River Beach Park was unprecedented in terms of capital investment, demolition, design, and construction management, but the government at that time did it.
Parrot Island Jiangtan Park in flood control, greening, culture, history, sports, horticulture, humanities, tourism and other comprehensive development reflected to the extreme, you only have on-site experience will say: China is really developing really good and really fast, Parrot Island is developing really good and fast!
2. Parrot Island Highway.
Qingchuan Avenue, Jiahe Road, Guobo Avenue, And Ma Parrot Road were newly built, and Parrot Avenue was remodeled and expanded. In just six or seven years, 4 roads have been added, changing the history of Cockatoo Island with only one avenue for more than 60 years, forming a perfect transportation network system on the water, above ground and underground.
3. Parrot Island Bridge.
The Yangtze River Bridge of Cockatoo Island, yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge and Baisha Yangtze River Chau Bridge were newly built. These three Yangtze River bridges are more advanced than each other in terms of construction period, technical complexity coefficient, and design technology. Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is the former Soviet Union to support China's construction of the first bridge of the Yangtze River, The Yangtze River Bridge of Langxia Parrot Island is only one kilometer, and in the short section of the Yangtze River of seven or eight kilometers, there are 4 steel dragons, you only have on-site experience will say: China is developing really well and fast, Parrot Island is developing really well and fast!
4. Cockatoo Island houses.
Newly built high-rise residential buildings and shops along the Yangtze River with the splendid Yangtze River as the main body. The historic Cockatoo Island is a mud and silted mudflat of the Yangtze River, which has been flooded year after year, and the low dikes cannot withstand the surging floods. The inhabitants of Cockatoo Island are divided into two parts, one living on the bank of the Yangtze River, relying on timber and related trades to survive, and the other living in farmers engaged in farming and cultivation far away from the Yangtze River. With the exception of those built by wealthy families or gangs, almost all the buildings here are low-rise houses. In the past twenty years, Parrot Island is completely the old look of the new, thirty to fifty floors of buildings cover the sky and rise, these high-rise buildings because of the Yangtze River and rich, because of the Linjiangtan Park and gorgeous, because of the subway road and convenient, and then investors flocked to the sky, real estate construction is in full swing, such as a garden-like skyscraper lined up, bridges and subway highways developed temporarily new Parrot Island in front of you.
You only have live experience to say: China is developing really well and really fast, and Parrot Island is developing really well and fast.
5. The largest expo center in Hubei Province.
The largest and most modern international expo center in Hubei Province, InterContinental Hotel (Singapore), Hilton Hotel (USA), Greenland Center, etc. have been newly built.
6. Metro.
Metro Line 6 runs from Laoguancun to ZhongjiaCun via Guobo North and South Station, QianjinCun Station, Jiangang Station, and Maju Road Station. There is also no. 4 subway at the waist road embankment station into the Yangtze River underground crossing tunnel to connect To Wuchang, Parrot Island has two subway lines at once, to Hankou Wuchang is more convenient.
7. Supermarket liquor stores.
At present, Wangfujing Sprinkler Shop on Qiaoji Road is the most popular hotel in Parrot Island, and there are also Shops such as LefuYuan Sprinkle Shop, Parrot Style Town, Zhongbai Supermarket, and Wushang Vendors.
8. Enterprises.
The factories and mining enterprises in Cockatoo Island, including the largest central enterprise Ministry of Railways Bridge Machinery Factory, state-owned enterprise Wuhan Port Construction Operation Area, as well as mining machinery factory, pot factory, monosodium glutamate factory, aviation repair station, machine payment plant, measuring tool factory, soy products factory, towel factory, rolling mill, prefabricated factory, salt industry warehouse, port machinery factory, Zhongnan Mucun first-class station, Ministry of Communications Highway Design Institute, coal ball factory, steel rope factory, strip steel factory, handling station, Danjiang warehouse and so on are all demolished and relocated. The relocation and resettlement of these factories and mining enterprises can only be achieved under China's socialist system and under the condition of abundant funds for economic development! Think about it carefully, so many enterprises involve the survival of tens of millions of people, can all aspects of social economy be harmoniously developed without coordination?! But China did.
9. Existing old houses.
Most of the civil residences at the original site, from Zhouwei Qianlong along the Yangtze River to the barren five miles, the current old residential area only exists zili new village, inverted south village, Hongjian village, Changhang new village.
10. Parrot Island is famous all over the world.
The National Expo Center is located in Parrot Island, making Parrot Island famous all over the world. The 2019 World Military Games, the 26th World Stamp Exhibition, and many famous domestic events were held here. Nearly 100 domestic and foreign exhibitions are held here every year, attracting millions of people from all over the country and the world to visit.
When the Yangtze River flows east, the new people will surely win over the old people. The changes in Parrot Island will follow this pattern.
It is now estimated that about sixty percent of Parrot Island is an alien resident. New residents, new talents make the new Parrot Island full of vitality!
At night, the first lights, if you sit on the yangtze River cruise, after passing the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, the Yangtze River Bridge of Parrot Island presented in the eyes is especially a red dragon, and then look at the shore of Parrot Island, the lights are dimmed, high-rise buildings are lined up, as if in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour to see the night view, but I think this scene is like Hong Kong but better than Hong Kong, Hong Kong is so old, Parrot Island is new...
As an old resident of The Parrot Island, I am proud of it!
Old Parrot Island resident Tao Ran
