April 11, 2018 -- Early April is when the Chinese pay respects to their deceased ancestors, it is also a time when the Chinese memorialize their heroes. In southwest China's Tibet, there were a group of construction workers who worked hard to build a road in 1950 with basic tools like hammers, steel chisels, and shovels. This highway is a miracle in the world's history of road construction, and it has brought happiness and a brighter future for people in Tbet. April 11, 2018 -- The Nujiang River Bridge and the old bridge pier. Every Qingming Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, local residents would tie white hada scarves on Nujiang River Bridge in Basu County of Chamdo, Tibet, in order to remember the heroes who built this bridge. Weise, who was only 12-years-old at the time, still remembers the awe-inspiring sights of soldiers scaling the cliffs in order to build the roads. His father was a translator for the 18th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. There was not a single highway into Tibet at the time. The soldiers of the 18th Army only had hammers, chisels, and shovels to conquer steep obstacles like 5000-meter-tall mountains and surging rivers. |