Wulan, Qinghai, March 3 (Zhongxin Net) -- In two old conference rooms from the sixties, dozens of state-level cultural relics are on display, and more than a dozen plaques of educational bases are hung on both sides of the gate... On the 17th, the reporter saw in the Qinghai-Tibet Camel Team History Exhibition Hall in Wulan County, Haixi Mongolian Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, that a group of young people listened carefully to the explanation of Zhang Cunhu, director of the exhibition hall, and their eyes were full of admiration and exclamation.
"Mohe Camel Farm was formerly known as the Tibet Transport Corps established by the Northwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in 1953, but the history of camel workers transporting grain to aid Tibet can be traced back to 1951, and it has made outstanding historical contributions to the peaceful liberation of Tibet, the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, and the development and construction of Qaidam." Zhang Cunhu said that this history seems to have been forgotten by people, so it is the responsibility and obligation of the Mohe people to excavate and sort out the historical materials of the Mohe River, which have been sealed for many years.
The picture shows a scene in front of the Qinghai-Tibet Camel Team History Exhibition Hall of Mohe Mohe Moose Farm. Photo by Li Jun
In 1955, after the abolition of the Tibet Transport Corps, it was transformed into the state-owned Qaidam Camel Farm in Qinghai Province, becoming the first state-owned camel farm in the Republic, now known as Qinghai Qaidam Nongken Mohe Camel Farm Co., Ltd.
The Sixth National Petroleum Exploration Conference identified the Qaidam Basin as a key exploration area, and the camel team undertook the historical task of transporting exploration equipment and materials to more than 100 exploration teams and tens of thousands of exploration personnel, and since then the "cornucopia" of Qaidam has been famous all over the world.
"There are 3 pieces (sets) of national first-class cultural relics, 6 pieces (sets) of national second-class cultural relics, 11 pieces (sets) of national third-level cultural relics, and 6 pieces (sets) of national general cultural relics." Zhang Cunhu introduced that in the exhibition hall, hundreds of precious historical documents (sets) show the ups and downs of those unknown camel workers and camels they call "dumb brothers" in the past 70 years.
The picture shows the Mohe Camel Farm Camel Workers Auditorium. Photo by Li Jun
In 2019, the Mohe Camel Farm after the corporatization and restructuring was included in the list of national rural industrial integration development demonstration parks. At present, the camel farm has a total land area of 47,2 mu and a salt lake area of 3052,5.<> mu. At present, the camel farm is mainly engaged in crop planting, livestock and poultry breeding, economic forest development and utilization, lake salt open-pit mining, tourism resources development and utilization and other industries.
After 67 years of development, Mohe Camel Farm has evolved from the initial material transportation corps to a modern enterprise integrating the development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries.
"The camel farm has adjusted the planting structure of 1,5 mu of arable land, 10517,4483 mu has been returned to forest and grassland, and 1000,<> mu has been used for planting high-yield forage. We are now a national Qaidam Bactrian camel germplasm resource conservation farm, and according to the carrying capacity of the pasture, the number of camels retained in the field will not exceed <>. Zhang Cunhu said that animal husbandry is one of the leading industries in camel farms, mainly producing and selling agricultural and livestock products in the way of planting grass and raising livestock, animal husbandry and breeding.
The picture shows camels bred at the Mohe Mo River Moose Farm. Photo by Li Jun
Mohe Mohe Moose Farm makes full use of the rich salt lake resources to develop and sell industrial salt, and its products are mainly sold to Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and other places. At the same time, relying on the unique red cultural resources, combined with the unique charm of plateau scenery and agricultural and animal husbandry advantages, it has successfully built a new post station, camel garden viewing point, red history publicity and education base, yak tea and sheep cultural viewing spot, special catering service area, etc., forming a new tourism industry integrating tourism, homestays, agricultural and livestock product sales. (End)