China's narrowest territory, only 8 meters wide, is a unique gateway to overseas enclaves
China will not give up a single cent, because it represents the sovereignty of a nation. In the eyes of most people, a land dispute that can easily reach tens of thousands of square kilometers is actually just a small piece of land.
It is the smallest piece of land in China, only 8 meters wide, but it is connected to foreign "enclaves". How did they come about?
Protective embankment of the Western-style pavilion floor.
China is a vast country, but few people know that it is a very narrow piece of land at the junction of China, Russia and North Korea, only eight meters wide, and is the only way to China's enclaves outside its borders. That is the Yangguanping Embankment. The Yangguanping Dam in northeastern China connects the Chinese village of Difangchuan to foreign lands.
This 880-meter-high and 8-meter-high embankment is actually a of the Tumen River. Without the embankment, Fangchuan Village would become a place isolated from Chinese mainland.
The Yangguanpyeong section has been washed away by floods several times in history, making it extremely inconvenient to travel to and from the village, and sometimes it is necessary to detour from the territory of the Soviet Union. This has had a great impact on people's transportation and life. This situation changed in 1983 after the completion of the Yangguan Pingdi Road.
At the same time, the state also invested in the construction of the "Yangguanping" embankment to make the roads on both sides of the strait more convenient. The 8-meter-wide embankment became the only link between Fangchuan Village and Chinese mainland, and the narrowest point in all of China. The significance of the Yangkwanpyeong Dam is obvious, and while China built it, it also guaranteed its independence from the territory of Fangchuan Village. This has a bearing on China's territorial integrity and safeguarding China's sovereignty.
In addition, due to the completion of the Yangguanpyeong Dam, the living environment of the villagers in Fangchuan Village has also improved. Convenient transportation makes it convenient for people to seek medical treatment, go to school and shop, and improve people's quality of life.
On the construction of the Western-style Guanping Dam.
On the surface, it looks like a road, but the construction of this road has a long history. The Sino-Russian border was an issue that attracted widespread attention in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. The Sino-Russian Border Agreement stipulates that Yangguanping is part of China. But at that time, there was still a dispute over the region and it was always trying to incorporate it into its influence.
Wu Dacheng was a diplomat of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, who made outstanding achievements in safeguarding China's territorial reunification. He had a heated argument over the protection of the Yangguanping area as Chinese territory. In the end, Wu Dacheng's contribution was recognized, allowing China to retain the land.
Today, the Yangguanping Bridge is the only link between China and foreign enclaves, and since 1992, it has been built with a grant from **, which has greatly improved the transportation situation between the two places. In this small space, local people can communicate with Chinese mainland without worrying about transportation.
The completion of the Yangguanping Dam shows China's firmness and firmness in defending national sovereignty. Although it is not large, it is a place full of historical memories and a place where people have high hopes. We should pay tribute to the people who have worked so hard to protect this land, but we should also value whatever land we occupy.