Great Wall Protector
Patrol 20,000 steps a day
Our reporter Yu Lishuang
The mountains are undulating, the peaks are green, and the grey dragons meander among them.
At the turn of spring and summer, the Great Wall was used as the background board, and Meidaokou Village, Jiuduhe Town, Huairou District in front of Zhenruguan became a painting.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the town was closed and Zhang Wenyou, a 62-year-old villager, came up with a backpack on his back.
Zhang Wenyou's dress is a little special. The red jacket, red hat, and the words "Great Wall Protection" are embroidered on the back. This dress is very eye-catching on the gray-green wall. Open the backpack, safety ropes, emergency medicines, flashlights, chargers, etc., holding a long handle pickaxe in hand. These are standard for a great wall protector.
Zhenru Pass is a gateway on the Great Wall of Water in Huanghua City. From east to "Jianlou" and west to "Ten Buildings", they are all managed by Zhuangdaokou Village. This is a section of the remnant Great Wall, some places are very steep, and some places are collapsed to the side walls only. There is also a step connecting the enemy building and the city wall. The soles of the feet hang in the air when climbing up and down. It is as dangerous as climbing without any protection.
The more unopened and forbidden to climb the Wild Great Wall is, the more attractive the donkey is, and there are countless people who steal it every year.
In 2019, in order to strengthen the protection of the Great Wall, the city organized a team of "Great Wall Protectors" to conduct full-day inspections of key points of the Great Wall, regular inspections of general points, rapid disposal of risk points, and scientific control of wild tour in the Great Wall, so as to form a full coverage and no blind area The Great Wall Heritage Protection Network. Huairou District took the lead in completing the recruitment and training of 131 Great Wall protectors, and formally took office before the "May Day".
There are 5 places in Zhuangdaokou Village. It is said that Zhang Wenyou is over age, but he has been responsible for patrolling the Great Wall more than ten years ago. Before, he also drove a tractor, worked as a criminal police officer, and managed a tool factory. He has rich experience and good health, so he was hired as a small captain.
Yuanyuan's face was tanned, her eyes were curved and smiling, her body was medium and fat, but she was flexible when she climbed the mountain.
On the day of May 1st, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the temperature rose to 35 ℃. The walls of the city were unobstructed, and some areas collapsed into piles of rubble, covered with prickly shrubs. Following Zhang Wenyou through it, the reporter only felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, but Zhang Wenyou didn't succumb to being flat.
"We go to work at 8 in the morning and get off at 5 in the evening. Some donkeys feel the regularity and fight with us. So when we go to work or before work, we must patrol from beginning to end. In case someone is in danger, we will find out in time and who fell. I couldn't bear to feel sorry for this, so I had to diligently do this! "Zhang Wenyou said. The fastest lap tour is 4 hours, with a minimum of 20,000 steps a day.
The Great Wall protector does not have the right to enforce the law. If the tourists do not listen to the dissuasion, they will not be in physical conflict with them, and they can only keep up and stare.
"Once it rained, the two female tourists did not persuade them to listen, but had to go up. As a result, they just climbed to the first enemy building in the east, and they cried and shouted to let me go up to save them. The steps are steep, it rains and slips, and it won't come. I went up one by one. I can't throw it down. Isn't it? "Zhang Wenyou said helplessly.
Another time, a pair of young parents brought a four- or five-year-old child to the city wall. The parents patronized and took pictures. The child rushed down from the top, and could not stop at the side of the city wall. Seeing that his legs were empty , Said that sooner or later, Zhang Wenyou rushed forward with one arrow, and caught the child's ankle. The children's parents were terrified and thanked again and again, and Zhang Wenyou politely criticized them.
"One day the year before last year, when I came up in the morning, I heard someone shouting at the most dangerous enemy building, and we could n’t understand it. When I got closer, it was two foreign ladies, one of them fell on the ground, the other one. Looking down on the city wall, I was scared. I hurriedly called, the fire brigade came, and rescued people under the city wall with professional equipment. As a result, I broke several ribs. If it was not found in time, it would be miserable. "Wen Zhang said."
Zhang Wenyouli's merits don't stop there. In the summer of 2018, the first enemy building collapsed in the west of Zhenruguan due to heavy rain. It was Zhang Wenyou who took the picture for the first time and reported it to the rescue plan that year, and repaired it the following year.
Growing up under the Great Wall, Zhang Wenyou's love for the Great Wall was born. "Some people say that the Great Wall is not used now, but such an amazing project should be protected so that future generations can see it."