Why is Grassland Road in Zhangjiakou called route 66 in China?

To fully understand this problem, we must first understand the following two background materials.

1, Bashang grassland

Bashang, a special geographical term, is rarely used, and only people in Beijing, Hebei and Inner Mongolia know it better. It refers to a meadow grassland landform formed by the sudden uplift of grassland. Bashang refers to the southern edge of Inner Mongolia Plateau, bordering Hebei Province. Now the range from Zhangjiakou to the north of Chengde 100 km is collectively called Bashang area.

Bashang area, also known as Bashang grassland, is mainly composed of Fengning County of Hebei Province, the northern end of Weichang County of Chengde City, the southern end of Duolun County of Inner Mongolia, the southwestern end of Hexigten Banner and Zhangbei County of Zhangjiakou. It is an important part of Inner Mongolia Plateau, including Mulan Weichang Dam, Fengning Dam, Zhangbei Dam and Guyuan Dam.

2.66 highway

Expressway No.66, with a total length of 3,939 kilometers, is affectionately called "Mother's Road" and "American Avenue" by Americans because of its functions and scenery along the way.

There is a grassland road on Zhangbei Dam, which is called the route 66 of China by drivers. The earliest grassland highway, with a total length of132.7km, starts from Yehuling in Zhangbei County in the west and reaches Huapiling in Chongli in the east. It was completed and opened to traffic in 20 12. The grassland road is like a dragon, entrenched at the top of the mountains, winding and undulating. The blue sky meets it and the white clouds echo it. Walking on Heaven is like walking on clouds, hence the name "Heaven". 20 19 is extended at both ends of the original sky road, and the grassland sky road becomes 323.9 kilometers.

Now it runs through the grassland Tianlu, starting from Daqingshan National Forest Park on the south side of Shangyi County in the west and Huapiling in Chongli in the east. It is an important channel connecting Chongli Ski Area, Chicheng Hot Spring Area, Zhangbei Grassland Scenic Area, Bailongdong Scenic Area and Daqingshan Scenic Area. Along the way, there are Tianluding Glass Suspension Bridge (the first glass suspension bridge in Asia), Tian Quan Cave, grassland terraces, wind-driven tram forest, ancient Great Wall, Yehuling and Daqingshan Scenic Area. Summer resort) and other tourist attractions. It is also one of the top ten most beautiful highways in Chinese mainland.

Prairie Tianlu's toll farce "Prairie Tianlu" was originally designed to connect ordinary county-level highways in Chongli Ski Resort, Chicheng Hot Spring Area and Zhangbei Grassland Scenic Area, and at the same time it has the functions of fire prevention and rescue. According to the grade design requirements of county-level highway, it is only set as two lanes, with no hard shoulder and no formal tourist facilities along the way.

Who knows that it was not long before it was opened to traffic, and some riders posted photos along the way to the Internet, which instantly detonated this grassland road. Motorists from all over the country flocked to it, and people along the road set up stalls one after another, built a gate with several big boards and wrote a few words, which became a scenic spot. Do you want to visit? Per person 10 yuan.

The relevant departments are not idle. They actively investigated and demonstrated that the garbage brought by the influx of people on Sky Road polluted the environment, and the excessive traffic volume made the road overwhelmed and lacked service facilities. Subsequently, a mass hearing was held, and the delegates expressed their agreement and decided to charge according to the standard of 80 yuan/person. This standard caused public controversy, and the price department made the final decision: suspend the charges.

After a year, with the active efforts of relevant departments, the price department finally agreed that Prairie Road can charge 50 yuan/person. This time, the grassland road was caught in the whirlpool of public opinion. After several fermentations, after three weeks, the price department cancelled this charging item.