Is it true that Beipiao people "ferry to Beijing"?

Recently, the news that "Yanjiao car owners take ferries to Beijing to avoid congestion" has been widely spread. The ferry that attracts attention-the "Hundred Years Ferry" in Wangdianzi Village, Xianghe County, Hebei Province, is separated from Xiji Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing by a river.

On March 16, a blogger posted that a shorter waterway route to Beijing was found in Yanjiao: starting from Fuxi Road, driving south through Fenglanzhuang, and then passing through Zuo Di Road to Wangdianzi Village. At the riverside ferry, get on the ferry, cross the Chaobai River to Xiji Town on the other side, and you can go to Beijing-Shenyang Expressway. It also showed a road map and some photos of crossing the river by boat.

The post was forwarded by many official WeChat accounts, and was interpreted as Yanjiao office workers taking a ferry to avoid the serious traffic jam section of Tongyan Expressway in order not to be late, which caused extensive discussion.

Yesterday afternoon, the Beijing News reporter contacted the poster Wang Bin (a pseudonym). He revealed that he was a taxi driver. On the day of 16, about 3 kilometers away from Wangdianzi Village, passengers at Beijing South Railway Station expressed their eagerness to get on the bus.

You have to go through the checkpoint to go to Beijing. Wang Bin judged that the nearest Dachang Friendship Bridge checkpoint had to wait in line for more than an hour. In order to catch up with the time, he suddenly remembered that there was a ferry boat in Wangdianzi Village that could reach Xiji on the other side. It takes only one and a half hours to go directly to Beijing-Shenyang Expressway, which can save half the time.

"This is also my first attempt, because I am familiar with the neighborhood. I quickly found the ferry, sent the car first, and then I crossed the river with the passengers. " Wang Bin explained that at that time, I thought this route could avoid congestion, so I posted a new choice for everyone. I didn't expect to be over-interpreted "This is somewhat misleading and misinterpreted."

As a native of Yanjiao, Wang Bin has heard that there is a ferry here since he was a child. He said that he often came to the Chaobai River to fish on weekdays, and he also heard friends who fished nearby discuss this "Hundred Years Ferry". He has always been curious to see it, so he chose this "waterway".

Yesterday, the reporter came to this "Hundred Years Ferry", which read "The mountain height has its own passenger road, and the water depth has its own ferryman". The story of the father-son ferryman was reported by the media.

Two tin ships are welded together, and the hull is covered with nearly 30 boards and fixed with iron wires. There is a wooden stake with a thick wrist around, and there is a white car and two or three pedestrians in the car. Li Guo, a dark-skinned novice in a military green coat, pulled the steel cable nearly one meter high and thick fingers on the right side of the boat and slowly moved forward.

About a minute later, the ship landed. Li Guoxin tightly wound the steel cables on both sides of the ship on two long wooden stakes on the shore, and lifted two wooden boards weighing 20kg and being10m long to both sides. The driver made a forward gesture, started the throttle, quickly pressed the surfboard and handed it to him 10 yuan.

Li Guoxin said that he and his uncle Li Lian are ferrymen of this ship and villagers of Wangdianzi Village. On weekdays, almost all the people crossing the river by boat are villagers on both sides of the strait, and few cars pass by.

"About five or six years ago, the car began to cross the river, but there are always a few people coming. One or two cars a day at most on weekdays. There are many people fishing on weekends, and the cars are parked on both sides of the river. Crossing the river a little more, the specific number is uncertain. " He described it.

"There are almost no Yanjiao office workers who come to Beijing from here." Li Guoxin admits that he will chat with passengers, but he has never met a Beijinger who works in Beijing, Jiang Lai. But in the last two or three years, there have been more cars crossing the river.

On weekdays, he and his uncle each keep the boat for half a day and then replace each other. The ferry leaves at six o'clock in the morning and ends at about half past six in the evening. People in the village don't accept money, only give it to strangers. Li Guoxin said that this is an unwritten rule, and it can be regarded as making a living, earning two or three thousand yuan a month.

From 2: 30 to 6: 30 yesterday afternoon, the villagers crossed the river in twos and threes, but they were not cut off. Li Guoxin only had a rest and had a cigarette.

Most villagers ride bicycles and electric cars on the boat. Many villagers who boarded the boat said that this waterway has a history of hundreds of years and is the only channel to enter and leave the village. "The bridge closest to the Chaobai River is also 5 kilometers, and the other side needs 10 kilometers. We have no choice, but fortunately, there is a ferry and it will pass in one minute. " A woman who goes out to work in the village said.

Wang Xing, a 70-year-old man who lives in Xiji Town, said that this boat has existed since I can remember. 20 12 during the rainstorm in Beijing, the water level here soared and the boat was washed away, so the Li family bought a new boat. On weekdays, he used to go to Wangdianzi Village to see a doctor by boat. "The price is cheap, and the old people here often go to the opposite side by boat to register for medicine."

In the afternoon, seven or eight private cars boarded the ferry, four or five of which were from Wangdianzi Village to Xiji. Many car owners said that they were crossing the river for the first time and "saw the news and experienced it personally". A car owner said that it takes an hour from Xiji checkpoint. "It's too closed. I just heard that there is a road here. Let's try it. " The heaviest off-road vehicle weighs nearly 3 tons, and Li Guoxin said four or five tons is no problem.

"Are you worried about the safety of the ship?" The reporter asked. "It should be okay, don't worry too much." A black Audi owner said.

Wu Shuo, associate professor of Jiangsu Maritime Vocational and Technical College, said that if a ship carries passengers, it belongs to passengers crossing. As an inland river transport ship, it should comply with the Provisions on Safety Management of Inland River Ferry, which involves the specific requirements of ferry, ferry and ferry employees.

For example, in order to meet the relevant design and stability requirements, the ship's load must be audited and marked in an obvious position, and the ferry needs to have approved binding measures; The structural strength, stability, sinking resistance and load of the ship need to be inspected; Ships should be equipped with emergency facilities, such as life jackets; Personnel engaged in passenger crossing need to receive professional training, such as judging whether weather conditions are suitable for passenger crossing. , the operation behavior should be included in the management of the territorial maritime department.

As far as the current situation is concerned, there are certain security risks in the ship's passenger crossing the river, which is illegal and should be banned or rectified. The person in charge of the passenger ferry shall bear legal responsibility if an accident occurs, resulting in loss of personnel and property. As the competent department of inland river shipping, the local maritime department should supervise this. If the phenomenon of lobbyist crossing is a problem left over from history, the phenomenon of car ferry on board shows that the supervision of local maritime bureaus is not in place.

"If the passage is convenient for residents on both sides of the strait to travel, and there are potential safety hazards in the passenger crossing, the local authorities should consider building bridges to make residents on both sides of the strait travel more safely". Associate professor Wu suggested.