Jiande, give me a pair of "wings" and take you to fly
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2024-07-07 00:55:47
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The Dream of "Flying"


I believe that everyone has a wild dream when they were young, which is to have a pair of wings to fly freely in the azure sky. As we grow up, we also begin to understand that the wings in our dreams can only exist in our dreams. However, as we grow up, we understand some things. The blue sky and white clouds we once longed for are not impossible. Although we do not have wings like eagles, we become qualified pilots through our own efforts. We pilot our aircraft to soar at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters. As Jack Ma said, "Dreams always come true, what if they come true?" Although due to our own limitations, we cannot all become qualified pilots, the dream of flying has always been in my heart. I once sat by the window of an airplane, feeling the clear sky of white clouds blossoming for thousands of miles, looking down. Overlooking the countless lights in the city. But I have never understood the principles of airplane flight, nor the hardships of pilots, and know very little about aviation knowledge.

For the lack of aviation knowledge, I need to do a good job of popularizing science. I have flipped through books, magazines, and science and education documentaries, but these are just empty talk. After reading and listening to them, I forget what happened. So, I came to the New United Airlines Science Popularization Center located in Jiande Aviation Town, Hangzhou. It is a place where aviation enthusiasts gather, where I can systematically learn aviation knowledge and experience flight simulators, allowing me to realize my childhood dream of "flying".


Jiande Aviation Town, a place to realize dreams


Although it is still winter, visitors to Jiande Aviation Town continue to come in droves every day. The aviation specialty street is surrounded by shops, and the large lawn of Feixiang Square is still lush with greenery. The unique airplane restaurant is innovative and fashionable, and the nostalgic train themed square seems to always evoke some people's warm memories of the past. Whether you are driving or taking a walk, whether you are an elderly person or a child, there is always a wonderful place in today's Jiande Aviation Town that will inadvertently touch your heart and make you fall in love with this "Sky City" from the bottom of your heart.

Driving out from the entrance of Shouchang Town Expressway, you will see the novel and unique aviation town "6006" logo, hidden among various flowers and trees planted on both sides of the road. This set of numbers has special historical significance for the aviation town: "60" represents the foundation laying of Hengshan Iron and Steel Plant in 1960, becoming the only designated chromium iron alloy production enterprise by the Ministry of Metallurgy of China; "06" represents the opening of Jiande Qiandao Lake General Airport in 2006, and the first A-class general airport in Zhejiang Province emerged. To this day, who would have thought that the memories of rusty steel and the dream of flying towards the future would be inextricably linked?

Going back in time to 2002, the Jiande Economic Development Zone in Zhejiang Province was established. However, only a year later, the once prosperous Hengshan Iron and Steel Plant in the zone could not withstand the impact of the times and was forced to withdraw from the historical stage. The development of development zones without industrial support can be described as struggling, becoming so-called "empty cities" and "abandoned cities". At a time when the people of Shouchang were struggling to explore the future, the Qiandao Lake General Airport in Jiande was completed in 2006, which gave everyone a glimmer of hope. In 2013, the Henggang block was officially established as a characteristic town block, and the "empty city" that had been dormant for many years was finally awakened. Based on the original site of Henggang, the Jiande Aviation Town emerged.

Jiande Aviation Town adheres to the core competitiveness of ecological environment and fully implements the construction of the Greater Bay Area and the development strategy of Hangzhou Embracing the Yangtze River in Zhejiang Province. On the one hand, it transforms the remnants of the industrial zone into treasures, builds new roads and plants, transforms the former railway station into a train themed square, the cultural building into an aviation themed hotel, and the idle gymnasium and old warehouse into digital cinemas, sports venues, office buildings, etc. The combination of modern facilities and nostalgic industrial elements brings a different sense of beauty.

Jiande Aviation Town has undergone more than ten years of transformation from an "empty city" to a "city of the sky", achieving its most perfect transformation. From an old and dilapidated factory building, it has developed into today's aviation town. With its unique advantages in airspace, it has built five functional areas: Far East Aviation World, Aviation Workshop, Aviation Campsite, Exhibition Garden, and Lehang Town by creating an aviation industry service axis, aviation exhibition and themed entertainment axis, and aviation town tourism experience axis. Here, not only can aviation knowledge be popularized, but also the dream of aerospace can be realized through aviation simulators. Therefore, it is known as the "City of the Sky".


Journey to Study: New Union Aviation Science Popularization Center


For the lack of aviation knowledge, I need to do a good job of popularizing science. I have flipped through books, magazines, and science and education documentaries, but these are just empty talk. After reading and listening to them, I forget what happened. So, I came to the New United Airlines Science Popularization Center located in Jiande Aviation Town, Hangzhou. It is a place where aviation enthusiasts gather, where I can systematically learn aviation knowledge and experience flight simulators, allowing me to realize my childhood dream of "flying".

At first, I thought that what I walked into, like most city science museums, were showcasing high-tech things and some scientific achievements. But when I walked into the Xinlian Aviation Science Popularization Center, I realized that it was completely different from the city's science museum. It was not about introducing human and national understanding and contributions to scientific knowledge in different categories, but rather focused on popularizing aviation knowledge, creating a gathering place for aviation enthusiasts.

If an aviation science popularization center is only based on emotions, then it will definitely have certain limitations and many aviation enthusiasts will not understand its good intentions. Therefore, the Xinlian Aviation Science Popularization Center is built on emotions and uses the power of science and technology to enable every aviation enthusiast to comprehensively understand and learn about aviation knowledge. When I walked into the New United Airlines Science Popularization Center, I was deeply impressed by the high-tech aviation science popularization exhibition hall here.

The immersive circular screen plays the history of China's aviation and also learns about the tremendous contributions made by Hangzhou in the aviation defense war during the war era; The flight simulator truly reproduces the process of piloting an airplane. When I turned on the simulator, under the guidance of professionals, the "airplane" I piloted took off, soaring at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, shuttling between mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, allowing me to truly realize my dream of "flying".

In addition to experiencing the joy of piloting airplanes in real life, the New Union Aviation Science Popularization Center can also systematically learn aviation knowledge. In the science popularization exhibition area of the Science Popularization Center, a variety of aircraft models are displayed, such as understanding the world's first aircraft and the world's first aircraft, as well as the aviation history of China, from the latest J-20 to ancient aircraft, as well as aircraft models from hundreds of domestic and foreign airlines and other civil aviation models. This is like a reduced version of the "apron", where various aircraft models from around the world are parked, allowing every aviation enthusiast to systematically understand and learn about the history of aviation development.

As an aviation enthusiast, I have some understanding of the history of aviation development, but much of the "flying knowledge" of airplanes is theoretical. However, at the Xinlian Aviation Science Popularization Center, the study of "flight knowledge" is replaced by traditional theoretical learning through practical operations. Therefore, the presentation of technology on "the four forces that affect flight", "aircraft engine principles", "aircraft three-axis and stability", and so on, has brought theory back to scientific implementation, which has truly shocked me. It has also allowed me to have a more systematic and profound understanding of how airplanes fly in the air, the forces that affect airplane flight, and how airplanes fly smoothly at a height of 10000 meters. This has allowed me, as a "pseudo" aviation enthusiast, to have a solid aviation science popularization class here.

When I was a child, I didn't have many conditions to understand and learn aviation knowledge, but today's children are a happy generation who can be exposed to aviation knowledge at a very young age. Coincidentally, I met a group of children and teenagers who were participating in graduate studies at the Xinlian Aviation Science Popularization Center. Here, they can not only systematically learn aviation knowledge, but also learn about the history of aviation development. They planted a seed about aviation in the hearts of these children, and some of them will one day realize their childhood dream of "flying".


Give me a pair of wings, New China Unicom Aviation


The New United Airlines Base is located in the small town of Jiande Aviation in Hangzhou. If you don't see the logo of "New United Airlines", you may first think that this should be a caf é or restaurant with "aviation as the theme"! When I walked into the New United Airlines base, I realized that it was not a caf é or restaurant, but a truly authentic aviation base. Not only is there an aviation science popularization center here, creating a science popularization and learning base that combines education with entertainment, research, and parent-child travel, but there is also an aviation model exhibition hall, which has various aircraft models and can experience remote control simulation flight.

At the service desk at the entrance of the aviation club, which is our ticket office at the airport, after processing the tickets, we go through the security gate to the waiting hall. The difference between the waiting hall here and the airport waiting hall in our city is that the decoration style here is indeed like a high-end coffee shop, with comfortable sofas and no longer cold benches at the airport. After the departure time, under the arrangement of the staff, we go from the boarding gate to board.

Under the arrangement of the staff, we put on our equipment and arrived at the apron through the boarding gate. Under the guidance of the staff, we stood within the safety yellow line and waited for instructions from the captain and the tower before registering. The apron here has the same specifications as the airport apron in our impression, but the size is different. The apron of Xinlian Aviation Base is used for parking two helicopters, so there is no need for a civil airport sized apron.

The tower sent instructions for takeoff, and we also received instructions from the captain to board safely. Under the command of the ground staff, we quickly completed the boarding process. The plane gradually left the ground level and flew towards the distance, which was completely different from the experience we usually take on airplanes. Although the helicopter is small, the field of view is quite wide, and during the flight, we can see more scenery.

The planes we take in the city are mainly based on transportation, so each flight has its own fixed route. New China Unicom also has a fixed route using air, but the difference is that the air route used by New China Unicom is a tourism and sightseeing route, with a total of 9 sightseeing routes. Just like when we take a plane to a city, we need to purchase tickets. The tourism and sightseeing routes here also require "tickets", and the prices of different routes will vary. The lowest per person is only 680 yuan, and the highest is 5888 yuan. This time, we chose the Qiandao Line, which overlooks Qiandao Lake from a height of 100 meters, providing a panoramic view of the lake's scenery and mountains. It is also an unprecedented perspective to appreciate the stunning scenery of Qiandao Lake.


Millennium Ancient Town Meicheng Ancient Town


Zhejiang tourism is like a treasure map, where you can discover different scenery every time you go. West Lake has long been renowned internationally and is known as a "paradise on earth"; Under the Lei Feng Tower, the legend of the White Lady has been told for thousands of years; The scenery of Qiandao Lake is breathtaking, and there are stories from generation to generation hidden at the bottom of the lake; There are countless ancient towns in the water towns of Jiangnan, where every blade of grass and every tree still tells the story of the small town... These are treasure maps that have been discovered, and there is also a treasure map in Zhejiang and Hangzhou. It was not long before she was discovered, and her name is rarely known as Meicheng Ancient Town. This treasure landmark is Meicheng Ancient Town.

Meicheng Ancient Town is located in the western Zhejiang mountainous area of Meicheng Town, Jiande, Hangzhou City. It is situated at the confluence of the Xin'an River, Fuchun River, and Lanjiang River, and is only a two-hour drive from the downtown area of Hangzhou. Formerly known as Yanzhou Prefecture, it has a history of nearly 1800 years as a county seat since its establishment in the fourth year of Huangwu in the Eastern Wu period of the Three Kingdoms (225 AD); Since the relocation of the capital of Muzhou in the first year of Empress Wu Zetian's Shengong reign (679 AD), it has a history of over 1200 years as a state city.

The reason why it is called "Meicheng" is because a section of the ancient Yanzhou Prefecture city wall along the river was built into half plum shaped battlements, known as "two and a half plum blossoms in the world, one in Beijing, one in Nanjing, and half in Yanzhou (Meicheng)". The beautiful natural scenery of mountains and rivers and the profound historical and cultural relics make Meicheng, a little-known millennium old town, a place in the long river of history.

The reason why Meicheng Ancient Town is famous is still attributed to the beautiful scenery and splendid culture of Yanzhou. The picturesque mountains and rivers, rich historical and cultural heritage, and rich folk customs of Yanzhou not only gave birth to the only local poetry school in the Tang Dynasty, the "Muzhou Poetry School", but also served as a breeding ground for Wu Opera and Huizhou Opera, and an important activity area for the "Xin'an Painting School" in the Qing Dynasty.

Yanzhou was also one of the important printing sites for the good books of the Song Dynasty, known as the "Yanzhou edition". There are also large works such as the "Comprehensive Mirror Chronicles" and "Jiannan Poetry Manuscripts", as well as the initial edition of the "Strange Tales of the Liao Studio" in the Qing Dynasty, called "Liao Studio". These are cultural treasures of our Chinese nation. Moreover, famous classical Chinese novels such as "The Water Margin", "The Scholars", "The Record of the Appearance of Officials", and "The Plum in the Golden Vase" have all described the humanistic landscape of Yanzhou, which formed a unique "Yanzhou phenomenon" in the history of Chinese literature at that time.

"Rooted in history, rooted in customs, and rooted in geography, the ancient town of Meicheng is like a daughter hidden in a deep boudoir that no one knows. It is only when she leaves the palace that she realizes her beauty is truly stunning.". The experience of Meicheng is also like this. In history, it has left rich cultural relics, but it has also been forgotten for a long time in history. It was not until recent years that she returned to the public's view and gradually became well-known, and her name began to be remembered by the public.

Over the towering mountains, the water is divided into the letter "Ding", while the waxberry blossoms appear late in February. Standing at the ancient city gate of the millennium old Yanzhou Prefecture, one can overlook the beautiful scenery of Meicheng Ancient Town. There are two lakes in the city, embellished in the east and west, with a thousand hectares of blue waves, beautiful and breathtaking; There are two towers outside, facing north and south, with towering clouds and a myriad of auras; Sanjiangkou is shrouded in misty waves, while Wulong Mountain ranges on all eight sides; Yuquan Temple and Wansong Forest, vaguely floating and full of poetry. The courtyard buildings in the ancient town are well arranged, the memorial archway in the long corridor is antique, and the shops on both sides of the ancient street are numerous. During the period when various commodities are flooded.

Strolling on the blue stone path of the ancient street, gazing at every wall brick and tile, every alley alley, and every ancient house, it seems that there are endless stories and legends. Strolling through the quaint ancient streets, it feels like crossing back to the ancient city of Yanzhou, bustling with traffic and merchants. Passersby from all over the world gather here, doing less rectification before continuing on the road; Those literati and literati, either go up to the city tower to overlook the panoramic view, stroll along the river, or brew a pot of tea in a teahouse, searching for creative inspiration in this ancient city.

The sky is vast and the trees are low, while the moon is clear and the river is near. Since ancient times, many sages have been intoxicated by the scenery of Meicheng, leaving behind countless magnificent poems for future generations, such as Meng Haoran, Du Mu, Fan Zhongyan, Lu You, Xie Lingyun, Li Bai, and so on. The sky in Meicheng is so blue, the water in Meicheng is so clear, and the people in Meicheng are so warm. In this ancient town nestled by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery, a long history, outstanding people, and simple folk customs, why don't you go and enjoy its tranquility and warmth, and soothe your flashy soul.

————I am the boundary line of the strategy————



trip


December 31, 2019 Hefei - Meicheng Ancient Town - Banmei Ju Boutique Homestay

January 1, 2020, New United Airlines Science Popularization Center - Xi'an Hotel


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✈️ aircraft
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

🚄 high-speed rail
Jiande Station (If there is no direct high-speed rail, you can choose to transfer from Hangzhou East)



get accommodation


The first day we arrived at Jiande High speed Railway Station was already in the afternoon, so today's itinerary is arranged in Meicheng Ancient Town. For the convenience of travel and the opportunity to see more scenery, we chose to stay at the Banmei Ju boutique homestay, which is only a ten minute walk from Meicheng Ancient Town. Every time we travel, we also consider budget issues. Therefore, with limited capacity and reasonable control of accommodation costs, staying in the most comfortable hotel under relative circumstances, such as Banmei Ju Boutique Homestay, has become the final choice after comprehensive comparison.

It is rare to find a hotel in Xin'anjiang, Jiande that offers both sunrise and sunset views. But after listening to a friend's opinion, I chose the Boutique Homestay at Banmei Residence. Here, not only can I enjoy the sunrise and sunset, but also wait quietly on the balcony in the early morning; At dusk, a cup of coffee awaits the sunset with peace of mind! The room I am staying in is on the side near Xin'anjiang. Walking into the balcony, you can see the lake and mountains. The large french window in the room open the windows in the morning. The air is fresh and natural. A beautiful day starts now.

In fact, when it comes to the living environment, attention is still paid to details. After all, cleanliness and hygiene are the top priority. In fact, from the second you approach the entrance, you can already feel the attention to every detail. Spacious space, comfortable and tidy bedding, large french window, bright and clean environment are good places to stay on the journey. I really like the style of the bathroom, especially the spacious space with a large bathtub and warm colored lighting, making the entire space more comfortable and comfortable.

When choosing a hotel to stay the next day, the same factors are also considered, including the hotel location and a reasonable budget range. After a series of comparisons, I chose to stay at the Xi'an Hotel, which is not far from the tourist attractions, and the distance to the return high-speed railway station is also suitable. The price is also within a reasonable budget range, so I chose to stay here.

After arriving at the hotel, I was deeply attracted by "Tiffany Blue". Every detail of the hotel showcases fashion, fully embodying Tiffany Blue in every detail of the decoration. Especially the details in the room are meticulously displayed, as if walking into a Tiffany boutique.

Undoubtedly, it is the first mid-range chain hotel in the country to have a female guest room area. Xi'an Hotel's dedication is inspired by every girl's thoughtful service and enthusiastic hospitality from the moment she stays, just like returning to her own room, without any sense of unfamiliarity, and the decoration is also ideal. In terms of reminder details, it is not a rigid reminder, but a slightly humorous joke. The dressing table that every girl dreams of is also full of Tiffany Blue style.

delicious food


Every time I go to Hangzhou, the local cuisine is too light for me, who has a strong taste. But what I never expected was that being in Jiande gave me an additional understanding of the taste of Hangzhou. The first night in Jiande was a local delicacy at the Boutique Home stay in Pamei Residence. Although it belongs to Hangzhou, the taste here is quite different from that of Hangzhou. It is similar to the taste of Mount Huangshan Mountain, and it will be heavier. The pepper is also very moderate, which fully conforms to the "stomach" of Anhui people. Banmei Ju boutique homestay meticulously cooks local delicacies, with every dish carefully prepared. Our stomachs from different parts of the country have been conquered.

In fact, we all have a obsession with food, because "only food cannot be let down.". So, we never miss out on local cuisine wherever we go. Of course, for some internet celebrity stores that have already gathered tourists, they have become assembly lines for production. Therefore, I would choose to look for some old shops on the streets and alleys, because this way I can taste the local flavor. The main meal at the Banmei Ju boutique homestay was a realization of the belief that "only delicious food cannot be let down", with unique Jiande characteristics. Every dish tasted is a taste of Jiande, not the same as that of internet celebrity stores.


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