“1979
it was a spring
An old man drew a circle on the South China Sea
mythical rise of cities
Miraculously gathered golden mountains
…”
▼ Deng Xiaoping talked with Xie Fei and Chen Kaizhi in Shenzhen
1978 _
Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee
Opened the prelude to China’s internal reform
41 years have passed
Looking back on the unforgettable development process
China has undergone earth-shaking changes
many foreign economists
Both use “miracle” to describe this reform
▼ Picture by People’s Daily Online
in the history of mankind
These decades are very short
But for China, in this short space-time
The people wrote with their hands
The magnificent epic of the development of the country and the nation!
At the beginning of the reform and opening up in 1982
Road transport restricts economic development
For example , there are not many vehicles on Kunluo Highway
Three-level standard road in mountainous area
Basically meet people’s travel and cargo transportation needs
▼ Yuanjiang Bridge on the Kunluo Highway, pictured by Yuxi.com
Enter the 21st century
rapid economic growth
Promoted the development of the transportation industry
did you find out
in many countries in asia
There are more and more roads marked with “AH”
“AH” stands for “Asian Highway”
It is known as the “21st Century New Silk Road”
Asian Highway Network
according to plan
This huge transportation network is as long as 140,000 kilometers
Highway that will connect 32 countries in Asia
There are 15 routes passing through China
AH1: (Japan) Tokyo – Bulgaria border
AH3: (Russia) Ulan Ude – (Thailand) Chiang Rai
AH4: (Russia) Novosibirsk – (Pakistan) Karachi
AH5: Shanghai – Bulgaria border
…
▼ Nihonbashi, “AH1 Zero Milestone”
today we talk
It is a section of Asian Highway Line 3 (AH3)
The first transnational highway built in my country
Queenman Highway
▼ Approximate route map, picture by “Self-driving Geography”
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There is no road in China
can be like kunman highway
like a silver ribbon
Connecting China , Laos and Thailand all the way
Become the most beautiful outbound self-driving line in the hearts of countless people
▼ Overview of the Chinese section of the Kunming Highway, pictured by photographer Sun Yunyun
October 1992
The First Lancang Gonghe Sub-regional Economic Cooperation Conference
Determined the idea of building the Kunming Highway
After 16 years of construction
The Kunming Highway was officially opened to traffic in December 2008
Queenman Highway was formerly
The first toll road in Yunnan
—— Kunluo Highway
from Kunming
Pass Yuxi, Yuanjiang, Pu’er, Jinghong, Menghai
The end point is Daluo town on the border of China and Myanmar
▼ In July 1985, the collapsed mountains of the Kunluo Highway caused traffic jams
It was only 866 kilometers long when it was first built
Poor capacity
“Ash Road”, “Mud Water Road”
Became a joking name for passing drivers
▼ In 1992, the Kunyu Secondary Highway was completed and opened to traffic, picture by Yuxi.com
The Queenman Highway is based on this
From the previous tropical rainforest climate
muddy road
Step by step to the secondary road
Highway
Finally promoted to transnational expressway
▼ The winding Kunman Highway
The Kunman Highway passing through the mountains today
The starting point is Kunming
Via Yuxi, Pu’er, Xishuangbanna
Traveled more than 800 kilometers
Come to Laos , a country that advocates Buddhism
▼ China section, picture by “Self-driving Geography”
Go forward more than 200 kilometers
After leaving footprints in Nanta, Boqiao, and Huishai
to Chiang Khong , Thailand
▼ Laos section, picture by “Self-driving Geography”
Then pass through Chiang Rai, Lampang, Tak, Nakhon Sawan, Chai Na
The final destination of arrival: Bangkok, the capital of Thailand
This road will take more than 800 kilometers
▼ Thailand section, picture by “Self-driving Geography”
The total length of more than 1800 kilometers
It used to take more than 40 hours
Now shortened to about 20 hours
known as the international economics
“Kunman 20 hours along the Economic Circle Fortune Highway”
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Queenman Highway
Known as “the most beautiful outbound self-driving line”
not without reason
Driving from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
Go south along the Quinman Highway
▼ The approximate range of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, pictured by “Self-Driving Geography”
past the subtropics
All the way down the road
Stunning Tropical Landscape
▼ Gaoligong Mountain, located in the subtropical region, pictured by member Xu Dongdong
kunman highway is a
The exotic route that the “sexy” people yearn for
If you are a Buddhist believer
Then it is still what Buddhists yearn for
Theravada Buddhist passage
Buddhism is called together with Christ and Islam
One of the world’s three major religions
Buddha means “enlightenment”
Around the 6th to 5th century BC
Founded by Gautama Siddhartha
“The deeds of the spread of Buddhism to Yunnan have not been tested, but according to fragmentary records, it came from China and India.
It seems plausible to say that Buddhism was spread in Yunnan, but the mainstream came from the middle land. “
—— Historian Fang Guoyu
Yunnan is a place where the three major sects of Buddhism coexist
Northern Buddhism , Southern Buddhism , Tibetan Buddhism
The time and route of each faction’s introduction
and each other’s scale, momentum, etc.
different
▼ Zongfo Temple, pictured by photographer Lao Ding
In the long course of spreading for more than 1000 years
The three major factions opposed the Yunnan Han, Dai, Tibetan, etc.
The culture and life of more than a dozen ethnic groups
Customs had a major impact
According to available historical documents and physical data
The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of Buddhism in the Central Plains
Northern Buddhism was introduced to Yunnan during this period
It has been thousands of years since the founding of Buddhism
▼ Statue of a Buddhist monk at Mengle Great Buddha Temple in Kunming, pictured by photographer Mo Yi
The second year of Tang Kaiyuan ( 714 )
Zhang Jiancheng, Minister of Nanzhao King’s Sending Country
Went to the Central Plains to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty
“Xuanzong gave a generous gift, bestowing floating images, and there were Buddhist books in Yunnan.”
at this moment
Northern Buddhism has just begun to enter this Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
▼ Mengle Great Buddha Temple, pictured by photographer Mo Yi
At that time, all ethnic groups in Yunnan believed in
Is the local indigenous pagan religion
Northern Buddhism was not popular when it first arrived
After a long struggle
Only then can it be combined with the traditional culture of ethnic minorities here
▼ The largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan – Kardan Songzanlin Temple, pictured by member Suzuki
▼ Gadan Songzanlin Temple, pictured by photographer Daning Xianren
In the late Nanzhao period
Because the rulers worship Buddha
The development of Buddhism has entered a sprint stage
Long Shunshi
“All over the territory of Yunnan, every household we know, respecting Buddha is the first priority”
Dali period
further development of buddhism
Dali Kingdom is known as “Buddhist Kingdom” and “Miaoxiang Kingdom”
▼ The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in Dali, pictured by photographer Minghu Metasequoia
A docile country with China as its neighbor
Laos
It is a country of Theravada Buddhism
As one of the earliest areas where primitive Buddhism was introduced
Buddhism became the state religion of Laos in 1961
Currently, about 65% of Laotians believe in Buddhism
▼ The Arch of Triumph in Laos, pictured by photographer Daqiang
There are more than 2,000 temples in Laos
Every village, every street in the city
Most of the temples are concentrated in Vientiane and Luang Prabang
very beautiful
For example, Luang Prabang architecture represents Xiangtong Temple
The Jade Buddha Temple and That Luang Temple in Vientiane …
▼ Ta Luang Temple, pictured by photographer Daqiang
even poor rural
A wooden house will also be built as a place to worship Buddha
In the past
Buddhist temples are not only centers of religious activities
It is also a place to spread cultural education
Monks are not just fanatical believers
They also teach people to read and write in the countryside
▼ Young monks are praying in Sisage Temple
dawn every day
Monks wearing orange cassocks
Queue to leave the monastery to the street or village Huazhai
Believers will give monks rice, fruit and other food
They believe in this giving
important to your future
This is the solemn “giving” in Laos
▼ Picture by photographer Daqiang
Compared with Kunming and Laos
Known as the “Yellow Robe Buddha Kingdom” , Thailand
is another scene
Buddhism is the state religion of Thailand
90% of the people in the country are devout Buddhists
Not just Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Bangkok and other towns
Temples everywhere are full of
Thai religious colors
▼ Chiang Rai White Temple
▼ Chiang Rai Blue Temple, picture by member Rubicon
Monks have a high status here
Respectable and not easily offended
In the past, boys in Thailand reached a certain age
In order to show that you have reached the age of majority, you must become a monk
▼ Shave hair at home
even the king
Parents and relatives will also feel that sending their children to temples
It is a very sacred thing!
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Kunman Highway runs through
Let Yunnan move towards the established
“China’s Southwest Land Corridor Connecting Southeast Asia and South Asia”
One step closer to the goal
▼ The Red River Bridge on the Kunming Highway
A friend who often travels on this road once said
80’s
Crossing the Ailao Mountains from the Yuanjiang River Valley
Re-enter the immeasurable mountains
the road is always curved
No stretch of road is more than 200 meters in a straight line
In the era when we were completely dependent on roads
This road is where Yunnan drivers show off their courage
It’s also a nightmare for out-of-town drivers.
▼ Currently passing through the Yuanmo section of Ailao Mountain and Wuliang Mountain
now
The road no longer circles the mountains and valleys
majestic highway
Flying across mountains and valleys
It has become the most magnificent scenery at the tail of Hengduan Mountains
…
If you want to drive the Kunming Highway by yourself
Stroll in the Golden City of Modine, Laos
Passing through Chiang Mai, the holy land of backpackers
Come to the “City of Angels” Bangkok
▼ The red line is part of the Kunming Highway
Exactly next month, Yunnan, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia
The annual Songkran Festival has also started one after another.
▼ Picture by photographer sjrsjr
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