If you like railway culture, Yujiang recommends you take the Chengdu-Kunming line once. Driving a train may not be comfortable, with murky smells and mixed people, but watching my locomotive pass over railway bridges and the alternation of day and night as it enters and exits the tunnels is worth experience.
Let's first take a look at the main stations of the Chengdu-Kunming Railway:
Chengdu Station - Chengdu East Station - Chengdu South Station - Meishan Station - Emei Station - — Hanyuan Station — Puxiong Station — Xichang Station — Miyi Station — Panzhihua Station — Guangtong North Station — Kunming Station
Four of them are worth the detour, from north to south:
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1 Chengdu-Emei
As As a popular travel destination, it goes without saying that Chengdu is here. What I want to focus on are cities like. Pengshan, Meishan andLeshan, which the Chengdu-Kunming railway passes through after leaving Chengdu. These cities are all covered by the Chengdu Plain. Different from the bustling Chengdu, life here is leisurely and comfortable, and there are countless delicious foods. If you're not in a hurry, Yujiang recommends choosing a city to stay for a few days to experience the slow life here.
In addition to natural landscapes and cultural heritage, it also passes through geological wonders, such as red lands and mysterious stone pillar forests. The red earth shines with brilliant colors and the forest of stone pillars looks like a fantasy scene from fairyland.
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2 Emei-Puxiong
There were few ethnic minority settlements where Yujiang grew up, so ethnic minority culture has an attraction for me fatal. The passengers on the Chengdu-Kunming line gave me a profound experience of vgenuine feeling of harmonious coexistence of multi-ethnic cultures. The traditional costumes of Yi, Bai, Naxi and other ethnic groups worn by train passengers transformed the carriage into a real living space. a spectacle. Their unique folk customs made me feel the charm of multiculturalism. Each nation has its own customs and traditions, and every detail intoxicated me.
In Jiajiang County, Leshan City, the Chengdu-Kunming Railway will cross the Qingyi River and pass through the east side of Mount Emei. Then we met the Dadu River on a narrow road in Shawan and stayed with this swollen river until we parted ways at Ouse River Town (Hanyuan Station). This section will pass through the most difficult section of the Chengdu-Kunming railway construction process. Railroad soldiers dug tunnels on the granite cliffs. Passengers can see the scenegrandeur of the train constantly shuttling between darkness and light, as well as the unfathomable Dadu River. Canyon on both sides.
3 Puxiong-Xichang
The Chengdu-Kunming line allows Yujiang to truly feel what “native China” is. If we compare China's railways to a strip, high-speed rail is only one side. It is densely distributed across the hundreds of kilometers between high-speed rail stations. The station above is on the other side of the China Railway. It’s also a part of life, one that you may never have been exposed to, but actually exists.
Once you pass Wushe Town, you will reach the boundary of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Puxiong is a small town connected by railway. Countless Yi boarded the train from here to leave the poor mountains of Daliang and travel tothe outside world. In a sense, Puxiong Station is a Yi version of the “center of the universe.” From then on, the Chengdu-Kunming Railway will pass through the Daliang Mountains.
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4 Xichang-Panzhihua
During this journey, the railway snaked from time to time along of the Anning River. sometimes drive directly. Wind turbines can be seen one after another, densely packed in the Anning River Valley. From Yonglang to Miyi and then to Yanbian, the railway bid farewell to the Anning River and fell into the arms of the Yalong River.
The magical salt pits throughout the train tour are a traditional way of making salt by evaporating underground salt water. When the train passed through these salt pits, I could see meter-high salt towers and white salt fields, as if I had entered a pure and magical world. The unique historical atmosphereue and beauty are intoxicating, plunging people into the long river of time.