The second round of snowfall in Beijing this winter has been falling for several days, and in order to ensure the smooth flow of streets and alleys, professional workers and people in various districts have gone out to clear snow and shovel ice. It is an old tradition in Beijing for neighbors to work together to clear the snow, do you still remember the winter memories of carrying a broom and a shovel to clear the snow?
In the seventies and eighties of the last century, there was no professional snow removal equipment, and when the snow was cleared, everyone did it and every family went into battle. Every snowy day, there are people in the alley who shake the bell and shout "Sweep the snow!" "As soon as the bell rings, adults and children will come out of the house one after another, take brooms, shovels, dustpans, and even a wooden plank out to clear the snow, and the snow will be sprinkled with ashes.
In 1980, Beijing decided that when it snowed, in addition to the environmental sanitation department responsible for cleaning, it mobilized and organized employees and residents to divide and clean up. Since then, after the snowfall in the capital every year, hundreds of thousands of citizens will enthusiastically take to the streets to clear the snow.
In 1994, the city of Beijing issued a special regulation to ensure the safety of vehicles and pedestrians and the cleanliness of the city's appearance and environment after snowfall. Snow removal from the personal conscious behavior in the past, has become a legal obligation in the present, all units of the society to implement the "three bags in front of the door" responsibility area, each sweeping the snow in front of the door.
In the past, in order to remove snow and ice as quickly as possible, sanitation systems used to sprinkle salt water on roads to melt snow. In 2001, the Municipal Management Committee made a regulation that the use of brine snow was no longer allowed, and a new type of snow melting agent with higher efficiency and less environmental impact was used. The scope of use of snow melting agents is also becoming more and more strict and standardized.
With the development of the times, the snow on the street is now mechanized by professional teams, and advanced snow plows and ice shovels make snow and ice removal efficient and fast. However, in the alleys and communities, there are still many citizens who actively participate in the snow-clearing team to ensure the smooth flow of the city's "capillaries". Everyone carries brooms and shovels to sweep snow and shovel ice together, which is still a winter pleasure worth savoring.
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*:Beijing**client reporter Liu Shuang, Li Lu, Liu Yingwen.
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