Self-driving diary ~ (16) Wan Ding

On my way to Ruili, I passed Wan Ding. It is estimated that it is difficult to find a parking space in downtown Ruili, so I temporarily decided to stay in Wan Ding for one night.

Every city in Yunnan is a slogan of "killing pests", which makes us feel more at ease on the road. It's just that the 92 # gasoline at the gas station soared from 6.82 when it came out of Xiangtan to 7.58 yuan here.

Ask about my friend's "Wan Ding Cultural Center" and drive there. I saw a B RV with Su C license plate parked here. There is no one in the car, so I may wander around.

There are two people on duty during the May Day holiday in the Cultural Center. They told us that water, electricity and sanitation are available, and parking can be done for free, as long as the surrounding environment is kept clean. Of course, hikers in go on road trip circle are very environmentally conscious, which is also an established rule.

While we were cooking dinner, a middle-aged man saw our tent running over to chat with us and said that he also longed for this free life.

After he left, the staff on duty at the Cultural Center told us that this man was the boss of Meng Gong Group, a local private enterprise in Wan Ding, and had just come to the surrounding buildings to collect rent.

In a short time, Mr. and Mrs. Lao Shao, the owner of the RV in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, also came back and stopped next to us. We had a chat. They have broken up for more than a month. The couple are 67 and 68 respectively. I really admire them, so we made another pair of friends.

Wan Ding, the smallest border pocket city in China, is a national port with a local population of only 654.38+ 10. Jiugu Bridge, also known as Wanding Bridge, is located on the Wan Ding River on the southern edge of the city. It is not only the boundary river bridge between China and Myanmar, but also the port bridge for Yunnan-Myanmar highway to enter and leave the country. We are going to see the night scene after supper.

At this time, Boss Yang came with his wife, saying that he wanted her to learn our attitude towards life, so the six of them chatted happily.

I got up early the next day and went to see the flag-raising ceremony at the port. The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, wishing our motherland prosperity.

At nine o'clock, Yang Zong arrived at the appointed "Expeditionary Force Memorial Hall" on time, which was a private collection built by the two brothers themselves. We followed him in to visit, and there were many weapons and cars used by the expeditionary force. Fan Jianchuan is friends with them, and they also presented an old military vehicle to Lao Fan.

Then he took us to visit the "Coin Collection Museum" and the "Republic of China Memory Museum", which were the painstaking efforts of their two brothers. Look: seagull license camera, phonograph, abacus, he told us the origin, meaning and so on.

1988 to 1998, he and his younger brother went to Myanmar to open a jade mine and take over the project, and then returned to China to open a jewelry city and hotel. This is their glorious decade.

1999 After the cancellation of Wanmachi City and the establishment of Wanmachi Economic Development Zone in Ruili City, they let their son run the hotel industry and closed the jewelry city. After that, the two brothers set out to set up museums, the most successful of which was the "Expeditionary Force Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall". Of course, they also received strong support from the local government.

He is most proud of his daughter, a jewelry designer who graduated from Yunnan University and went to France for further study. Now she works in Kunming and has established her own "Little Bowl" brand.

After the visit, Yang Zong took us to his hotel, which was one of the shooting places of the TV series "The Legend of the South Bridge Machinist" starring Yu Rongguang.

He said that he made a guest appearance in Sun Yat-sen's play and showed us his makeup photos. Round glasses and black beard are completely different. He also lamented that the makeup artist was skilled, and then the editor cut his lens without saying a word. Now he thinks of these interesting things.

In his office, there are five or six large safes, all of which are jadeite, which is estimated to be the inventory left over from the opening of the jewelry city. He asked us to choose a few pieces, and we were dazzled. Finally, I chose a few pieces according to the "eye margin", and the price was unexpected.

Miss Yang gave us snacks: Baoluda and English black tea.

At noon, we were invited to eat in a restaurant run by Burmese. This thing is called Sapi.

In the afternoon, the couple took us to the "Nanyang Machinist Anti-Japanese Memorial Hall" founded by the government. During the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the 287 Yunnan-Myanmar Highway was built by local people and Nanyang machinists, who made great contributions to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in western Yunnan.

The memorial hall is built on the hill. Standing on the opposite side of the mountain, there are Namkham, Jiugu, Muse and Lashio in Myanmar, and there are also many Chinese descendants there.

A statue of Chen Jiageng stands in the square.

This is a big banyan tree, with big leaves on the left and small leaves on the right, so it is called "Brother Tree", which means that the brotherhood between China and Myanmar will last forever.

After visiting the memorial hall, Yang Zong took us to a snack bar run by Burmese. Deng Bo's winter is cucumber, shredded coconut, peanuts ... cold dishes with various seasonings, coconut cake, toast and lemonade. This rhythm doesn't require dinner.

Let's take a group photo, become friends and bid farewell to the future.

"Wan Ding" is A Dai language, which means "the sun is at the top", so people like to call Wan Ding "the place where the sun is at the top" and wish this small town always sunny.