SilkRoadStation:Erenhot,thenortherngateofChina
文/图徐艳文
乘车奔驰在宽阔的草原公路上,穿过巨型雕塑——恐龙之吻,便进入二连浩特市区。城市新痕旧迹、交替错落,看得见高楼大厦,也寻得见平房杂院。
Asourcarspedalongthewidegrasslandroad,agiganticsculpture—“KissofDinosaur”—cameintoview,andthenwearrivedatErenhot’scityproper.Lookingaround,youwouldfindit’samixofoldandnewwithbothhighrisesandbungalows.
二连浩特位于中国正北方的内蒙古自治区中部,辖区面积.1平方公里,城市面积18平方公里,犹如在中国版图的鸡背上镶嵌的一颗璀璨明珠。这里是国门重镇,也是丝绸之路的驿站,还是恐龙的故乡,草原从这里划界,再往北就是蒙古国。
LocatedinthemiddleofChina’snorthernmostInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion,ErenhotislikeabrightpearlmountedonChina’sterritory.Itcoversanareaof4,.1squarekilometers,ofwhich18squarekilometersisurbanized.Itisnotonlyastrategicallyimportantbordercity,butalsoastationalongtheSilkRoadandthehometownofdinosaurs.Meanwhile,itisalsowhereChinaandMongoliaadjoin.
恐龙之吻巨型雕塑
漫步在市中心的蒙俄洋货一条街上,街道处处都显露着边境城市的独特魅力。圆顶尖脊的建筑透着欧陆风情,商家店铺陈列着产自蒙古国的玛瑙原石及制品,俄罗斯的套娃憨态可掬,来自欧洲的香水……各地的工艺品琳琅满目,应有尽有。
AttheheartofthecityhidesastreetdedicatedtoproductsfromMongoliaandRussia,brimmingwithafascinatingcharmuniquetothisbordercity.Insidethosecontinental-styledomicalbuildingsarelocatedamyriadofshopssellinghandicraftsfromdifferentcountries,likecrudeagateandrelatedproductsfromMongolia,cuteMatryoshkafromRussiaandperfumefromEurope.
街道回环,店铺一家挨着一家,店主人耐得住清冷也经得起熙攘,不慌不忙地打理着自家生意。穿梭其间,品味世间百态。
Thislong,twistingstreetislinedbyadazzlingarrayofshopswhereyoucanseetheirownersworkingattheirownpace,nomatterhowmanyvisitorsthereare.Takingastrollthroughitcanseemtoseeabroadspectrumofattitudestowardslife.
畅游国门景区
VisitErenhotNationalGateResort
从市中心出发,向北而行,来到国门景区。景区分为迎宾区、沿途引景区、火车纪念广场区、国门参观区、警犬训练区和界碑参观区等部分。
WedrovenorthwardfromtheheartofthecityandarrivedatErenhotNationalGateResort.Itconsistsofwel