The red echo of a road —— Trip to Wangping Tongjiang section of Zhenguang Expressway in Bazhong City, Sichuan Province ■ Luo Shuangqi is the reporter of China National Defense daily sun Shaojian The highways spreading across China are connected with dotted red marks. At the beginning of this year, the first red themed Expressway in China - Wangping Tongjiang section of Zhenguang Expressway in Bazhong City, Sichuan Province was officially opened to traffic. This red themed highway is like a dragon, entrenched in the beautiful waters of Bashan, stretching more than 30 kilometers from north to south. What attracts the public's attention is not only the beautiful mountain scenery of "green mountains on both sides of the Strait come out relatively", but also the red cultural reliefs, theme exhibitions and three-dimensional slogans dotted on both sides of the expressway and the isolation belt. Look at the scenery along the highway. Road is also scenery. Road, closer is yesterday's little spark memory of heroes An hour's drive from downtown Bazhong, from Guangna hub of Bawan Expressway to Wangping Tongjiang section of Zhenguang expressway, a red relief image came into view. Along the direction of the resolute and tall Red Army soldiers holding the flag high on the relief, a red historical and cultural corridor suddenly opened. The theme of "five pointed star" and "red leaf" is always integrated into the whole process of "red star and red leaf", and the theme of "five pointed star" and "red leaf" is always integrated into the whole process of "red star and red leaf"; Through cliff stone carvings and reliefs, we can fully show the revolutionary historical scenes of the Red Army against "encirclement and suppression", crossing the Qinling Mountains, crossing the Han River and entering Eastern Sichuan, as well as the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, economic and social development, highway construction achievements, etc. Along the way, we passed through seven tunnels. The LED projection screen above the tunnel played back scenes of history: soldiers gathered to raise the flag, fought with the Red Army in Northeast Sichuan and joined up with the guerrillas in East Sichuan, and the Red Army soldiers supported each other and moved forward with determination... When we reached the last tunnel, 16 words "wisdom, courage, determination, difficulty elimination and innovation, unity and struggle, endless" appeared in front of us. The political precepts of the red Fourth Front Army in those days have now become the urban spirit of Bazhong in the new era. About 20 minutes later, the reporter and his party arrived at the toll station of Wangping expressway. Different from the previous bright colors such as gold and red, the words "25048 Wangping" in dark gray are printed on the left slope protection. It reminds us that the red theme highway's terminus, the Red Army martyrs' cemetery in the Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base, has arrived. As the capital of Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base and the first city of the Red Army in Sichuan, Tongjiang County is rich in red resources and is known as the "open-air museum of Chinese revolution". The Red Army martyrs cemetery in Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base is located in Wangping village, Shaxi Town, Tongjiang County. There are 25048 Red Army martyrs sleeping here. It is the largest Red Army martyr cemetery with the largest number of Red Army martyrs buried in China. "The opening of Wangtong section of Zhenguang expressway has marked the Red Army martyrs' cemetery in the Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base deep in the mangmangmang Qinba mountain. The distance from Tongjiang County to the martyrs' cemetery has been shortened from the past 90 minutes to 20 minutes, making the road for tourists to pay homage to the martyrs more unobstructed." Li Jinsong, deputy director of Tongjiang County Transportation Bureau, said. "We use slope, central isolation belt, tunnel and other carriers to depict 11 red culture slogans and 3 cultural silhouettes, and make 6 red culture walls, 1 red culture projection and 3 red culture sculptures." Long Yu, the person in charge of high-speed red landscape construction, introduced that in the early stage of highway construction, they widely solicited copywriting, deeply explored the rich connotation and value of red culture, and strive to build a red "transportation + tourism" demonstration site. A smooth road leads north and south. Like a red ribbon, Wangtong section of Zhenguang Expressway connects red scenic spots such as the Red Army martyr cemetery in Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base, Huaying Mountain guerrilla Memorial Hall and Deng Xiaoping's former residence, forming a charming red cultural tourism route, attracting officers, soldiers, cadres and the masses to touch the red memory and pursue the red footprint. The road carries today The flag has its successors At the end of March, buses loaded with special tourists drove in Wangtong section of Zhenguang expressway. They wore colorful clothes, big red flowers on their chests and "glorious enlistment" ribbons on their shoulders - more than 100 Tongjiang recruits rushed to the hot military camp along this red road. "Along the way, I feel that my military uniform is more sacred and solemn. We come from places where the Red Army has fought, and we should be good successors of the Red Army." Recruits Zhang Lijin said with emotion. 90 years ago, in Lianghekou Town, Tongjiang County, not far from here, more than 14000 main members of the red Fourth Front Army entered Sichuan through the floating bridge and amid the celebratory gongs and drums of the masses. Now, at the mouth of the river where the Red Army waded into Sichuan, two bridges cross both banks. "The opening of Sichuan's red highway has also provided a smoother channel for our national defense education." Said Wu Zhixin, Minister of the people's Armed Forces Department of Tongjiang County. This year, the people's Armed Forces Department of the county specially moved the last lesson of pre military education and training scheduled for the new military service to the Red Army martyrs cemetery and expressway service area in the Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base. At the beginning of the construction of the expressway, the Bazhong military sub district and the people's Armed Forces Department of Tongjiang County actively participated in the construction of the project. They not only sent militia to participate in the requisition and demolition work, but also provided historical data for building a red landscape. The recruitment work was launched in the first half of this year. They made more than 8000 brochures with the red landscape on the highway as the main content, sent them to the school-age youth, carried out recruitment publicity point-to-point, and enhanced the national defense awareness and national defense concept of the school-age youth. "The expressway is open, and more and more tourists visit Wangping village for study. We predict that the number of visitors to the martyrs' cemetery and memorial hall will increase by 30% to 50% this year." Li Kunrong, deputy curator of the memorial hall of the Sichuan Shaanxi Soviet Area, said. On the eve of this year's Tomb Sweeping Day, Party members, cadres and the masses from all walks of life entered the Red Army martyrs' cemetery in the Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base to carry out activities such as themed micro party classes, sweeping the tombs of revolutionary martyrs, presenting flower baskets and revisiting the oath of joining the party. They have received more than 30 batches of descendants of the Red Army and more than 100 social groups, totaling more than 50000 people. "The opening of this expressway has not only made the red tourism 'shift and upgrade', but also put the national defense education on the 'fast lane'." Zhao Rong, deputy commander of Bazhong military division, said. Last year, Bazhong National Defense Education Office, together with relevant departments directly under the municipal government, issued the "opinions on giving full play to the advantages of red resources and strengthening national defense education for the whole people". The military sub district plans to include this red Expressway in the list of a new batch of national defense education bases. In addition, they also conducted national defense knowledge training for the commentators of the red landscape of the expressway and the red scenic spots in Bazhong City in batches, implemented the pre job trial system, and hired a group of old Red Army, old party members and military cadres as supervisors and volunteer commentators. The red road set off an upsurge of research tourism. Taking advantage of the east wind, Bazhong military and local governments widely carried out a series of activities with the theme of "taking a trip to the Red Army Road, reading a Red Army book, singing a red army song, listening to a traditional class and watching a Red Army film", and hired comrades from the local Party History Office as honorary teachers to explain revolutionary traditional knowledge. The road leads to tomorrow The old district looks new Along the spacious asphalt road, the car drove into Wangping new village. Rape flowers were all over the front and back of the house. The houses with black tiles and white walls were clean and bright on the first floor. In 2012, the Red Army martyr cemetery in the Sichuan Shaanxi revolutionary base was rebuilt and expanded, and the former Wangping village was collectively relocated to the current Wangping new village. In September 2021, the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas plans to identify the second batch of national rural governance demonstration villages and towns, including Wangping new village. In front of the village committee building, the villagers' activity center is under construction. Seeing the reporter and his party, Wang Zhaojun, a village cadre, warmly came forward: "since the beginning of the year, there has been an endless stream of tourists to punch in the red theme Expressway and visit the martyrs' cemetery. This year is the 90th anniversary of the Red Army entering Sichuan. The biggest good news is that the Wangtong section of Zhenguang expressway has been repaired to the entrance of the village." Talking about the changes before and after the highway was built, Wang Zhaojun couldn't close his mouth. "The road has been built, the introduction of industry and the going out of products have built a 'fast lane'. The peony industrial park near the martyrs' cemetery is under construction, and the business of 24 farmhouses, home stay and shops in the village is booming day by day. The radiation has driven more than 200 people to find employment at the door of their homes. It is expected that the average income of villagers will increase by more than 1800 yuan this year." Under the leadership of Tao Mao, political commissar of the people's Armed Forces Department of Tongjiang County, the reporter and his party meandered northward from Wangping new village to wayaoping village, Shengli Township, the Counterpart Assistance village of the people's Armed Forces Department of Tongjiang County. Looking at the more than 200 mu rattan pepper Industrial Park, the green tide is filled with the unique fragrance of rattan pepper flowers, outlining a vibrant and beautiful rural landscape. Villagers in twos and threes were pruning the rattan peppers. When they saw Tao Mao in military uniform, they waved one after another. In December 2017, Tao Mao communicated with the people's Armed Forces Department of Tongjiang County from the combat forces. At that time, it was a critical period for the in-depth fight against poverty and the comprehensive elimination of absolute poverty. Wayaoping village is located in a mountainous area with an altitude of about 1000 meters. The terrain fluctuates greatly, the transportation is extremely inconvenient, and the incidence of poverty is high. How to break the situation? "If you want to be rich, you must build roads first. In addition, you can transfer the land of the masses, develop collective industries, eliminate traditional crops, plant cash crops such as green pepper, rattan pepper and kiwi fruit according to local conditions, and develop individual aquaculture." After field research, the way out of poverty in wayaoping village is becoming clear and clear. With the help of the people's Armed Forces Department of the county, the rattan pepper Industrial Park has taken shape rapidly, and the small-scale planting and breeding industry of every household is also booming. In addition, 13 kilometers of village roads in the whole village have been hardened and connected, and 13 water wells have been put into use. The industrial park and infrastructure construction have not only consolidated the development foundation of the whole village, but also provided jobs for villagers. In 2019, the per capita income of poor households in wayaoping village exceeded the poverty alleviation standard and withdrew from the sequence of poor villages. In 2021, the people's Armed Forces Department of Tongjiang County was commended by the Sichuan military region as an advanced collective for decisive poverty eradication. "Rural revitalization, traffic first. The opening of the red Expressway brings more possibilities to the development of wayaoping village." Recalling the days when he led the masses out of poverty, Tao Mao was deeply moved by the "road". He said that in the next step, we will actively coordinate local governments, strive to turn rural areas into scenic spots, strengthen the supporting publicity of red cultural tourism and rural characteristic experience services, and promote the integrated development of "transportation + tourism" and "transportation + industry", so as to enrich both old areas and villagers. "In consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively connecting with rural revitalization, we should 'help the horse' and 'send another journey'." Tan Qingsong, head of Tongjiang County, told reporters that since the beginning of this year, the county has focused on the establishment of Tianfu famous tourism County, whole region tourism demonstration area and Wangping national 5A scenic spot in Sichuan Shaanxi Soviet Area, developed and expanded the characteristic planting and breeding industry, actively cultivated new industrial forms while building efficient and characteristic agriculture in mountainous areas, gave full play to the advantages of red, green and characteristics, promoted the integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries and agricultural, tourism and cultural industries, and led the people to get rich and increase income. Through Tan Qingsong's mouth, a vivid picture of Rural Revitalization is slowly spreading. (outlook new era)