Travel Notes 7: Enshi, Fuling

It was already dark when I arrived in Enshi. There were many hotels around Hubei University for Nationalities, which were not expensive. I found a place to stay here. Before I came, I heard that parking in Enshi was a little difficult. Sure enough, I searched several hotels in succession and finally found a hotel where I could park.

I got up in the morning and found a snack selling local specialty bean skin near the hotel. I thought it was mashed with rice and made like our northern noodles. It tasted very good.

As planned, we went to Tusi City first. The south gate parking lot has a large area and there are many empty parking spaces, but when I parked the car, I found that there were only high steps in the south gate, so I couldn't get up at all. I asked the staff and told me that there was a ramp to the east gate. There is no way to come to the east gate again, and the parking lot here is much smaller. Fortunately, there is just a parking space available. Tickets are free for all kinds of preferential cards such as disability cards in Tusi City. However, there is no barrier-free toilet suitable for the elderly and the disabled. I asked the management staff for advice before I left, hoping to improve it when I come back next time.

Walking slowly up the ramp, there are canals and some small buildings with characteristics on the side. Maybe it is under maintenance or something. The flowing water is very turbid, and there are almost no people in the small buildings. At the top of the ramp, there is a square, and the most conspicuous thing is the oncoming Jiujin Hall. The square is not big, and from time to time there are tour guides with some teams passing by.

Nine-step hall, the so-called nine-step hall, means nine-step depth and progressive. In China culture, "Nine" is an extreme number, which mostly means honor, and it is mostly used by privileged classes such as royalty. There are steps at the door. I wanted to overcome the difficulties and go in to have a look, but I took a look outside and felt it was gloomy and uncomfortable, so I didn't go in. Peer partners went in and turned around together, and came out in less than 2 minutes. I didn't look at the toast city wall either. In fact, if I look at the city wall several times, I will find that many of these buildings are similar.

When you come to Enshi, besides Tusi City, you can't miss the daughter city, which is known as the world's first city for daughters. Daughter Town, a commercial center, is an artificial ancient town, but it also embodies the folk customs of Tujia people. It's a pity that I didn't catch up with the performance. Maybe it was because there were not many people. Even the parking lot was empty. Just have a rest here, have lunch, and then set off.

After Enshi, the next stop is Fuling. There are two routes, one is via Fengdu, and the other is via Wuling. We chose Wuling. If time is loose, it is best to go into Wuling Geopark. It's just that things didn't work out. When I passed Wuling, it was foggy, and the road to the Geopark was foggy, and the humidity was particularly heavy. My partner felt uncomfortable all over, so I had to give up and go directly to the Bai Tao community near the 816 Project to find a place to stay early. In Bai Tao community, you can park for free from 18: to 7: 3 in the morning, which saves the trouble of finding a parking space. There is a room on the first floor of our Yinshen Hotel, which is quite good. By the way, I remembered the little security guard when I passed the Qingping service area. Seeing that I was in a wheelchair, I had to take me to the wc door, wait for me to come out, and then take me to the car before I left. I was quite embarrassed. There is also a service area in front of it, which looks very simple and has few people. Fortunately, there are barrier-free access to the supermarket.

the next day, when we arrived at the site of the 816 nuclear plant, there were still few people, and the hall was still locked, so it didn't open until 9 o'clock. There are not many parking spaces in this place, so if you come late, you have to go to the roadside or further places to find parking spaces.

Why do you have to visit here? Because I am also a child of a third-line factory, and I grew up in a ravine in a remote area. I sincerely understand the epic dedication of that era and have high respect for this place. Among the people who visited, there were also many elderly people in wheelchairs pushed by their families. After a chat, as expected, they were all builders of the third-line project. 816 seems to be the only declassified nuclear industry site in China. At that time, there was no large-scale construction machinery, and the whole mountain was almost hollowed out by the officers and men of the 54th Division. It is difficult to imagine the construction. There are buildings in the holes, and there are holes in the buildings. The design standard is to be able to withstand the air explosion attack of a million-ton nuclear bomb and an earthquake of magnitude 8. There is no barrier-free inside, and the stairs are very steep. I can't go to many places, so it's a pity.

? Pay tribute to the third-line people!

? Next stop, Chongqing.