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China News Service, Pingtan, December 26. Title: The Mainland Railway Closest to Taiwan Opens Up to Taiwanese Entrepreneurs in Pingtan: A Good Opportunity for Development
Author Yan Xu Zheng Jiangluo
At 9:43 a.m. on the 26th, the G5322 train departed from Pingtan Station to Fuzhou. Sitting in the wagon, Wu Zhengyan, president of the Pingtan Taiwan Investment Company Association, felt that “Pingtan is really like other cities.” Is on the way! “
Pingtan, just 68 nautical miles from Hsinchu, Taiwan, is Fujian’s largest island and the closest place to the mainland from Taiwan. The Fuping Railway, which was officially opened for operation on the same day, departed from Fuzhou Station to the southeast through Changle District, Fuzhou City, and crossed the Haitan Strait to Pingtan Island by bridge.
The Pingtan Strait Road-Rail Bridge, China’s first road-rail bridge, was put into operation simultaneously. The bridge is a key control project of Fuping Railway, starting in Songxia City in Changle District and connecting to Pingtan Island in Suao City, with a total length of 16.34 kilometers.
Wu Zhengyan hails from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and went to Pingtan for development nine years ago. For the inauguration of the Fuping Railway, “he has been waiting for it for a long time”, so he especially came to experience the first train.
“The feeling on the train, especially the highway section and the Pingtan Strait railway bridge, is very stable, but it is a pity that wind barriers are installed on both sides of the road and there is no view of the sea.” Wu Zhengyan said.
Pingtan is one of the high wind areas in Fujian province, and the bridge’s location is one of the top three wind outlets in the world, which is as famous as Bermuda and the Cape of Good Hope. Wind barriers are installed on both sides of the road surface of the upper layer of the bridge and the railway surface of the lower layer, which can effectively reduce the wind.
“For Taiwanese entrepreneurs, Pingtan is ushering in a very good development opportunity.” Wu Zhengyan said, “When I first arrived in Pingtan, everything was still under construction. Now the prototype is slowly coming out. With the opening of the Fuping Railway, the Pingtan support facilities will be more complete.”
Wu Zhengyan told reporters that many Taiwanese businessmen in the association are looking forward to the opening of the Fuping Railway. For Taiwanese entrepreneurs involved in the tourism industry, the Fuping Railway will bring more passengers. If there is no impact of the epidemic, Taiwanese businessmen can also take the “Strait” and then transfer to the high-speed train to reach several cities on the mainland without problems.
Xue Qingde first came to Pingtan 20 years ago. He reminded reporters that when he left his home in Taichung at 5:30 in the morning, he took a bus to Taoyuan Airport, made the transit to Fuzhou via Hong Kong, ran through customs, collected luggage, took a bus from the airport to the bus station and moved to Ping. The last train to Tan, if you are lucky, it will take you at least 14 hours to get on the ferry to the island.
In 2010, the Pingtan Strait Bridge was opened to traffic, and direct passenger air routes were also opened between Taiwan’s Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Fuzhou. Xue Qingde said: “It is really convenient.”
“The speed of the railway is faster!” Sighed Xue Qingde. After the opening of the Fuping railway, Fuzhou to Pingtan can be reached in just 35 minutes, bringing greater convenience to Taiwanese businessmen living in Pingtan.
“From the original 14 hours, I can go to Pingtan for lunch when I leave Taichung in the morning. This kind of convenience is unimaginable in the past,” said Xue Qingde, hoping to have the opportunity to bring Taiwanese family and villagers to Fujian in the future. Come see beautiful Pingtan and see the “super big project” of the Pingtan Strait Highway Bridge.
The opening of the Fuping Railway made Chen Mengbang, general manager of Zongren Technology (Pingtan) Co., Ltd. and a Taiwanese businessman, feel “like he was doing a happy event.” On the first train, he used three “very” to describe his state of mind: “I am looking forward to it, I am very excited and very happy!”
When Chen Mengbang first came to Pingtan, it was also before the opening of the Pingtan Strait Bridge. The only way to get in and out of the island was by ferry. “At that time, I started my business in Shenzhen and wanted to seek development opportunities on the mainland. My business partner from Finland and I came to Fuzhou and took a ferry to Pingtan at the Fuqing pier, but he refused to board the ship. anyway, “Chen Mengbang recalled. He said: “At that time, there was no bridge, it was almost impossible to invest in business.”
“Over the years, bridges have been built, roads have been repaired, motor vehicles have come in, and Pingtan has been built bit by bit. The speed is staggering, staggering and staggering.” Chen Mengbang said that he is engaged in the integrated circuit industry, upstream and downstream suppliers, All customers are in the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, and he is convinced that the distance will be much shorter if the railway Are you connected.
Last week, Chen Mengbang’s client came to Pingtan from Shanghai, but he still needed to take a train to Fuzhou Station and then transfer to a car. After the Fuping Railway was opened, Chen Mengbang called the customer to invite him to Pingtan again. “I told him that now I can take a train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to my door.”
“I really came to Pingtan.” Chen Mengbang sighed, “In the future, Taiwanese will take the ‘Strait’ to Pingtan and then take a train to other cities on the mainland. It will be very convenient. I am more and more aware of the future of Pingtan. Trust.” (The end)
【Editor:Peng Lifang】
