郭亮挂壁公路 Guoliang Tunnel

公路简介

郭亮挂壁公路是河南省新乡市辉县沙窑乡郭亮村的一条挂壁公路，又称郭亮洞 [1]，郭亮洞挂壁公路，万仙山绝壁长廊，郭亮隧道，郭良隧道，郭亮村绝壁长廊，始建于1972年，1977年完工，全部由郭亮村村民独立手工完成，其中主要负责开凿的十三位村民被称为郭亮洞“十三壮士”。郭亮洞被称为“世界最险要十条路”之一、“全球最奇特18条公路”之一。20世纪90年代初，郭亮村开发旅游项目，现已成为国家4A级景区河南省辉县万仙山的第一风景区。

Guoliang Tunnel

The Guoliang Tunnel (Chinese: 郭亮洞) is carved along the side of and through a mountain in China. The tunnel links the village of Guoliang to the outside through the Taihang Mountains which are situated in Huixian, Xinxiang, Henan Province of China.

History

The village was named after a fugitive rebel during the Han dynasty, who had fought an overwhelming imperial force to a standstill utilizing the extreme local terrain. Before the tunnel was constructed, access to the nearby village of Guoliang Village was restricted to a difficult path carved into the mountainside.  The village is nestled in a valley surrounded by towering mountains cut off from outside civilization.

To ease the villagers' access to outside world, a group of villagers led by Shen Mingxin made plans in 1972 to carve a road into the side of the mountain. They sold their livestock to raise funds to buy tools and materials. Thirteen villagers began the project, with one dying during construction. Without access to power tools, they undertook construction mostly with hammers and chisels. At the most difficult stage, the tunnel progressed at a rate of one metre every three days. It is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long, 5 metres (16 ft) tall and 4 metres (13 ft) wide. 

 

郭亮村 Guoliang Village

郭亮村位于太行山深处海拔1700米高的悬崖上，三面环山，一面临崖。绝壁属沉积砂岩，硬度8.2级。出入道路是一条石阶，明代始建，清道光年间扩修。

历史

1971年秋，经村党支部书记申明信提议，郭亮村村民发誓凿穿绝壁，打通通往山外的路。1972年3月9日，郭亮洞开工。1977年5月1日，郭亮洞正式通车。高5米、宽4米，全长1300米，完成石方2.6万m³。期间王怀堂等人牺牲。

郭亮村隶属于河南省新乡市辉县市沙窑乡，位于河南省新乡市辉县市西北60公里的太行深处沙窑乡、与晋城市陵川县古郊乡昆山村交界，海拔1000米，现有83户人家，共329人。

郭亮村依山势坐落在千仞壁立的山崖上，地势险绝，景色优美，以奇绝水景和绝壁峡谷的“挂壁公路”闻名于世，又被誉为“太行明珠”，现已成为国家4A级景区万仙山的第一分景区。

Guoliang Village History

Locate in the north part of Henan Province, Guoliang Village is named after a fugitive riser called Guoliang (郭亮). In the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25 ~ 220), the people suffered from a destitute life due to the natural disaster added with the exploitation of the landlord and feudal official. In order to resist the oppression and pursue a better life, Guoliang, the son of a farmer, led a group of famine victims to rise in revolt. He had fought an overwhelming imperial force to a standstill utilizing the extreme terrain. Then, they transferred to a tiny village which is named as Guoliang Village by the later generations to memorize Guoliang.

Guoliang Tunnel is a road linking Guoliang Village to the outside. Before it was constructed, a crude and dangerous ladder made by stones is the only exit for the villagers. In 1972, the initial development began to take place in China and "building roads is a premise of amassing a fortune" became a common ground spreading everywhere. Guided by a man called Shen Mingxin, thirteen villagers raised fund by selling goats and crops, and bought some hand-tools. Without one electric equipment or large machinery, the villagers carved a 1300-meter-long Guoling Tunnel along the side of and through the mountain. At the most difficult stage, the tunnel progressed at a rate of one meter every three days. After 5 years of hardworking, this road was open to traffic in 1st May 1977. For its steepness, Guoliang Tunnel is called one of the Top Ten Dangerous Roads in the World and one of the Top Eighteen Peculiar Roads in the World.