The Senate's initial plan for Sanya was centered around the Tiandu Mine, which was roughly developed along the coast of Yulin Bay.
However, as the project progressed, they soon discovered that the original plan was not suitable for the development needs of the so-called "central city in southern Hainan Island" - there was too little construction land. Ji Runzhi said that if Sanya is only positioned as a naval port and
As a resource export port, there is no problem in choosing the area around Yulin Bay. Not only are the port conditions superior, but the terrain is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it is an industrial and commercial city, it is far from enough. Therefore, the location of Sanya Special City is still based on Sanya Bay.
The coast serves as an urban area.
The small boat set sail from Yulinbao Pier and sailed along the west coast of Yulin Bay, enjoying the sea breeze. Even though it was winter, the sea breeze on Yulin Bay was still filled with the breath of summer.
Sunshine, beach, sea... This is a beautiful picture in any time and space. However, Xu Yanliang had no intention of admiring it. He followed the instructions of Tang Menglong standing beside him and identified the main mountains and rivers along the coast.
"This is Tuweiling," Tang Menglong pointed. "Between the two hills of Tuweiling and Luhuitou is Dadonghai."
Although Xu Yanliang had been here in another time and space, Dadonghai, which had completely erased the traces of artificial buildings and was densely packed with tourists, felt a bit strange to him. He carefully identified the scenery here and tried to compare it with the impression in his mind.
The general terrain is still the same: Dadonghai is a naturally formed half-moon-shaped shallow water bay. The water surface is a crescent-shaped beach, and to the south is the boundless sea. The sand here is flat, the water is clear, the wind is gentle and the waves are gentle. The casuarinas on the shore are emerald green.
Chengyin is indeed one of the few seaside scenic spots with beautiful scenery from a tourism perspective.
But at this moment, Dadonghai is still a lonely bay. It is sparsely populated. Apart from a few traces of fishermen's activities on the beach, there are only a few dilapidated stilt houses in the depths of the bay - these were the original buildings.
The "seaside holiday cabin" built for the elders was once a "holy place" for the elders to come to Sanya. Bringing maids here for vacation was once popular among the elders. In recent years, the elders have become more and more fresh and popular.
As time went by, the General Office and the Sanya Municipal Government were too lazy to repair it regularly. After several typhoons, it became dilapidated and crumbling.
Sanya in this time and space is still not attractive enough - resources like blue sky and sea require sufficient infrastructure to attract people. After all, the construction of the Senate here is still a bit poor. "Purely natural" cabins cannot satisfy the elders.
required for enjoyment.
Cross the Dadonghai and go around a cape to reach the Xiaodonghai. You can see the iconic Luhuitou Ridge. The navy has set up a fort and observation tower on the commanding heights of the mountain. The morning star flag is flying.
At the foot of the mountain is a large bastion, guarding the berth. There are many light sailing warships parked here. There are naval soldiers in white uniforms practicing on the shore.
"There are no civilian ships here?"
"This is a military port. According to the rules, only the ships of the Senate can enter and berth in Yulin Bay and the East China Sea. No civilian ships can enter." Tang Menglong said, "Civilian ships are all anchored in Sanya Bay."
Because we had already taken care of it in advance, the fort did not fire a salute. The traffic boat puffed out smoke and passed around Luhuitou before entering the vast Sanya Bay.
Viewed from the ship, there are numerous buildings on the northeastern coast of Sanya Bay, and masts can also be seen.
"Sanya Special Market has arrived." Tang Menglong pointed with his hand.
Sanya originated from a small local village named Sanya. It had an official name of Linchuan County in the Tang Dynasty, named after "Linhe River, Near Sichuan". This is why the river was named Linchuan Water.
According to the records of "Yazhou Chronicle", the county address is "in the mountains southwest of the salt field, one hundred and ten miles southeast of the state city". It is bordered by Dazeng Ridge to the south, Haoba Ridge to the north, Dagouling to the east and a river to the west.
Linchuan County was deposed in the Five Dynasties, and it was not until Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty that Linchuan Town was established. However, by the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, this place had become a place where bandits were entrenched. After that, Linchuan was silent again. Compiled by the Zhengde Yearbook of the Ming Dynasty
According to the records of "Qiongzhou Chronicles", only "stone streets still exist" here. It can be seen that it has been completely abandoned.
However, Linchuan Port, the outlet of Linchuan Water, emerged at this time. The reason is that starting from the Song Dynasty, there were salt works on the local seashore. In order to export salt, the entrance of Linchuan Water became a natural river port.
Used to export salt.
In the Ming Dynasty, Linchuan Li was set up near Linchuan Port. The specific location is "Longpo" in the middle of the two main rivers in Sanya, Sanya River and Linchuan River. Among the fourteen "li" under the jurisdiction of Yazhou in the Ming Dynasty,
Including Linchuan-ri. It can be seen that the population at that time was at least 100 households.
However, when the Sanya Development Force of the Senate arrived, the population of Linchuan had dropped sharply to less than fifty households. All of them were so-called "Zao Ji", that is, salt people who specialized in drying salt. It is obvious that the reason why this place is so famous
The reason for setting up a salt farm was entirely because of the salt field. Although the Sanya Salt Field was listed as one of the six major salt fields in Qiongdao under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the annual sea salt production was only a few thousand kilo. When Wang Luobin and others landed in Yulin, they sent people there
A social survey was conducted here. At that time, the salt field was in a state of near disuse, with only a small number of salt farmers still producing on a small scale.
"... After Wang Luobin became president, he also carried out technological reforms in the salt field and introduced windmill water extraction and concentration technology. Now the output of the salt field has increased. However, I feel that the demand from the Planning Institute is not very strong.
...." Tang Menglong complained.
"The scale of salinization has not been increased. What is the use of so much salt? How much can a person eat?" Xu Yanliang said, "The most indispensable thing in Hainan and Guangdong is salt! The salt you dry in the south of Hainan Island will be shipped to Lin
It’s more expensive than Ma Niao’s salt. If the Planning Institute hadn’t maintained the operation of the salt farm, it would have been uneconomical to transport salt from Sanya!”
"When Danzhou's chemical industry zone is built, I don't know if the situation will get better." Tang Menglong said gloomily, "Today's saltworks workers are still too poor. They work hard just to fill their stomachs."
Although the salt farm is under the jurisdiction of the Planning Institute, the salt farm workers all live in Sanya, and their consumption of food, clothing, housing and transportation can largely stimulate consumption in Sanya.
The miners in Tiandu and the salt workers in the salt field are currently the two largest consumer groups in Sanya. If their lives are too difficult, Sanya's business will naturally not improve.
"It can't be so fast." Xu Yanliang said, "This project, the blueprint is big enough, it just needs to turn Danzhou into an industrial park, but if you expect it to cause a sea salt supply crisis, at least you have to
Let’s wait two or three years.”
"It won't be a problem for two or three years. As long as it can be started, I will be happy to be a prostitute here for the rest of my life." Tang Menglong said, "The environment here is good."
"The environment is so good, why don't you bring your wife and children?" Xu Yanliang couldn't help but laugh.
"Where will the children go to school? There is only one national primary school here - at first it was said that Sanya would replicate the Fangcaodi model and build a ten-year national school. Once Wang Luobin left, there was nothing left to do. The land was circled. Now.
The most worthless place in Sanya!”
The two stood on the deck and pointed out the mountains and rivers. Although the voyage took a long time, it was not boring. The traffic boat entered Sanya Bay. The port conditions of Sanya Port are very good, the water is deep and the bay is wide, and the inner harbor has good wind shelter conditions, so in Qinghai
In the ancient times, Linchuan Port replaced the inland river mouth port. The Senate also established the main commercial port here.
"There are quite a few ships docked here!" Xu Yanliang saw that the port was full of sails and rafts. At a glance, there were about a hundred and ten ships of various sizes berthed. Most of them were various small and medium-sized ships commonly seen along the coast of the South China Sea.
ships, but there were also several large merchant ships mixed in during the period.
Tang Menglong frowned: "To be honest, there are indeed a lot of ships coming, but most of them are not doing business."
This is the best sheltered port in Qiongnan, with regular patrols by the coast guard and protection by the coastal defense forces. There are also specialized ship repair yards that provide ship repair services. Many surrounding fishing boats and merchant ships passing through Hainan will choose to berth in Sanya.
Supplies. If merchant ships heading south are delayed in returning and miss the return monsoon, they will also choose to spend the winter in Sanya.
"...To be honest, our merchants here can't be said to have failed to work hard, but there is nothing we can do. There are too few types of goods to choose from here, and some stocks are not enough. People would rather go to Lingao or Guangzhou to purchase.
.We just earn a service fee. In comparison, the fishing industry is relatively prosperous. Xun Suji built a food processing factory here and purchased and processed the fish on the spot. The benefits are not bad. It can also be regarded as a pillar industry of the local area.
――It also helped the salt farm digest a lot of salt.”
"It's not bad to earn service fees. Singapore is a small country. It doesn't produce much and has limited consumption, but that doesn't prevent it from becoming an important port and cargo distribution center." Xu Yanliang thought to himself that Sanya's inherent shortcomings are difficult to overcome.
I'm afraid it's not possible to turn it into a commercial center, but it might still be possible to turn it into a "service area" on the highway.
"I hope so." Tang Menglong said, "I hope you can bring new business to my place. Among the national policy enterprises, you are the first to have its headquarters here."
"No matter where, we still need to ask the city government to support us."
The transportation boat slowly docked at the pier as the two complimented each other politely. The weather in Sanya is much hotter than that in Lingao, and it is not suitable for raising horses. Naturally, there are no official carriages, so Tang Menglong's usual means of transportation is a rickshaw.
The two got on the rickshaw and headed all the way to the city hall.
The municipal government of Sanya City is located in Longpo. On the new map drawn by the Senate, this place is called "Hedong Island". It is a long and narrow piece of land between the Sanya River and the Linchuan River. It is not directly close to the sea and is equivalent to Sanya.
Ji Runzhi's original plan was to use this area as the administrative, cultural and educational center of Sanya.