"Continue the unfinished journey next year" - the first batch of stranded tourists in Ejina Banner, Inner Mongolia, returned safely

Xinhua News Agency, Hohhot, October 28 title: "Continue the unfinished journey next year" - the first batch of stranded tourists in Inner Mongolia's Ejina Banner returned safely

Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Honghe, Wei Jingyu and Wang Jing

On the night of October 27, a special tourist train departing from Zhengzhou embarked on a return journey after 10 days of detention in Ejina Banner in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. With the first batch of 586 stranded tourists leaving Ejina Banner in a safe and orderly manner, the local transfer of stranded tourists officially began.

On the evening of the 27th, 3 tourist buses slowly stopped at the gate of Ejina Banner Poplar Town, and the 3 elderly tour group members living here lined up to board the bus and prepared to go to the railway station. Yang Zhigang, the bus driver, stood outside the car door and told the old man on the bus to pay attention to the safety of his feet.

Yang Zhigang is a shuttle bus driver at the Poplar Forest Scenic Area and signed up to volunteer after the outbreak of the epidemic. After receiving the task of transporting stranded tourists to the train station, he killed the bus inside and out. "We are all happy that the tourists can go home safely." Yang Zhigang said.

Tourists lined up to get on the bus and thanked the staff on both sides. They said to Yang Zhigang: "When the epidemic is over, we will take your shuttle bus again." ”

The tourist train arrived at Ejin Naqi at 6 o'clock on the 18th, and tourists were suddenly notified when they were playing in the poplar forest scenic spot, and Ejin Naqi closed the passage in and out of the flag from 7 o'clock on the 18th to strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic.

"I was confused, I didn't know where to go, I didn't know what to do." Mr. Zhu, a tourist from Jiangsu Province, said, "I can't go home, I stay in the hotel every day, and the rising number of cases makes us panic and confused." Later, the local epidemic prevention and control staff got in touch with the tour group and began to provide food delivery and medicine delivery services from the 22nd, "Life was guaranteed, and everyone's mood slowly stabilized." ”

"Now that I'm going back, I am like an arrow in my heart, but I am also a bit in love, and I have a sour, sweet and bitter feeling in Ejin Naqi, and I have made a lot of friends." Mr. Zhu, who is about to embark on the return train, said.

Zhao Aiping, the restaurant owner, is a friend that Mr. Zhu made during the epidemic. Zhao Aiping's restaurant is next door to mr. Zhu's hotel, which was closed during the epidemic, but tourists can order takeaway. Zhao Aiping found that the meals ordered by elderly tourists are getting cheaper and cheaper every day, "The elderly are out of the house for so many days, they are not willing to spend money." "So, he made a table for the stranded tourists for free, including stewed ribs, beef sauce, etc." I sent him a WeChat red envelope and he returned it. Mr. Zhu said.

Knowing that the stranded tourists are going to return, Zhao Aiping is also very happy, "Now everyone has become friends, I still have 400 acres of cantaloupe at home, and when the melon is ripe next year, send them a few to taste." ”

According to Shuang Bao, director of the Ejin Banner Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television Bureau, more than 80% of the first batch of 586 returning tourists are elderly people over 60 years old. "What the elderly need and what inconveniences there are are, are issues that we have been considering when preparing for the transfer work." The local government prepared a pack of food for each returning tourist, including instant noodles, self-heating rice, yogurt, etc., and an apple, "I hope everyone will go home safely." "In addition, there is a staff member and a doctor on board on the return tour train.

"This trip saw an incomplete scenery, but it received countless warm feelings. We hope to defeat the epidemic at an early date and continue the unfinished journey next year. Ms. Xu, a Tourist from Shanghai, told reporters before the train departed.

The whistle sounded, the train slowly pulled out of Ejina Station, and tourists waved goodbye to the staff on the platform in front of the window. The train is expected to arrive in Zhengzhou at noon on the 29th.

According to the statistics of the Ejina Banner New Crown Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters, as of 15:00 on the 25th, there were 9,412 tourists stranded in Ejina Banner. The main source of tourists is Sichuan Province, Anhui Province, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai Municipality, Gansu Province, Guangdong Province and other places, and the main modes of travel are tourist trains, chartered tours and self-driving tours.

Among the stranded tourists, there are 6024 group tourists, including 2893 tourists on tourist trains and 3131 tourist buses, and 3388 individual passengers, including 179 people by plane, 2129 people by train, 68 people by bus, and 1012 people by car. From the perspective of the age structure of tourists, there are 4476 tourists over the age of 60, of which 63 are over the age of 80.

It is understood that the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is formulating a transfer plan for stranded tourists who take bus tours, individual passengers and self-driving tours to ensure that stranded tourists return in an orderly and safe manner as planned. (End)

Source: Xinhua News Agency