新华社武汉2月20日电（记者张阳）在武陵山区深处的湖北鹤峰县铁炉白族乡渔山村，绷得笔直的钢索 向峡谷对岸延伸，风吹着钢索，带动吊箱上的铁皮吱吱作响。吊箱不远处，控制索道运行的机电房上了 锁，门口杂草丛生。 身处这座如今寂静的索道站，外来人已很难想象，一条简易的索道竟曾是连接村庄与外界的唯一快速通 道。村民们无数次坐进简陋的吊箱，通过索道快速跨越眼前这条400多米深、700多米宽的峡谷。 (资料图片) 停运索道一侧废弃的吊箱。新华社记者 张阳 摄 渔山村曾是远近闻名的"索道村"，由于三面环水、一面靠绝壁，公路难以修筑，过去村民出村要步行好 几个小时。为了方便通行，20世纪90年代后期这里架起了索道。但索道能到的地方有限，且载重有限， 并不能彻底改变村庄落后的面貌。直到通了公路，渔山村才发生翻天覆地的变化。 汽车窗外一侧是碧绿的溇水河，一侧是悬崖峭壁，越接近渔山村，山势越陡峭，道路越险峻。当狭窄的 地势突然开阔起来，田地、屋舍分布其间，那就是渔山村的地界。 渔山村村委会对面的广场上，几名老人在健身器材前锻炼身体，村道两旁安装了崭新的路灯，村中的水 泥路几乎铺到了每家门口。再往前走是综合便民服务站，里面摆放着刚刚送 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Hunan Huaihua region has become the most convenient international corridor connecting ASEAN for Hunan and the central region, serving as the only ASEAN cargo aggregation center in Hunan, with significant growth in import and export activities in the first half of the year [1] Group 1: Transportation and Logistics - 70% of the cargo through the Western Land-Sea New Corridor is transported via Huaihua to ASEAN, with a fixed train service known as "scheduled train" facilitating international freight [3] - A scheduled freight train carrying 50 containers, loaded with over 500 tons of goods including fertilizers and auto parts, can reach Vientiane, Laos in three days, while returning with local products [3][5] Group 2: Import and Export Growth - The establishment of a "point-to-point" cooperation mechanism among customs in Huaihua, Yunnan, and Guangxi has led to a rapid increase in the import of high-quality agricultural products from ASEAN, with over 40,000 tons of cassava starch imported in the first half of the year [5] - A total of 816 standard containers of imported fruits were transported, valued at 37.78 million yuan, including durians, longans, and bananas from Southeast Asia, enhancing domestic consumer choices [7] Group 3: Cost and Efficiency Improvements - The transportation of small agricultural machinery from Hunan to Laos via Huaihua International Land Port has seen a significant reduction in transit time, now taking only five days instead of the previous 25 days, while costs have decreased from 32,000 yuan to 17,000 yuan for a fully loaded 40-foot container [11]