【Explanation】Chongqing Yangtze River Ropeway, Liangjiang Ferry, and Crown Escalator, after a period of development, their traffic functions are now gradually fading.
After the transformation and development of these old vehicles into tourist attractions, they have been reborn and become popular attractions during this "May 1st" holiday, attracting foreign tourists to come to "check in."
Chongqing is a mountain city as well as a river city. The Yangtze River and Jialing River pass through the city.
In the past, when there were no bridges on the river, the Yangtze River Cableway was an important means of transportation for Chongqing people to cross the river.
The Chongqing Yangtze River Cableway is a large-scale cross-river passenger cableway designed and manufactured by China with a total length of 1,166 meters. It was completed and put into operation in October 1987. It is known as the "first air corridor of the Yangtze River in thousands of miles" and the "mountain city air bus."
Taking the Yangtze River Cableway, as the car heads towards the center of the Yangtze River, visitors can overlook the Yangtze River from the air and have a panoramic view of the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River. At the same time, they can also enjoy the mother city of Chongqing-the beautiful Yuzhong Peninsula, and enjoy the three-dimensional Chongqing city. Scenery.
[Concurrent] Wu Jiahua, a tourist from Beijing
I came from Beijing, and it felt great to take the ropeway. It was very thrilling. I could see many beautiful places and beautiful scenery in the mountain city of Chongqing.
[Explanation] The passenger flow of the Yangtze River Cableway has successively hit a record high after the successful transformation from a means of transportation to a tourist attraction.
Now, the long queues at the entrance of the scenic spot are no longer Chongqing citizens, and more than 90% are foreign tourists with cameras.
According to statistics, three days before the "May Day" holiday, the Yangtze River Cableway had a daily passenger flow of more than 20,000 passengers, and the ropeway tickets were sold out early every day.
[Concurrent] Zeng Xiangxin, a staff member of Chongqing Yangtze River Cableway
Our Chongqing Yangtze River Ropeway was used as a main mode of transportation in Chongqing in the 1980s.
Because at the time, the Yuzhong Peninsula was surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the most important mode of transportation for citizens to travel was the Liangjiang Cableway.
Nowadays, the Chongqing Yangtze River Cableway has become a scenic spot where tourists must "check in". During the "May Day" festival, the daily passenger flow reached about 23,000.
[Explanation] For people in Chongqing who were born before the 1980s, the term "crossing the river" is definitely not unfamiliar. At that time, citizens on both sides of the strait had to cross the Yangtze River, so ferry became an important part of people's travel. Transportation.
Later, with the rapid development of bridge construction in Chongqing, bridges across the Yangtze River connected the banks of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River. Transportation became more and more convenient and fast, and the ferry gradually declined.
In recent years, the ferry, which has almost faded out of people’s field of vision, has been successfully transformed into a two-river cruise, which has been reborn as a tourism tool and has become another popular "check-in" spot for Chongqing urban tourism.
Tourists take a cruise on the river surface and have a panoramic view of the two rivers and four banks in the main city of Chongqing.
[Concurrent] Shi Danni, a tourist from Hubei
We came to Chongqing from Yichang, Hubei Province during the "May 1st" Festival. Today we chose to take a ferry to experience some of the scenery on both sides of the river in Chongqing, which has a special flavor on the surface of the river.
[Explanation] Chongqing Crown Escalator is also a typical representative of the successful transformation from a means of transportation to a tourist attraction.
Chongqing is known as a mountain city, and it is common to climb hills and ridges, so there is such a characteristic transportation tool as the crown escalator.
Since it was completed and put into operation in 1996, hurried office workers, tourists who come here in a hurry... This is China's longest first-grade escalator, which not only provides convenience for people to travel, but also carries the memories of generations of Chongqing residents. .
Reporting from Chongqing by reporter Xiao Jiangchuan
Editor in charge: [Wu Qingcai]