China News Service, Zhengzhou, June 20 (Reporter Han Zhangyun) Thousands of years ago, "Poetry Sage" Du Fu heard that his hometown Henan had been recaptured. He was delighted and wrote "Wen Guanjun Take Henan and Hebei". Youth is a good companion to return home. That is to cross Wu Gorge from Baxia, and then go down to Xiangyang to Luoyang." However, the difficulty of Shu Road is that it is difficult to go to the sky, Sichuan and Central Plains are separated by more than 1,000 kilometers. As he wished, he returned to his hometown Gongxian (now Gongyi, Henan).
The test vehicle passes through the Daning River Bridge on the Zhengyu High-speed Railway (data map) Photo by Luo Wenwu
Thousands of years later, on the early morning of June 20, 2022, the "post-00" guy Zhao Jie drank a bowl of Hu spicy soup and took the G3401 train departing from Zhengzhou East Station at 7:58. It only took 4 hours and 23 minutes to travel all the way. Through Henan, Hubei, and finally Chongqing, he can realize the plan of "drinking spicy soup in Zhengzhou in the morning and eating hot pot in Chongqing at noon".
The test car drove into the Shennongjia high-speed railway station (data map) Photo by Zhang Jun
The realization of Zhao Jie's plan benefited from the opening of a high-speed rail line.
On June 20, the Zhengyu high-speed railway (from the east of Xiangyang to the north of Wanzhou) was completed and opened, which marked the completion of the Zhengyu high-speed railway, another fast passenger channel for going out in southwest my country.
Zhengzhou and Chongqing can be reached in 4 hours and 23 minutes. The Central Plains urban agglomeration and the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle will be more closely connected.
High-speed train crews celebrate the opening of the Zhengzhou-Chongqing high-speed railway at Zhengzhou East Station.
Photo by Han Zhangyun
The Zhengzhou-Chongqing high-speed railway starts from Zhengzhou, Henan Province in the north and reaches Chongqing in the south, passing through the three provinces and cities of Henan, Hubei and Chongqing, with a total length of 1068 kilometers.
After the Zhengzhou-Chongqing high-speed rail line is put into operation, there will be direct trains from Beijing, Tianjin, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Wuhan and other places to Chongqing.
The Zhengyu high-speed rail is an important part of my country's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network, forming another fast passenger channel for going out in southwest my country.
This high-speed rail line passes through complex and dangerous mountainous areas. It is my country's first "subway-style" high-speed rail with a bridge-to-tunnel ratio of 98.34% and a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
This means that on the speeding high-speed rail, one can observe the golden color left after the harvest of the wheat in the granary in the Central Plains, the lush greenery of the land of fish and rice in Jingchu, the lofty mountains and mountains in Bayu, and the clouds and mists between the great rivers and rivers.
High-speed train crews celebrate the opening of the Zhengzhou-Chongqing high-speed railway at Zhengzhou East Station.
Photo by Han Zhangyun
The Zheng-Chongqing high-speed railway joins hands with the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, reflecting the splendid civilization of the Central Plains and the mysterious and magnificent ancient Shu civilization. This route also connects Songshan Shaolin Temple, Nanyang Wuhou Temple, Xiangyang Gulongzhong, Shennongjia Primitive Forest, Fengjie Baidi City, and Wushan Mountain. Big and small Three Gorges, Ciqikou Ancient Town and many other famous tourist attractions.
With the arrival of summer, traveling by high-speed rail has become the choice of many people.
Before the official opening of the Zhengyu high-speed railway, many cities along the line have begun to build momentum for the upcoming "high-speed rail tour".
The test car is driving on the Zhengyu high-speed railway between Wanzhou North and Yunyang (data map) Photo by Luo Wenwu
Fengjie announced that from the date of opening of Zhengyu High-speed Railway Fengjie Station to July 20, with high-speed rail tickets, you can visit Fengjie Baidi City, Qutang Gorge, the top of the Three Gorges, the original town of the Three Gorges, Xiaozhai Tiankeng, Longqiao River, etc. for free. Scenic spots; Hubei has released the "Zheng-Chongqing High-speed Rail Tour in Hubei, Free Scenic Spot Tickets" discount, with high-speed rail tickets, you can enjoy half-price tickets and free benefits for many cities and scenic spots such as Shennongjia, Xiangyang, Nanzhang, etc. in Hubei.
Chongqing and Zhengzhou seem to be natural CPs. You have Jiefangbei, I have Erqi Pagoda, you have hot hot pot, and I have spicy Hu spicy soup.
"Go to Chongqing to eat food, come to Zhengzhou to understand the earliest China, the Zheng-Chongqing high-speed rail is so worth punching in." Chongqing netizen "Yuyou" continues to pay attention to the progress of the Zheng-Chongqing high-speed rail, and has already prepared food travel strategies along the line.
"On the day when the Zhengyu high-speed railway was launched, I ate hot pot and sang songs, and went all the way north to Zhengzhou, Songshan Shaolin Temple, Dengfeng Guanxing Tower, Heluo Ancient Country, Yellow Emperor's Hometown, Henan Museum... After punching in these places, I think I would also I can understand where the root is." "Yuyou" said.
Linking the two national central cities of Zhengzhou and Chongqing, the Zhengzhou-Chongqing high-speed railway will be connected across the board, further improving the railway network structure in central China and southwest my country, greatly facilitating the travel of people along the line, promoting the development of tourism resources and industrial development, and releasing Xiangyu general speed The railway freight capacity can better promote the development of regional logistics, and it is of great significance to accelerate the development of the Central Plains urban agglomeration and the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.
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