China News Agency, Dongxing, Guangxi, January 8th: Dongxing, a border city between China and Vietnam after three years of silence, has returned to its former prosperity
Author Yang Qiang Wei Jiaxiu Zhai Liqiang
"I have been waiting for this moment for three years." On January 8, Liang Xiaoxin set off from Mong Cai, Vietnam, stepped across the Beilun River Bridge, and walked out of Dongxing Port, his eyes were moist.
Liang Xiaoxin is from Jieyang, Guangdong. He has been engaged in the plastic business in Haiyang, Vietnam for many years. He returns to China twice a year to reunite with his parents, wife and children.
In July 2019, he stepped out of the country again. He never imagined that he would be separated from his family for three years.
"I haven't been home for three years, and I'm so busy with work that I can't even remember what grade my child is in."
Liang Xiaoxin was so excited that he didn't sleep well for two days when he learned that China implemented the "Class B and B Control" for the new coronavirus infection and resumed customs clearance on January 8.
At 9 o'clock in the morning on the 8th, he and a large number of Chinese compatriots set foot on the way back home from the Mong Cai port in Vietnam.
On that day, the colorful flags of the Beilun River Bridge were fluttering. Passengers dragged their suitcases in one hand and raised their mobile phones to take pictures and record this special moment of customs clearance.
Chen Xiao, director of the Dongxing Port Service Center, introduced that Dongxing City is currently adopting a gradual liberalization policy, optimizing customs clearance management measures for Chinese citizens working in Vietnam, canceling the nucleic acid testing and centralized isolation of all staff after entry, and entering personnel to fill in the report within 48 hours before entry. Submit the health declaration card to the customs for the nucleic acid test results of the novel coronavirus.
If the health declaration is normal and there is no abnormality in the routine quarantine at the customs port, they can be released to enter the society.
Guangxi Dongxing, which has been silent for three years, ushered in the scene of spring and flowers blooming on this day.
Dongxing Guomen Scenic Spot has reappeared the bustling and bustling past. Above the shops on both sides of the street, five-star red flags flutter in the wind.
The first floor of Wanzhong International Wholesale Market is covered with red lanterns, and light music is playing in the market.
Chen Jin, who sells Vietnamese specialties in the Wanzhong International Wholesale Market, and his wife are busy packing dried jackfruit, cashew nuts and other Vietnamese specialties for delivery to customers.
Chen Jin told reporters that starting from 2020, due to the impact of the epidemic, Dongxing Wanzhong International Wholesale Market has been closed for a long time.
It was not until the end of December 2022 that the country reopened for business after optimizing and adjusting the epidemic prevention and control policy.
Today is the most popular day since the resumption of the market.
A Wen (sound), who married from Vietnam to Dongxing, took her one-year-old son with her. On the afternoon of the 8th, she set up a street stall in Dongxing Guomen Scenic Area to sell small Vietnamese commodities.
Even if it is drizzling, it still can't stop people's enthusiasm for travel.
Awen started to set up a stall more than ten days ago. Today, the number of tourists suddenly increased, and she earned more than 80 yuan (RMB, the same below) in half a day.
Although it is not as good as before, Ah Wen believes that the business will gradually improve.
Awen said that she has been married to Dongxing from the countryside of Mong Cai, Vietnam for 8 years. Before the epidemic, she would find time to go back to Vietnam once or twice a year.
However, due to the impact of the epidemic, she has not returned to her natal home in Vietnam for three years.
"After fully releasing it, find time to go back and have a look."
On the same day, the Dongxing Port and the Border Residential District implemented customs clearance management optimization measures in accordance with relevant deployments.
The Dongxing Border People's Trade Zone is a busy scene. Trucks slowly drive across the Border People's Trade Convenience Pontoon Bridge and enter the territory of China.
The customs clearance information of these vehicles and goods is scrolling in real time on the large screen in the comprehensive business hall of the mutual city.
Not long ago, on December 15, 2022, the number of import and export goods transactions in the Dongxing Borderland Trade Zone reached 12,973 votes, and the daily transaction volume reached 106 million yuan, setting a record high in the trade volume of the Dongxing Borderland Trade Zone.
Chen Xiao said that from January 8th, port staff no longer need to implement closed-loop management, and inbound goods are also canceled for disinfection and nucleic acid testing, which will greatly reduce customs clearance costs and improve customs clearance efficiency.
With the gradual liberalization of tourist and business visas, the scene of surging crowds at Dongxing Port will soon reappear.
The tourism industry is gradually recovering.
Dongxing Wanwei Golden Beach, Zhushan Mountain-sea Landmark Square, and Beilun River Estuary Scenic Spot can be seen everywhere. Various RVs from all over the country are parked in the Golden Beach Cultural Square, which has become a camping base for tourist RVs.
"Although cross-border travel has not yet been officially restarted, more and more people travel by car, especially RV travel." Fan Guoqing, director of Dongxing Culture, Radio, Television, Sports and Tourism Bureau, said that after the introduction of policies and measures to optimize epidemic prevention and control, tourism in Dongxing City The system boosts the confidence and vitality of the tourism market through a series of measures such as speeding up the construction of major cultural and tourism projects, expanding tourism promotion, holding warming activities, and organizing seminars and consultations.
After three years of silence, Dongxing City is also making efforts to promote major projects related to economic and social development.
Walking into Dongxing Thailand Cultural Park, a strong exotic atmosphere rushes towards you. The main body of the 12 unique Thai-style buildings has been completed, and the decoration of the gate tower and tourist reception center of the Sino-Thai Cultural Park is in the final stage.
The project builders are stepping up the construction of water parks, Thai commodity streets, star hotels and other related projects.
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