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Hongqirapu Customs is located in the Pamir Plateau, known as the "restricted zone for life". The port is currently the highest customs supervision port in the world and the only land route from China to Pakistan.

The natural environment here is harsh - with an average altitude of 4500 meters, the oxygen content in the air is less than 50% of that in plain areas, the lowest temperature is below -40 ℃, and the frost free period throughout the year is only 82 days.

The special geographical environment and strategic location have created multiple teams that bravely shoulder the responsibility of guarding national security, and Hongqilafu Customs is one of them.

On the stone tablet at the entrance of Hongqilapu Customs, there is engraved the customs song "We Guard in Hongqilapu": "The tents built at the customs are set up in the vast snow valley, where there is no fear of high cold and oxygen deficiency, and the forbidden zone of life is forever filled with youth... For the sake of the country's strength as iron, climbing the ice and lying in the snow makes us feel no pain in our hearts."

Following the lyrics, let's delve into the history of Hongqilafu Customs and explore the "Hongqilafu Customs Spirit" that has been passed down by generations of Hongqilafu Customs people.

The famous "Tent Customs"

The early "tent customs" of Hongqilafu.

For a long time, Hongqirapu has been the main road connecting the East and West Silk Road on the Pamir Plateau. Here, "thousands of mountains are piled up with snow, and the snow covers thousands of mountains." It is a "bloodstained passage" in Tajik language and is not suitable for human habitation.

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the Hongqilafu Port was in a semi closed state. In 1969, China and Pakistan began border barter trade. Kashgar Customs dispatched a "Mingtie Gai Working Group" to establish Hongqilafu Customs, to supervise China Pakistan border trade and the entry and exit of passengers.

At that time, Liu Jinghua, the first customs officer of Hongqilafu Customs, set up a camp under the Pamir Snow Peak with "one tent, seven people, three yaks, and one pot", which was the famous "Tent Customs". The road of Hongqilafu's establishment of the Pass began under such difficult conditions.

Test, one is not a problem

In the 1980s, pressure cookers were used by Hongqilafu Customs.

Working in Hongqilafu requires overcoming the three "gates of death" of physiology, life, and spirit.

The China Customs Museum houses a pressure cooker that has exploded multiple times and is covered in scars, documenting the difficult years of Hongqilafu's early establishment.

The Pamir Plateau has low air pressure, and the water boils to 70 ℃ before it boils. Only a pressure cooker can cook noodles. A customs officer from Hongqilafu Customs recalled that one day, as soon as he opened the door, he heard a "bang" explosion. It turned out that the exhaust valve was blocked after the noodles were boiled, causing the pressure cooker to explode. This kind of thing has happened many times, one time the lid of the pot was blown off, smashing a big hole in the window.

Compared to the harsh natural environment, the loneliness and solitude in spiritual life are more cruel to human suffering.

The older generation of customs officers at Hongqilapu Customs often say, "In Hongqilapu, one cannot help but feel lonely, and cannot want to stay any longer." Before the 1990s, Hongqilapu Customs was almost isolated from the world: without electricity, unable to hear radio, unable to watch TV, and unable to receive external information. The port after work is like a desolate island, facing the desolate mountains, they can only alleviate their loneliness by chatting.

The spirit of "Hongqilafu Customs" passed down from generation to generation

Since its establishment, the spirit of hard work and struggle of Hongqilafu Customs, which is particularly capable of enduring hardship, fighting, and dedicating itself, has not only become a "treasure trove" for customs officers to overcome difficulties, but also a red bloodline passed down from generation to generation by customs officials.

On June 3, 2005, Hongqilafu Customs was awarded the honorary title of "Model Customs for Hard Work and Struggle" by the State Council. This year, Hongqilafu Customs was rated as an advanced collective in the national customs system.

The country is silent, witnessed by the snowy mountains. Generation after generation, the customs officials of Qilafu have stood firm in the snowy plateau and Gobi wind, fighting against hypoxia and severe cold. With the courage and perseverance of fighting spirit and spirit, they faithfully fulfill their duties, work hard, and write their loyalty to the motherland and people with their lives.

Among the people of Hongqilafu Customs, there are many typical examples: Liu Jinghua, the national exemplary individual, the winner of the National May Day Labor Medal, the national exemplary individual, the national model of national unity and progress, the national top ten female worker Mirikan Aiheti, the national model of national unity and progress, the national exemplary individual of customs, Kasmu Asimu, the national model of national unity and progress, and the exemplary individual of the World Customs Organization for drug control, Vladi Yigaimubairdi

On August 29, 2023, cross-border couples Zheng Yinguo and Sona, who were preparing to visit Pakistan, took their daughters to complete the customs clearance procedures.

The majestic gateway of the sky.He sent a message to the customs officials in the new era to "embrace the greatness of the country, promote the excellent work style of the customs team, improve regulatory efficiency and service level, build a strong national security barrier, and promote high-quality development and high-level opening up.".