“Eighteen bends on the mountain road here”, I believe you all remember this unforgettable high-pitched song. “Eighteen bends” are already difficult and dangerous, and how many “eighteen bends” are on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway that is prohibitive. “Woolen cloth? There is only one life per kilometer, which is the glory created by more than 2,000 soldiers with their lives. How difficult is it to build the Sichuan-Tibet Highway?
In the early days of liberation, the travel mode of the Tibetan people was still walking, and there was no road leading to Tibet, which made it extremely inconvenient for the Tibetan people to travel, and the transportation had to rely on yak. After being approved, the Tibetan people are expected to travel more easily. In April 1950, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army began a difficult road construction journey. They knew the difficulties and dangers of this “road”. They may not know how much danger there will be in the future. Go No Return” road construction journey!
The Sichuan-Tibet Highway starts from Chengdu, Sichuan in the east and ends in Lhasa, Tibet in the west. It is called “the most dangerous highway in China”. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is divided into a north-south line. The northern line runs from Chengdu to Dongyuluo, with a total length of 2,412 kilometers; the southern line runs from Chengdu to Lhasa, with a total length of 2,146 kilometers, and the southern line is full of dangerous sections! At the beginning, the northern route was built first, and the southern route was delayed. From the beginning of 1950, 110,000 PLA troops entered Tibet, and it took more than 4 years to complete the construction of the northern route of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway. It was officially opened to traffic in May. During the construction period, more than 2,000 soldiers sacrificed their lives. They used their lives to create this glorious Sichuan-Tibet Highway!
The mileage of the northern Sichuan-Tibet line is 2,146 kilometers, and the highest altitude is 5,050 meters. Compared with the southern line, it is not only long in mileage, but also has a high altitude. Therefore, most people will choose the southern line, but no matter which way they take, there will be “difficulties and dangers”. Wait, as the saying goes, “don’t be afraid of detours in life”, when you set foot on the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, you will know what “detours” are! The northern line was forged with the lives of more than 2,000 soldiers. What kind of difficulties and obstacles did they go through? During the construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, the soldiers of the PLA had to overcome severe altitude sickness, cold, lack of food and lack of high technology. The rapid and dangerous rivers have overcome many difficulties to achieve the Sichuan-Tibet Highway!
According to the original dangerous section summary, it will be found that “72 Turns on the Nujiang River” is a “ghost gate” on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway to test the driver’s driving ability. It is also known as one of the top ten dead roads in China. How many turns are there on this mountain road? There have also been disputes. Some people say it is 72 abductions, while others say it is 99 abductions. The mountain road is a section of road that drivers need to be most cautious, and driving on this road is like raising the heart to the throat, fear and nervousness! I believe that the old drivers should all know this sentence – not afraid of the sky, not afraid of the earth, just afraid of Ranwu to Zhongba, this sentence describes the Ranwu-Zhongba road section, which is also a high-risk road. When this section of the road was built, many PLA soldiers left their lives forever. Although they were strong-willed, they could not withstand avalanches, mudslides and flying rocks. In 1984, there was a large landslide, more than 40 Over 100 people died as the car was buried!
Of course, the dangerous sections of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway do not stop there, but how difficult is it to build the Sichuan-Tibet Railway? As mentioned earlier, the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army can only use tools such as hammers and shovels to work. In addition, they are all working with strength, and the technology is not as advanced as it is now, so they can only dig out bit by bit with their own hands” “Heavenly Road” come! The lack of oxygen can be overcome, and the cold can also be overcome. When they saw the dazzling white snow, they may hesitated, but they forgot, even if it was difficult to open their eyes, they had to carry it over; Extremely lacking, although it is not a full meal, it seems that it has never been full!
In the face of many difficulties, they all gritted their teeth and persevered, and finally “hold the clouds and see the moon”!