In 15 years, cables become bridges

2022-08-13 00:09:55 By : Ms. Fenny Chen

In 2007, a photo recorded a scene in which Yu Chunhua and her sister Yu Caimei were crossing a river on a suspended cable to go to school, in the Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang, Yunnan Province.15 years later, how are they?During the Two Sessions (APN and CPPPCh), the reporter from the China Media Group (CMG) visited the sisters' homeland.In 2014, the elder sister Yu Chunhua was admitted to Yunnan Professional High School of Traditional Chinese Medicine.When she met with the reporter, she finished her vaccination work.Although Yu Caimei was not admitted to the university, she developed an Amomum tsaoko plantation along with other villagers, supported by poverty eradication policies.“After the bridge was built, there were fewer cables like this one left.Only a few remained for tourism,” said Yu Caimei.With the completion of the construction of the Qiaoma Suspension Bridge over the Nujiang River on December 30, 2018, the Yu sisters' homeland has undergone tremendous changes.Gradually, the cables became part of a leisure tourism program.“We will never use cables to cross the river again,” said Yu Caimei.Currently, Nujiang Prefecture has more than 74,000 hectares dedicated to the cultivation of Amomum tsaoko, with an annual production of 47,400 tons, valued at 1.32 billion yuan.Nujiang has become the main producing region of Amomum tsaoko in Yunan Province.