Stranded passengers embark on the way home, and the beauty of Ejin Naqi will not be sealed by the epidemic| boils

On October 21, the Ejin Banner Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television sent a letter to the vast number of tourists and friends stranded in Ejina. Photo: Ejin Banner Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television

There is a kind of fortitude called poplar forest.

According to legend, poplar "lives for a thousand years and does not die, does not fall after a thousand years after death, and is immortal after a thousand years." "Fighting in the wind, it is not only the tree that sharpens the character of fortitude, but also the city and people who are not afraid of difficulties."

Since October, the small city of Ejina Banner has become the eye of the epidemic storm. From 5 to 114 cases, the number of confirmed cases in the local area has increased, which has worried countless Chinese people. A borderland with a population of only 30,000 people needs to ensure the food, accommodation, and nucleic acid re-examination of nearly 10,000 stranded passengers, and the pressure can be imagined.

What is even more worrying is that among the tourists stranded due to the epidemic, nearly half of them are over 60 years old, and 63 people are over 80 years old. Among them, a "happiness special train" departing from Anhui carried more than 600 elderly tour group members.

However, resisting the pressure to fight the "epidemic", Ejin Naqi did it. The good news that stranded passengers have returned safely has also made netizens breathe a sigh of relief for the elderly.

According to the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Inner Mongolia, stranded passengers are returning one after another and embarking on the way home, and the local government strives to transfer most tourists out of Ejina Banner within 3-5 days.

Among them, at 21:52 on October 27, the first batch of 586 tourists stranded in Ejin Naqi took a tourist train out of Ejin Na to Zhengzhou. The much-concerned Anhui "Happiness Special Train" also opened its way home on the 29th.

At the same time, the local government said that the centralized health monitoring plan for the transfer of tourist chartered buses, self-driving tours and individual passengers has been formulated and is being improved according to the opinions of expert assessments, and relevant preparations have been initiated.

Coming home is a joy, and being stranded is an experience. The open-mindedness and optimism of the stranded elderly and other tourists, as well as the efforts and efforts of the people of Ejin Naqi, have made people see the perseverance of the Chinese to tenaciously defeat the epidemic.

In the media records, many details of the return journey of the first stranded passengers are tearful. For example, when the shuttle bus stops at the gate of Ejina Banner Poplar Town, Yang Zhigang, a bus driver who is a volunteer for epidemic prevention, waits at the door of the car, he carefully reminds the elderly to pay attention to the safety of their feet, and the elderly respond enthusiastically" "When the epidemic is over, we will come back to take your car."

For another example, Zhao Aiping, a restaurant owner, found that the takeaway ordered by the stranded elderly is getting cheaper and cheaper every day. He thought that the old man was out of the house for so many days, and he was reluctant to spend money, so he made stewed ribs and sauced beef for tourists for free.

Hand in hand to tide over the difficulties, farmers and herdsmen to support the fight against the "epidemic" is more "hard-core", many people take out the rice noodles at home, make oil cakes and steamed buns for tourists stranded in homestays, and then collect them by the staff and distribute them to tourists.

Many herders also donated cattle and sheep to contribute to the frontline fight against the "epidemic". The proposal of a herdsman friend to donate a camel has triggered the whole network to brush the screen, allowing people to see the cuteness and respectability of the herdsmen's friends.

Together with the green mountains, bear the wind and rain. Working together to fight the "epidemic", the local government is also doing its best.

Time back to the beginning of the outbreak, there were some catering and accommodation problems in the stranded elderly tour groups, especially many elderly people were affected by basic diseases, and there was a shortage of various medicines they carried.

Some diabetic patients continue to increase their blood sugar due to lack of insulin, and some lung cancer patients have only one day to use anti-cancer drugs.

"What is urgent is what people need, what people need." The local government quickly activated the response mechanism, listed the problems, and solved the problems of the stranded passengers one by one, item by item. Make every effort to ensure the allocation of materials, ensure the stable supply of non-staple food, the stable price of supermarkets, and the sufficient supply of epidemic prevention materials to meet the basic needs of stranded passengers during the quarantine period.

The "Letter to the Vast Number of Tourists and Friends Stranded in Ejina" issued by the Ejin Banner Culture, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television Bureau also allows people to witness the responsibility and sincerity of the locality.

The heart-warming policy mentioned in the letter includes free delivery services for stranded passengers, free tickets for 5A core scenic spots, and tourists can visit for free for three years.

Since then, the local COVID-19 prevention and control work headquarters has further clarified four measures: providing 1 meal and medical masks per day, a piece of instant noodles, ham sausages and mineral water; arranging for special personnel to purchase and deliver medicines; controlling hotel prices of not more than 200 yuan; and arranging for the Ejinaqi Mongolian Medical Hospital to open to the public as a comprehensive outpatient clinic.

At the same time, there is an "epidemic" on one side, and the scene of the eight parties rushing to the rescue reappears. The emergency rescue team composed of Shanxi Bethune Hospital and Tongji Shanxi Hospital arrived at Ejina Banner on the afternoon of the 28th. The support team includes medical personnel from internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, obstetrics and other departments; medical personnel from Chifeng City, Bayannaoer City and other places in Inner Mongolia also rushed to Ejin Naqi to participate in nucleic acid sampling, medical treatment, elimination and other work.

It is precisely because all parties have joined hands to fight the epidemic and work together in the same boat that the epidemic in Ejina Banner can now achieve good prevention and control results, and stranded passengers can also embark on the road home as soon as possible.

The golden poplar of the Ejin Banner is said to be the most beautiful only 21 days a year. Because of the epidemic, the beauty has been temporarily sealed, which is indeed regrettable.

However, the vigorous and tenacious millennium poplar will not fall, and the sparkling Juyan Sea will not dry.

Work together to help each other and resolutely win the battle against the epidemic. When the epidemic dissipates, more people will be willing to go to the Golden Covenant again and enjoy the dreamlike fantasy of the Gobi Oasis.

Contributing Writer 丨Bai Jingjing (Media Person)

Edited by 丨Ding Hui

Intern 丨Li Zhidong

Proofreading 丨 Wu Xingfa