China News Network Guiyang, March 3 Topic: "Little slow train" in the mountains of the Wumeng Plateau: carrying the dream of studying in the mountains between the round trips
Written by Qu Honglun Shen Xiangquan
The 5645/8 and 5647/6 green trains shuttling between the mountains of the Wumeng Plateau travel between Guiyang Station in Guizhou and Zhaotong Station in Yunnan.
This train, covering a distance of 407 kilometers, takes 10 hours and 4 minutes and stops at 20 stations, large and small. For the past 20 years, the "small slow train" has been an important means of transportation for villagers to travel between the mountains and towns, and it has also carried the dream of studying in the mountains.
Train 5647/8 on the Inner Six Railway stops at four fifth-class stations – Huatupo, Xianshui, Xuna and Lizigou – in Weining Yi and Miao Autonomous County in Guizhou and Zhaotong City in Yunnan.
Infographic: Students reading and studying on the train. Shen Xiangquan photo
There are 4 villages near these 32 small stations, and this "little slow train" is the best choice for local children on their way to school. Every Sunday, on the platform of a hundred meters, in addition to villagers with agricultural products, there are also "backpackers" in school uniforms, who are students who take the 5647 train to Caohai Station (the railway station in Weining County).
Xiang Xiaobo, the commander of the "small slow train", said: "In the past two years, more and more reading babies have been riding on the train, especially on weekends and holidays, more than 200 people, they will take the 5647 train to school and the 5648 train home." ”
On this "small slow train", the Guiyang Passenger Section of China Railway Chengdu Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has opened 8 student reading points and 1 youth book free lending point, providing children with a specialized learning environment and opportunities to increase extracurricular knowledge on the train.
On the way home of the students, there are often voices reading texts and discussing topics in the carriages, and sometimes there are shouts: "Dolls, there are new books on the shelves of car 6!" The train staff shouted while renewing tickets.
Every year, on the occasion of the college entrance examination, the train will also carry out the "dream gas station" activity, and new college students in the Guiyang passenger section also join in it, providing psychological and emotional counseling for students before the exam, volunteer filling in consultation, and professional explanation, so as to solve the psychological burden of students before the college entrance examination.
Infographic: Students line up to board the bus. Shen Xiangquan photo
Next to the books and newspapers in car 6, there is a "Time Post Office" student wish box, which contains colorful small cards with children's recent wishes and a letter to the future... After a while, students can open up to witness their own growth.
One of the frequent passengers on this "small slow train" is Zhang Xi, a Chinese teacher at Zhongshui Middle School not far from Huatupo Station, who often takes the "small slow train" to the county seat to select learning materials for students. Whenever he saw the children in school uniforms on the train, Zhang Xi seemed to see himself back then.
Infographic: Students choose books to read in the carriage. Shen Xiangquan photo
"In 2009, I took the 5646/5 train between Weining and Liupanshui, and I was very impressed by the windows and electric fans, and the green hard-seated seats." Zhang Xi said that now the train has been replaced by an air-conditioned car, the carriage facilities are more complete, and the students' journey to school is more warm.
After graduating from Guizhou University, Zhang Xi resolutely chose to return to his hometown to become a special post teacher, and has been rooted for 8 years. "I came from the countryside, and now I come back to share my knowledge with the children here." While telling her original intention, Zhang Xi couldn't help but sigh that the "little slow car" had accompanied her for 14 years.
Not only Zhang Xi, but also more students who walked out of the mountains through the "small slow car" are continuously returning to their hometowns, helping the construction of their hometowns through education, technology, and resources.
Since the opening of trains 2003/5645 and 8/5647 in 6, the people on the "small slow train" have changed, the environment of the train has changed, and the living conditions of the villagers have changed, while the "small slow train" is still accompanying generations of mountain children to grow up slowly, carrying them to their dreams and future. (End)