“The landscape of Guilin is the best in the world”，And“Guangxi is full of Guilin.”。In this magnificent karst landscape scroll，The meandering river forms the veins of the earth.，Flowing with the vitality of nature、The vitality of the world。

China National Geographic and Caterpillar

 

After recording the practical dream under the Helan Mountain in the arid area of Northwest China，We cast our eyes on the landscape of Guangxi.，To discover this beautiful landscape in the countryside.，People's dreams and efforts。

In Guangxi，The landscape is picturesque。

If the representative of the mountain is the karst peak forest，That water is the main stream of the Pearl River.——Xijiang。

The Xijiang River Basin is in Guangxi.“Big Mac style”The existence of——From Nanning to Guigang，From Liuzhou to Laibin，From Guilin to Wuzhou……The main stream and tributaries of the vast Xijiang River will be close to a series of cities.、Lasting、Dynamically linked together。

The terrain of Guangxi is relatively flat.，The river is well navigable.。The Xijiang River and its tributaries form a huge inland river shipping system.。2022，Guangxi's waterway freight volume reached a record 4..0.3 billion tons，Xijiang Wuzhou Changzhou Ship Lock has exceeded 1 per year for three consecutive years..500 million tons，It has surpassed the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River，It ranks first in the country。

What is the main shipping line of Xijiang River?“Four vertical, four horizontal and two nets”An important part of the national high-grade waterway，It is also the most important trunk channel for water transportation in the Pearl River.，It plays an important role in the overall pattern of river shipping in China.，Be called“Xijiang Golden Waterway”。

Both banks of Xijiang River system，The greenery is thick，Natural aestheticism。However，Below the surface，But danger lurks.。

Shipping should be developed，The foundation is that the river should have enough water.，The water network should be dense enough.，Passable by ship“Water road”——The channel is the foundation。

The channel should be wide，In order to accommodate more ships at the same time.。

The channel should be deep，Let the larger tonnage、Ships carrying more cargo are safe for navigation.。

It can be said，The water flows slowly、Abundant，A wide and deep channel，Is a good channel.。

From the perspective of natural endowment，Guangxi has plenty of water.、The water transportation conditions are very favorable.。But，The river course is deep and shallow，Superficial、There will be a lot of limestone boulders hidden at the bottom of the river bed in the narrow part.，Bumpy，Like a hidden pile，Hard，Dense，Give a headache to the ships that come and go.。

Therefore，River dredging is essential。

Dredging，In layman's terms，It will be shallower.、Narrow channel dredging、Dig wide，For development、Improvement and maintenance of navigation channels、Port waters。

Dredging in ancient times was carried out by hand using simple hand tools.，Nowadays，They are all dredged by large machinery.，A dredge is usually used。

As a world-renowned brand of construction machinery，Caterpillar's partners in Guangxi are targeting the limestone under the waterway.，A special backhoe dredger has been specially designed.。

The extended arm can reach a depth of 12 meters.；Powerful power makes it easy to dig boulders；Reduced bucket for better grip；Remove the track and base.，The self-load of the dredger can be reduced.；Open hydraulic system，Good load capacity ensures the stability of the hull.，It also allows one excavator operator to complete the work of two people.……

Therefore，People in the city enjoy the time of human fireworks.，On the meandering river between the peaks and the forest，The dredgers are driven by the dredgers.，Walk alone on the clear water，Shovel the rocks out of the water，Repair the river channel bit by bit，Not slow or slow、Many a little makes a mickle。

With efficient Cat equipment，Plus the efforts of countless dredging engineers.，For more than ten years，A channel with excellent carrying capacity，Constantly appear between the earth and water in Guangxi。

Ning Xuezhong has been engaged in dredging work for more than 20 years.，It has experienced dredging projects on large and small rivers in Guangxi.，Driving an excavator to work、Watching the waterways become unobstructed.，His identity has also grown from an excavator to a ship manager.。

In his heart.，Always hiding a simple dream.。That one day.，I can drive a dredger back to my hometown.，Tidy up the winding river by hand、Allow boats to come and go on the river.，Let the hometown be closely connected with the outside world.。