Wuhan, how are you?

        There is a folk saying in Wuhan, "Stand on the Yellow Crane Tower and watch the boat overturn", which means to make fun of the bustle and irrelevant. Now, looking back, since December 2019, when Wuhan was closed down due to the COVID-19, it has affected the world so far, giving a deep understanding of the true meaning of "solidarity".

                In December 2022, the epidemic in Chinese Mainland will be fully unsealed, so that people will be the first responsible person for their own health. After they consciously "don't go out unless necessary", the streets will be quiet again, in sharp contrast to the vast crowd in the past, and the common traffic jams on the bridge will also disappear, which makes people very sad. At that time, with the continuous increase in the number of confirmed cases in the Wuhan Far Eastern New Material factory, in order to ensure stable production operation, some day shift personnel and shift colleagues fully supported and relieved the pressure on the production line with single person and multi job overload operations; The storage and transportation, as well as the security forces, have also helped each other and successfully completed storage and transportation, access control management, and high-intensity epidemic prevention work in extremely short staffed situations; Under the leadership of the supervisors, all colleagues in the factory work together to overcome difficulties.

        December is a special time memory for everyone. The epidemic was sealed and released in December. From 2019 to 2022, COVID-19 will affect people's lives for three years. In late spring, kites flying on the riverbank; In midsummer, paddles row along the Yangtze River; In early autumn, the metasequoia trees standing by the East Lake... These beautiful past memories are nostalgic, and the heart that hopes to return to normal life is activated.

        After regaining health, we boarded the Yellow Crane Tower again. Although there was no sailboat in sight, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge rolled across the Yangtze River, between the Snake Mountain in Wuchang and the Turtle Mountain in Hanyang, like a sleeping dragon, as if it would wake up in the next moment. Standing on the Yellow Crane Tower and overlooking the Yangtze River Bridge, the people of Wuhan at this moment are no longer in the playful mood of "watching sailboats on the Yellow Crane Tower". An epidemic has united everyone to look forward and hope that the city where they live can return to the right track as soon as possible. For the common people, life is just three meals a day, even though the seasons change, they only wish for health and peace.

        Hubu Lane at the foot of Snake Mountain is known as the "No.1 Lane of Chinese Snacks". It faces the Yangtze River in the west and Yellow Crane Tower in the south. At six o'clock in the morning, accompanied by Hot dry noodles wrapped in sesame sauce, bean skins fried in a pot and steaming with oil, flour noodles prepared for hot sale with various brine soups, and various fried stalls, accompanied by steaming sweet scented osmanthus paste or egg wine... Wuhan is a veritable "breakfast city", Finally, gradually after the epidemic was lifted, the most ordinary fireworks atmosphere restored vitality and vitality.

        Eating breakfast is called "premature" in Wuhan, and the food that best represents the city and reflects the character of Wuhan people is Hot dry noodles. Mr. Yi Zhongtian once said in his "Reading City Records" that whether a person is from Wuhan or not depends on whether he eats Hot dry noodles for breakfast. The Hot dry noodles are made in a clean way. After boiling the alkaline noodles in a hot pot for a few seconds, add sesame paste, pickled vegetables and other seasonings, and then mix them with hot air for instant food. Otherwise, the noodles will lump after waiting for a moment. However, the quality of a bowl of Hot dry noodles does not depend entirely on the seasoning, but on whether the noodles are strong and chewy. From the taste preference of Hot dry noodles to the way of eating, all of them reflect the Wuhan people's open-minded, straightforward, and not sloppy personality. As the epidemic situation gradually stabilized, the scene of waiting in line for Hot dry noodles on the street reappeared. A bowl of Hot dry noodles is the most soothing. Wuhan people are like swallowing Hot dry noodles, hoping to quickly forget the grief caused by the epidemic, and like Hot dry noodles, they still retain their tenacity no matter how they are stirred after blanching.

        In the evening, darkness approaches, and the lights on the Yangtze River Bridge light up. The entire bridge is like a sleeping dragon, spanning over the Yangtze River, magnificent and magnificent. Occasionally, the sound of train horns breaks through the tranquility of the quiet night. Those who are eager to go home will drive their cars, ride a gust of wind from the Yangtze River Bridge, and rush home... Unconsciously, the Yangtze River Bridge has a close relationship with the lives of people in Wuhan. As soon as they leave their homes, You can see the magnificent figure of the Yangtze River Bridge.

                The Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is simple and beautiful. It is the first railway highway bridge built on the Yangtze River in Chinese Mainland. Two trains can run in opposite directions at the same time. The upper layer is a highway bridge, and on both sides of the bridge deck, there are chest high railings cast with various birds and animals; On both sides of the bridge are symmetrical flower boards, with peacocks playing on the screen, carp playing with lotus, magpies playing with plum blossoms, jade rabbits and golden osmanthus... all of which have a strong ethnic flavor. In 1957, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was completed. Chairman Mao called it "a bridge flying across the north and south chasms to become a thoroughfare", describing the grand momentum of the bridge and its important role in the north-south traffic. Nowadays, the traffic on the bridge is a familiar atmosphere of life, which is really great!

        Wuhan, also known as "Jiangcheng", belongs to a typical subtropical monsoon humid climate. It is cold in winter and hot in summer, which is not a livable climate. However, it has cultivated the rugged character of Wuhan people who are resistant to cold and high temperatures, a kind of perseverance that exudes from their bones. Close to Yellow Crane Tower, the memorial hall on Shouyi Road shows the courage and fearlessness of the revolutionaries in the Wuchang Uprising to tourists from all directions. Just as this battle against the epidemic has deeply imprinted the anti epidemic spirit into the memory of this city. As soon as winter comes and snow falls, the Jiangcheng, covered in snow, remains strong and magnificent.

        In the past, the snow was like a flower, but now the flowers are like snow. In the plum garden of East Lake, plum blossoms bloom, and a refreshing fragrance wafts in. The plum trees are filled with people's prayers. Time washes away all things, except for wishes. The laughter of children chasing after them rings, all indicating that the bitter cold has passed.

        The winter of January 2023 was somewhat warm, not as cold as usual, as if trying to dilute the haze brought by the pandemic in this gentle way. Through the long winter, spring quietly arrives, everything starts anew, and the tree of life will be green. This expectation made me uncontrollably pick up my paintbrush and draw the vibrant and healthy tree in my heart, stretching its branches and leaves in the face of the rising sun.

        Standing on the Yellow Crane Tower, let me shout to the Yangtze River: Wuhan is very good and will be better and better!

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