A panoramic view of the Nansha Bridge. Photo by Yang Chuan.
I was so excited that I walked back and forth several times. Walking on the Nansha Bridge, I am sincerely proud and happy. On January 25, Lin Zirong, a fisherman who was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the Nansha Bridge, said.
Nansha Bridge was originally known as Gangmen Middle Bridge, and was renamed "Nansha Bridge" according to the suggestions of local cadres and masses. The Gangmen Middle Bridge is built on the site of the old wooden trestle bridge in Beiyang Ganggou, spanning the middle of Beiyang Ganggou, using the technical standard of two-lane four-level highway, with a width of 8 meters, a bridge length of 45 meters, and a total length of about 90 meters. The total investment of the project reached 3.95 million yuan, and the funds were self-raised in Nansha District, Guangzhou, and won one of the "Top Ten Excellent Cases of Proposal Handling Work of People's Congress Deputies in 2023" selected by the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress.
Combined with the deployment of the "Millions of Projects" and the development plan of the tourism industry of the city and county, the Nansha team of Guangzhou City took the construction of the Gangmen Middle Bridge as an opportunity to simultaneously promote the construction of the connecting road construction project on the east and west sides of the Gangmen Middle Bridge, and solved the problem of 10 natural villages such as Zeng Zhailiao in Jiaowei Township to go to sea as a whole, and radiated and drove the development of coastal homestay tourism and characteristic cultural environment on the western coast, extended the tourism industry chain, accelerated the construction of characteristic agricultural industrial systems such as shallots and oysters, and drove the surrounding homestays, More than 500 farming households increased their income, further promoting Jiaowei Township.
Integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries.
Jiaowei Township, Xuwen County, is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and rises to the sea, Gangmen Fishing Port is a natural harbor on the west coast of Jiaowei Township, and more than ten natural village villagers such as Zeng Zhailiao go out to sea and moor fishing boats from here. Beiyang Ganggou is a chasm that villagers must pass through to and from Gangmen Fishing Port, and the highest tide level is up to 25 meters, only wading through the ditch or detouring long distances at low tide.
In the 80s of the 20th century, the older generation of village cadres of Zeng Zhailiao Village and Dingcunzi Village successively mobilized the surrounding villagers to donate money and materials, work and contribute, and built a wooden trestle bridge with bamboo poles and wood nails and rivets, opening up the western road to the sea in Jiaowei Township.
Since then, the old wooden trestle bridge in Beiyang Ganggou has become the only channel for villagers to produce and live. However, with the passage of time, due to the disrepair and design limitations of the old bridge, there are potential safety hazards in travel, which brings great inconvenience to the production and life of the masses. "At that time, we had to slowly cross the sea along the wooden bridge, which was not only a troublesome process, but also very inefficient. The problem of shipwreckage bothered everyone. Lin Zirong said.
It is urgent to build a bridge that meets the needs of the times. In March 2023, the representatives of the first meeting of the 14th People's Congress of Guangdong Province put forward the "Proposal on Solving the Problem of Coastal Fishermen in Jiaowei Township Going to Sea".
The Guangzhou Nansha Resident Xu Task Force is well aware of the importance and urgency of the construction of the Gangmen Middle Bridge, and has won 3.95 million yuan of funds from Nansha District, Guangzhou City to support the construction of the project, and has given full play to its own advantages to lead the project management, practice the "on-site service of cadres stationed in the town + platform support for member units" assistance model, and assist the township to set up a project management system and complete a large number of preliminary work for the project.
A bridge was rebuilt, benefiting several villages. The deeds of building the bridge in Gangmen record the feat of two generations of builders for the well-being of the villagers, and carry the people's long-cherished wish for a happy life. The Party Committee of Jiaowei Township will continue to do a good job in people's livelihood, build a characteristic town of the "Millions and Thousands of Projects", and comprehensively promote the high-quality development of rural revitalization.
The opening of Nansha Bridge can not only promote the implementation of people's livelihood, but also help the characteristic homestay industry of Fangpo Village, Jiaowei Township to extend to Shatu, Xialiaozi, Tanao and other villages, and revitalize the beach tour route and fishery breeding and fishing industry on the west coast with Gangmen Fishing Port as a link, which will greatly promote the vigorous development of the maritime economy in the surrounding villages, open up new forms of cultural tourism, and open up the "road to prosperity" to the sea.
Yang Chuan, Liang Yunchen.