Photo taken on July 18, 2019 shows a blasting operation during a road construction in Abuluoha Village in Butuo County of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. A cable car service was launched Tuesday to provide free rides for villagers on a cliff. The ropeway, about 420 meters long and more than 400 meters high, connects Abuluoha Village to the outside world in a more convenient way. Surrounded by mountains, the village of over 250 residents has sat in isolation and poverty for more than 50 years. In the past, people had to spend at least three hours climbing up and down steep mountainous roads to get to other places. With a carrying capacity of 1 tonne, the cable car can hold up to eight people during one trip. It also can transport villagers' motorbikes, grain and vegetables across the Xixi river canyon within 20 minutes. During county fairs, the local government will send two eight-seat passenger buses to the end of the ropeway to transport villagers to the county seat for shopping. Meanwhile, a 3.8 km-long road is being built to connect Abuluoha Village to Weimu Village in another township. The construction of a key tunnel of the project is expected to finish in April. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
