Regions respond to repay Jing’an’s help
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Over the years, Jing’an has been lending a helping hand to remote provinces in various ways. As the city is battling a resurgence of the pandemic, fresh meat, fruits and vegetables from these places are arriving in Jing’an to ensure local food supplies.
Of them, Bachu County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has supplied 2.43 million yuan (US$375,480) worth of food to the district, including local iconic agricultural products such as milk, pears, red dates and qiegao, or nut cake.
“I’m so honored to carry out the mission,” said 24-year-old Abdusami.
He’s the youngest of the three drivers who traveled six days to bring food to Jing’an on April 17. In a race to ensure delivery, they ate and slept onboard their truck.
“We were afraid that the highways would be closed, so we pushed ahead. We had a spell of only about three hours every day. When we were hungry, we just ate nang, a kind of bread made by Uygur people,” said another driver. “En route to Shanghai, we fueled up seven times.”
“I was a little bit nervous about driving so far. But I felt so proud,” Abdusami said.
On arrival, they took a short break and unloaded the delivery.
“I hope Jing’an people can receive these products as soon as possible. Though we live far away, we appreciate the assistance sent from Jing’an over the years,” he said.
The products they delivered included 9 tons of red dates. “Everyone in our village was mobilized. It only took three days to collect, clean and pack these red dates,” said local villager Arzigul. “Though I couldn’t send them to Jing’an people personally, I hope they can feel our hearts. Let’s defeat the pandemic!”
It was not a single case. A truck loaded with 14.5 tons of fresh vegetables set off from Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. After driving nearly non-stop for more than 30 hours, it arrived at its destination — Jing’an District — about 2,300 kilometers away.
The fresh vegetables were promptly put on shelves in local wet markets, priced at 7 yuan (US$1.1) per kilogram on average.
“Shanghai has been helping Yunnan for so many years, from poverty alleviation to rural revitalization. Yunnan people feel so grateful,” proclaimed Yang Jinzhi, Party chief of Chuxiong supply cooperative.
“When Jing’an needs us, we should spare no effort to stand with it,” he added.
Within two days, 14.5 tons of vegetables, including baby cabbage, lettuce and cauliflower, were picked from the fields, cleaned, packaged and sent to Jing’an.
“We have to ensure that the vegetables sent to Jing’an are of the highest quality,” said Tang Song who travelled in the truck to make sure of safe transportation. “Please be assured! We always stand behind you! We are already preparing the next truck!”
Yiling District of Yichang City, in Hubei Province, also didn’t hesitate to mobilize local farmers and entrepreneurs to collect food for virus-hit Shanghai.
Within four days, it gathered 43 tons of local iconic produce including rice, orange and sweet potato-made snacks. It took nearly 24 hours for the goods to arrive in Shanghai.
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