On September 9, 2023, the reporter learned from the construction work arrangement meeting of the Great Wall National Cultural Park in Shanxi Province that, on the basis of the completion of the main line of the Great Wall No. 1 tourist highway, the province will focus on promoting the construction of branch lines and connecting lines in 2023, with a planned investment of 1.82 billion yuan , built 650 kilometers.

The reporter learned that the Yellow River, the Great Wall, and Taihang No. 1 tourist highways in Shanxi Province are planned to invest 100.14 billion yuan in 10 years and build 12,856 kilometers.

In order to implement the two speed-ups proposed by Shanxi officials and complete the goal 3 years ahead of schedule, the Shanxi Provincial Department of Transportation has formulated a speed-up plan for the construction of tourism roads. It proposes that from 2022, 2,500 kilometers will be built every year, and by 2024, it will be the first in the country to build all-for-one tourism. road network.

Among them, the Great Wall No. 1 Tourist Highway takes the ancient style of the frontier and crossing the Great Wall as the theme, highlights the frontier landscape, ancient Great Wall, military Great Wall and other characteristics, invests 20.7 billion yuan, and has a planned mileage of 3,817 kilometers, covering 28 cities in Datong, Shuozhou, and Xinzhou. counties, including 20 poverty-stricken counties. Simultaneously plan 360 kilometers of slow-moving roads, 27 post stations, 11 RV camps, and 20 viewing platforms.

From 2018 to 2022, the Great Wall No. 1 Tourist Highway has completed an investment of 13.62 billion yuan and built 2,223 kilometers, realizing the main line through. Among them, the completed Youyu Deshengbao section, Pianguan Laoniuwan section, and Tianzhen Lierkou section and other demonstration sections of Chengjingtong and Jingjingtong have become the most beautiful scenic roads and places where Internet celebrities check in, effectively driving the development of the Great Wall's tourism culture. And the people along the line get rid of poverty and become rich, so that the villagers can have a tourist meal.

In 2023, Shanxi plans to invest 1.82 billion yuan to build a 650-kilometer Great Wall No. 1 tourist road. It is estimated that by the end of 2023, a total of 2,873 kilometers will be completed, and 50 kilometers of slow-moving roads, 4 post stations, 6 RV camps, and 10 viewing platforms will be built simultaneously.

In addition, Shanxi will speed up the construction of communication base stations along the No. 1 Great Wall Tourist Highway. In 2023, 905 new base stations will be rebuilt.Editor / He Yurong