The Longwangmiao levee in Wuhan is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and its largest tributary, the Han River. The oncoming waves are two huge streams, and behind the levee is the core area of Hankou, which is prosperous for a hundred years and densely populated. Jianghan Road Pedestrian Street and Hanzheng Street Commodity Market, which are familiar to Chinese people, are just a stone’s throw from Longwang Temple.
Ping Li, secretary of Jianghan District Water Supervision Brigade, said that there were four life and death signs on Longwangmiao levee, in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2016 respectively. Except in 1998, when he went to the flood control engineering team, he signed his name three times. "The pledge of life and death to live and die with the levee is a concrete and visual embodiment of our responsibility to defend the levee and prevent floods, and it is also our initial heart and mission." Ping Li said.
52-year-old Hang Jianquan is the person in charge of flood control at Dakouxiang Wharf where Longwang Temple is located. Three years ago, on July 6, 2016, the water level in Longwangmiao section once reached 28.37 meters, exceeding the warning water level of 1.07 meters. Without crossing the Zhenshui stone tablet and the bottom plate of the flood control gate in front of Longwangmiao, the Longwangmiao closed the gate, and Hang Jianquan signed his name on the life and death card for the first time.
Get up every two hours to check the water situation.
On the day of the interview, it happened that Hang Jianquan was on duty. At that time, the river water exceeded the fortified water level of 25 meters, so Wuhan still started the four-level emergency response to flood control and patrolled the dike to check the danger as required. When on duty, Hang Jianquan should stay in the duty room beside the embankment outside Longwang Temple for 24 hours, check the water situation every two hours, no matter day or night, and report it in time.
The duty room is a two-story building outside the levee. In the window on the first floor, there are still two life and death cards. Hang Jianquan said that the life-and-death card in 1998 was a replica, and the real thing has been collected by the museum in Beijing, while the life-and-death card in 2016 was the original, and Hang Jianquan’s name was impressively listed. On the two life and death cards after 18 years, there is an oath — — "swear to live and die with the levee"; The names of Tang Renqing and Li Jianqiang are also listed as life and death cards.
Set up a life-and-death card in every crisis
"In fact, the Dragon King Temple’s life and death card was there as early as 1996." Ping Li, with gray hair, told reporters that in 1992, he transferred from the army to the Engineering Management Section of Jianghan District Flood Control Headquarters Office at that time, and later served as the deputy director of Jianghan District Dike Management Office. After the institutional reform, Ping Li joined the Jianghan District Water Administration Supervision Brigade, and has served as the brigade secretary since 2002.
Ping Li said that in 1996, floods broke out in the Yangtze River and the Han River, and the Longwang Temple, where the two rivers meet, was the key point to take precautions. Ping Li and many flood fighting and emergency workers struggled in the front line, and then Wuhan Mayor Zhao Baojiang personally visited the front line. "I was at the gate of Longwang Temple. After the mayor came, he repeatedly emphasized the importance of Longwang Temple. I was under the impression that he also said ‘ You must guard the Dragon King Temple, if you don’t guard it well, you will lose your head ’ . So we set up a life and death card, and party member cadres took the lead in signing and vowed to live and die with the levee. " In 1998, the highest water level of Longwang Temple reached 29.43 meters, and the manhole cover on the road outside the river kept pumping yellow water. In 1999, the highest water level was 28.89 meters, and in 2016, the highest water level was 28.37 meters. When the life and death cards were set up twice before the Longwangmiao gate, Li Ping personally participated in the inspection of the dike and signed the life and death cards.
From Yangtze River rapids to tourist attractions
"Now the Longwang Temple has changed from the previous dangerous beach to today’s tourist attractions and patriotic education bases. After rectification, the dam is much stronger than before, but as flood control workers, we can’t guarantee tickets at any time. " Ping Li introduced that after the flood receded in 1998, the CPC Central Committee was far-sighted and invested heavily to start the comprehensive improvement project of the dangerous section of Longwangmiao. For the dangerous section of Longwangmiao with a total length of 1,080 meters, according to the principle of "widening the gate, improving the river regime, strengthening the danger, and comprehensive management", the South Bank Mouth (the right bank of the Han River entering the Yangtze River estuary) was widened, the Hankou revetment was reinforced, and hinge sinking and impervious wall construction were implemented, so that
In 2000, Longwang Temple Scenic Area was completed, and citizens can see the grand scenery when the Han River and the Yangtze River meet through the Longwang Temple Gate. Hang Jianquan said that before the regulation of the Han River, it was wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, so when the Han River merged into the Yangtze River, the water flow speed would become very fast, and the embankment would be hit hard. "In the past, when the Han River merged into the Yangtze River, there was even a drop of 1 meter. Now, after we diverted the Yangtze River to the Han River and the South-to-North Water Transfer Project, such a drop could not be seen, and the impact on the embankment was also small."
Pass on the spirit of fighting floods to young people
Ping Li introduced that Li Jianqiang is 60 years old and will retire soon; As the captain of Jianghan District Water Administration Supervision Brigade, Tang Renqing has always played the role of "mentoring" in the team.
Ping Li said that in April, 2016, Jianghan District Water Supervision Brigade publicly recruited 10 auxiliary law enforcement officers, and Tang Renqing personally worked out the topic, took an on-the-spot examination of the candidates, and finally recruited 10 young people. "Captain Tang attached great importance to the cultivation of these young people and conducted professional training. Just after the training that year, when there was a flood at the end of June and early July, he pushed the backbone of the new recruits to the front line of flood control. The 10 new comrades all participated in the dike patrol under the guidance of the Tang team. The Tang team has provided many experiences to young people, such as how to maintain physical strength in hot summer days, how to patrol dikes, how to look at water conditions, how to record relevant information, make comparisons and so on. When the water level was high, he also led the team members to look for danger along the flood control wall. He took his new comrades down to the waist-deep river, took a bamboo pole to explore the road and taught young people to take notes. " Ping Li said that the life-and-death card is a cultural heritage of the Water Corps, and it is also a heritage of the spirit of fighting floods and glorious history. "A life and death card reflects our initial intention and mission."
Text, map/Guangzhou Daily, all-media reporter Wuwei (except signature)
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