NOTES PROGRESS OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN TIBET, SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST CHINA

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• Publication Date: May 3, 1952
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NOTES PROGRESS OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
IN TIBET, SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST CHINA
For Chinese Communist troops working on the Sikarq.Tibet Highway,
hundreds of rooms have been carved out of a large bli_ in Tibet.
Anti-Communist guerrillas have destroyed highway facilities in North
Kwangtung. Canton and Macao have been connected by an improved motor
highway since 1 October 1951. Motorbus service is being inaugurated
during January and February 1952 on 13 routes in North Anhwei, Tient-
sin factory builds two Jeeps and is working on a touring car.
DIG CAVES FOR SIKANG-TIBET HIGHWAY WORKERS -- Shanghai, Hain-wen Jih-pao,
2 Dec 5'
Peiping, 1 December ;Hain-hua) -- To shelter the PLA troops engaged in the
construction of the Sikar-g-Tibet highway, hundreds of rooms or caves have been
hollowed out on the slopes of a large hill. These are ranged side by side on
eight levels from the bottom to the top of the hill, with stairways, passages,
doors, and windows for light and ventilation. Sleeping rooms, kitchens, dining
rooms, and recreation rooms are included. The inside walls are whitewashed and
decorated with drawings and patriotic inscriptions. It is said that the men
are very proud of the home they have made for themselves on the Tibetan plateau.
With seeds brought from China proper, they planted gardens and have raised abun-
dant crops of such vegetables as potatoes weighing 2 catties, spinach, one
plant of which weighs catties, and turnips that weigh 12 catties.
The men fraternize with the Tibetans, teaching and lcirning games, musical
instruments, songs, ,rd dances such as the Construction Dance, the Pick and Hoe
Dance, the Red Flag Dance, and the Resist America, Aid Korea Dance. The PLA
troops are full of faith in the ultimate success of the cooperative efforts of
the Chinese and Tibetan peoples to make the border regions of the country into
a paradise.
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From such quarters and pleasant associations, the troops go out in all
sorts of weather to their work on highway construction. At one point in a
steep mountain gorge, a steel truss-type bridge, weighing 30 tons, was drawn
by block and tackle into position on its stone abutments. Lrom the photograph
accompanying the text, the truss to be 50-60 feet long, and probably 12 feet
wide.,
COMMUNISTS BUILDING HIGHWAY FROM YUNNAN TO TIBET AND SINKIANG -- Hong Kong,
Hsing-tao Jih-pao, 23 Sep 51
T'ai-pei, 22 September (AP) -- News from the Highway Society indicates
that the Chinese Communists are building a highway from Yunnan through Tibet
into Sinkiang.
STRUGGLE OVER ITE KWANGTUNG HIGHWAYS -- Hong Kong, Hsing-tao Jih-pao, 3 Oct 51
Ch'u-chiang, 2 October -- For the past 2 months anti-Communist armed par-
tisans have been very active in destroying roads and bridges in northern Kwang-
tung. The road between Ch'u-chiang and Hsing-nine has been cut many times.
More than ten bridges on the roads connecting Ch'u-chiang with Lien-hsien, Jen-
hue, Ju-yuan, Ta-yd, and Ping-shih have been burned.
To clear out the guerrillas and restore these roads, the military authori-
ties have i:sted troops to patrol and guard them and have mobilized thousands
of rural laborers to repair them. The Ch'u-chiang -- Lien-hsien road and the
Ch'u-chiang -- Hsing-ning road have been reconditioned and are now open to
traffic.
CANTON-MACAO MOTOR HIGHWAY OPENED 1 OCTOBER -- Hong Kong, Hsing-tao Jih-pao,
4 Oct 51
Canton, 3 October -- The construction of the.central Kwangturg highway,
which rune from Canton through Nan-hai, Fan-yu, Shun-te, and Chung-Shan hsiens
to Macao, wi_ase completion has been delayed for 2 months by rains and ferry
landing construction, is now finished and formal ceremonies opening it to traf-
fic took place on 1 October 1951.
The route followed from Canton is through Pai-hao-tung, Ping-chou, Chen-
ts'un, San-hung-ch'i, Ta-liang, Jung-ch'i, Hsiao-lan, and Shih-ch'i to Macao.
There are 36 stations, including the two terminals. The fare is 1,000 yuan for
the trip between any two consecutive stations not separated by a ferry crossing.
The cost for a through ticket from Canton to Macao, or vice vers-, is 35,000
yuan plus 3,000 yuan for the ferry crossing, or a total of 38,000 yuan. The
whole trip covers a distance of a little over 76 kilometers, and requires about
4 hours.
The Canton terminal station is situated at No 184 New Bund, beside the Ai-
ch'un Hotel. Passengers change busses at Shih-ch'i an' use the busses of the
Ch'i-Kuan Company for the remainder of the journey to Macao. The Macao term-
inal station is situated at Chung-Shan Chang-chou.
There are also branch line services, in both directions, from both Canton
and Macao to Fo-shan, using the same route as above to Ping-chou and then
branching off to Fo-shan. The 7-kilometer distance between Fo-shan and P'ing-
chou is divided by three intermediate stations into four sections with the fare
1,000 yuan for each section, or 4,000 yuan for the whole.
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There are four trips daily in each direction between Canton and Macao, de-
parting simultaneously from both terminals at 0730, 1030, 1330, and 1630 hours,
respectively.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT SYSTEM -- Hong Kong, Hsing-tao Jih-pao,
17 Sep 51
Chugking, 16 September (Hein-hua) -- The Southwest regional government is
promoting the reorganization and expansion of the transport system which has
already begun to produce substantial economic improvement. One phase of this
is the elimination of objectionable practices which are a hang-over from the
oppressive feudalistic era, and of the personnel who have hitherto operated un-
der the old system. New transportation companies and labor unions of transport
workers have come into existence which have led to greater efficiency in the
movement of goods. For instance tL.: removal of salt from a certain warehouse
in Ye-an, in the past required 3Z days; under the new system only one day was
needed and furthermore there was a 10 percent reduction in wastage.
Besides improving some 5,000 kilometers of roads during 1951, attention is
also being given to promoting the use of new channels of transportation, such
as the greater use of rafts instead of carts or porterage to bring the local
products of Sikang down river to Chungking. In this way, a saving of about
1,800,000 yuan per ton of goods has been effected. Another gain in efficiency
has been realized through the general adoption of improved methods of packing
and uniformity in size or weight of packages. For example, a reduction of one
third in the size and weight of packages of nutgalls has resulted in much
greater convenience in handling.
1.XTEND MOTOR HIC!BJAYS IN NORTH ANHWEI -- Shanghai, Hsin-wen Jih-paq 9 Jan 52
Ho-fei -- In January, the North Anhwei Motor Transportation Company is to
begin the operation of motor vehicles on 13 highways as follows:
Terminal Points
Service
T
o Begin
1.
Ho -ei -- An-ch'ing (Through service in new
covered busses, which make the one-way trip
in one day.)
10 Jan
2.
Ku-chen -- Ling-pi
3 Jan
3.
Su-hsien -- Meng-ch'eng
12 Jan
4.
Ch'u-hsien -- Ko-ho
15 Jan
5.
Ku-ho -- P'u-k'ou
15 Jan
6.
Liu-an -- Shu-ch'eng
18 Jan
7.
Fes,:-yang -- Po-hsien
20 Jan
8.
Hsu-chou -- Yung-ch'eng
27 Jan
9.
An-ch'ing -- T'ai-hu
1 Feb
10.
Liu-an -- Ho-ch'iu
after 15 Jan
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TIENTSIN SHOP BUILDS JEEP -- Canton, Nan-fang Jih-pao, 22 Sep 51
Peiping, 21 September (Hsin-hua) -- Two Jeeps, the first to be built in
any Chinese factory, were completed a few days ago in the shops of the Tient-
sin Motorcar Factory. The deeps have successfully passed the necessary tests
and will be shipped to Peiping as presents to Mao Tse-tung on the occa?.ion of
the national festival, 1 October 1951. This factory has also almost codpleted
a touring car .ai:h will be exhibited in the North China Urban-Rural Goods Ex-
change Exhibition soon to be held in Peiping.
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