Mengzi–Yunnan-Vietnam Railway Cultural Park: Modern Industrial Heritage

After leaving Nanhu Park, we drove to the mountains of Mengzi and arrived at a place called Bisezhai. Bisezhai Railway Station is one of the earliest railway stations in modern China and has witnessed the development of China's early railways. It was once a stop on the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and has now become a tourist attraction full of historical charm, with rich railway cultural relics and European style. The Yunnan-Vietnam Railway began construction in 1903 and was completed in 1910. It connected Kunming and Haiphong Port in Vietnam and was the first railway in southwest China. Mengzi is located in the middle of this railway, making it an important railway hub and quickly developing into a prosperous border trade city. In today's Yunnan-Vietnam Railway Historical and Cultural Park, visitors can visit many historical buildings, including Bisezhai Station on the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, Bisezhai Station on the Ge-Bi-Shi Railway, the former site of Datong Company, the locomotive depot of the Ge-Bi-Shi Railway, the Golus Hotel, and the former site of the Bisezhai Branch of Mengzi Customs. The scenic area is open all day, and the sightseeing bus ticket is CNY 20 per person. Please note that the parking lot is quite far from the scenic area and you have to climb a mountain, so the sightseeing bus is very necessary.