"This road is well paved." Xu Yanliang looked at the road in front of him and was full of praise. The Venus Zero vibrated with a comfortable feeling under his buttocks.
The road is paved according to the standard of two-way four lanes, with fast and slow lanes separated. The road surface is made of cinder, and the sidewalks are paved with stones and bricks, and the paving is exquisite.
There are poinciana trees planted as street trees on both sides of the road, and they have grown lush and green over the past few years. Cast-iron gas street lamps stand on both sides - this is an infrastructure that no other place has except Lingao. Occasionally, there are flashes of "Lin" painted on it.
The wooden pole with the words "Gao Telecom" written in Song font in white indicates that there is also a telephone here - something that no other place has except Lingao.
It can be seen that Sanya has spent a lot of money on infrastructure construction, and the degree of perfection of various infrastructures is not inferior to that of Bairencheng.
However, such a large investment obviously had no effect. On the huge road, only their two rickshaws and more than a dozen bicycles belonging to the guards were driving. At first glance, I thought that traffic control was implemented, and it was rare to see one or two bicycles.
Rickshaws and carts drive on the road. As for both sides of the road, although there are some buildings, most of them are still empty land. Vegetables and various cash crops are planted on many plots.
No wonder Tang Menglong said the land here is worthless!
"No matter how well-paved the road is, it's useless!" Tang Menglong said loudly, "I'm almost being tricked to death by these things!"
"how?"
"Let's talk to the city hall." Tang Menglong probably felt that it was inconvenient to talk while sitting in the car, so he waved his hand.
The motorcade went east along the east-west "Senator Street", passed the Shimi Bridge erected on the Sanya River, and then came to "Longpo".
The buildings here are denser than those in Hexi. In addition to various "Australian-style" buildings, there are also some clusters of native buildings mixed in, which looks quite inconsistent. In addition to the artificially planted poinciana trees on both sides of the road, there are also more adult buildings.
Slices of sour bean tree - some people in Hainan also call it sour plum tree. In fact, it is the sour spice tamarind tree commonly used in India and Southeast Asia. This tree is tall and can reach more than 25 meters.
The Sanya Municipal Government Office is located on this street. According to the original design, it was a five-story tower-style masonry building that not only served as an administrative agency, but also as a fortress, shelter and warehouse.
However, when it came to the implementation stage, Wang Luobin felt that this tower-style building was not very practical and had an unflattering appearance, making it difficult to serve as a "city government". Secondly, the construction company had limited steel and cement prefabricated panels to build such a high building.
Both the materials and the construction cost of the building were too high. In the end, Ji Runzhi changed the plan on site and built a two-story brick and wood structure building with a bell tower in the American colonial style. The entire building was painted white with limewash.
According to Ji Runzhi's plan at that time, there was a square in front of the city hall, which served as a market and gathering place. The two main streets were laid out in a cross shape with the square as the center. The main cultural, educational and administrative institutions of Sanya Special City were built around the square.
At first glance, standing next to the fountain and public water inlet in the center of the square, it really looks like a small southern American town.
However, if you look more closely, the entire City Hall Plaza still exudes a lazy and declining atmosphere of South American style: although the buildings are beautiful, most of them are somewhat damaged in appearance. The white walls of the City Hall have turned yellow and are simply peeling off in some places.
The red bricks and wood inside were exposed. There were only a few pedestrians in the square. It was quiet all around.
Xu Yanliang took an idea to hang signs on the surrounding buildings in Guangzhou. There are quite a few agencies and companies that have set up branches here! However, the front doors of these buildings are very deserted, and there is obviously no business.
Tang Menglong invited him into the office on the second floor. The office was large and elegant, with Regency-style lattice glass windows opening, and outside was a balcony overlooking the square.
"How do you like it? It's quite impressive." Tang Menglong said, "These are all left by Wang Gong from his time."
"This kind of style was considered the treatment of a first-class colonial governor in the 17th century."
"What a pity! It's all wasted!" Tang Menglong complained again.
"You can't say that." Xu Yanliang comforted him, "It's just one step."
"It was done in one step at the beginning, but the subsequent maintenance costs are not small." Tang Menglong said and rang the bell, and a maid with bright eyes and white teeth came in.
"Bring me two bottles of kvass. I want them chilled!"
Seeing Xu Yanliang's eyes wandering around the maid, Tang Menglong didn't care: "There is nothing to do in this damn place at night, so why not..."
"I understand this, I understand." Xu Yanliang said quickly, "We are all men, I understand."
"As long as you understand, many people in the Senate who are full and have nothing to do always complain about the fact that I have many maids and children. If they are sent abroad for a few years, they are afraid that the maids and children will be more than me!"
Xu Yanliang laughed a few times and changed the topic: "Lao Tang, do you think it would be better for our Nanyang company to move here and set up its headquarters?"
"Didn't you annex Southeast Asia Company? Southeast Asia Company has a large local business station. It's in Hexi District."
"Hexi District?"
"Yes, the main urban area of Sanya is Hexi District." Tang Menglong said, "Ours is Hedong District."
He opened the curtain on the wall and revealed a map of Sanya.
"This is the entire planning map of Sanya Special City that Ji Runzhi created. Although the construction is now at a semi-stagnant state, the general zoning is still in accordance with his design."
Xu Yanliang walked over and took a closer look, and was secretly surprised. He thought that the grand plan drawn by the Senate back then was really ambitious!
According to this planning map, the entire Sanya Special City is divided into six districts: Hexi, Hedong, Jinling, Donghai, Yulin and Tiandu. The specific plan is:
Hexi District: The west bank of the Sanya River, the north-south narrow strip east of the coast, is the business center and life center of Sanya City. Xintiandi Avenue (equivalent to the modern Jiefang Road) running through it from north to south is the most prosperous commercial street in the entire special zone;
Hedong District: The main body of this district is the narrow north-south island (Hedong Island) east of the Sanya River and west of the Linchuan River. This island is located on the east side of Hexi District and is not directly close to the sea. It is equivalent to the inner city of Sanya City and is part of the special zone.
Administrative center and cultural, educational and health center; in addition, the district also manages the eastern suburbs east of Linchun River and west of Dagouling. This area is composed of parks, flower gardens, orchards, sports fields and middle-class villa areas;
Jinling District: Located in the Jinjiling area in the north of Sanya City, that is, on the north side of Hexi and Hedong districts, the flat land here is relatively open, the water source is abundant, and the east side is close to Tiandu, which can be used as a manufacturing development area;
The above three districts are directly managed by the Sanya Municipal Government.
Donghai District: Including Dadonghai and Luhuitou, it is a health care area and resort directly under the jurisdiction of the Sanya Management Office of the General Office, mainly serving elders;
Yulin District: Located east of Gouling and on both sides of Yulin Port, including the Navy Yulin Base, Army Yulin Fort, Yulin Port and storage area, it is jointly managed by the military and the Port Authority;
Tiandu District: The area around Tiandu Town is a mining and metallurgical heavy industrial zone, managed by the Tiandu Mining Bureau.
"Hey guys, this is a city-level plan!"
"Who says it's not," Tang Menglong said with a wry smile. He added: "In terms of convenience, the headquarters is right here in the Municipal Square. The infrastructure here is the best, including sewers, gas lights, running water...all have security.
It is also the most powerful - a National Army squadron is stationed there. All entrances to the square will be closed at night, and there is absolutely no guarantee of safety."
Xu Yandian nodded, safety is indeed the first consideration.
"... All the agencies and enterprises of the Senate in Sanya have branches here, so it's easy to do whatever you want. Telegraph office, post office, customs... you don't have to run back and forth. You don't need to make phone calls, you can talk face to face." Tang Menglong
She picked up the towel brought by the maid and wiped her face, "Wipe your sweat too! There used to be a seniors club in the east wing of the city hall. It was originally used for leisure by seniors stationed in Sanya. Now it has been changed to a municipal club.
You don’t have to go out of your way to find anyone you want to talk to, they will come just as soon as you call them in the club at night.”
"You're not even going home?" Xu Yanliang picked up a towel from his tray and wiped his face. The cold towel and the refreshing fragrance of jasmine made his heart feel wider.
"Most people don't have wives. They live in dormitories and eat in the cafeteria. What are they doing if they don't come to the club at night?" Tang Menglong opened the cork of kvass and took a few sips. "We are so out of the way that it's troublesome to organize blind dates for naturalized people."
.Besides, after becoming a cadre, your horizons will be different, and the girls from the farm in Sanya will look down on them..."
"It's great to have a wife, but why don't you look down on her?"
"You don't understand this," Tang Menglong said, "Ordinary naturalized workers are satisfied if they have a wife. Those who can come to this club are all cadres and technicians of a certain level. Shouldn't they be more cautious when looking for a wife?
At least you have to be literate. Besides, some people have no intention of starting a family here at all, they just plan to stay here for a few years to gain qualifications."
"How can I still be called 'Ao' when I serve here? This is a special city of the Senate, and there are only two in Hainan Island!"
"Haha, look at what Sanya looks like now - it's lifeless. Lao Wang has been transferred away again, all the elders have run away, and I'm the only one left. The naturalized people are not fools. They are so ambitious that they even want to go to the mainland.
If you have no idea how to live a good life, Lingao is the best place - no matter how bad you are, you have to go to Qiongshan. Without sycamore trees, you can't attract golden phoenixes. Just look at these transfer applications and you will know
." He smiled bitterly.
"This is a place where the ends of the earth are. Yazhou used to be a place where prisoners were exiled. It is not easy to get the naturalized people to change their minds for a while." Xu Yanliang explained, "Before Pudong was developed, Shanghainese people said they would rather have a ticket in Puxi.
A bed, not an apartment in Pudong. When Sanya develops in the future, people will naturally be willing to come."