Journey Along the Ten-Thousand-Li Frontier | A Thousand-Year Fortress Takes on a New Look

Source-stated date: 12 October 2026 · MOD China (国防部)

万里边疆行丨千年雄关展新颜

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Published12 October 2026, by Ministry of National Defense
Collected2026-10-12 21:47:30 UTC, run 167
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A PLA Daily correspondent embedded with an unnamed company of the Southern Theater Command Army on patrol to Border Markers 1116 and 1117 at Friendship Pass (友谊关) in Pingxiang, Guangxi, documenting how the unit's duty posture has shifted from foot patrols to vehicle-mounted patrols and from naked-eye observation to electro-optical surveillance platforms. The piece is a feature in PLA Daily's 'Journey Along the Ten-Thousand-Li Frontier' series; its value is as a record of how official military media frames border defense modernization—improved infrastructure, informatization (信息化), and rising cross-border trade—as mutually reinforcing, tying the 'Model Company for Defending the Nation and Guarding the Border' on Jinji Mountain to Belt and Road prosperity rhetoric rather than documenting any change in unit posture or readiness.

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■解放军报记者陈晓杰穿过广西凭祥友谊关关楼的拱门通道，记者跟随南部战区陆军某连官兵踏上巡逻路。当天巡逻的目的地，是位于口岸两侧的第1116号界碑和第1117号界碑。友谊关始建于汉朝，距今已有2000多年历史。这里历来是兵家必争之地，也见证了中华民族的兴衰荣辱。千年雄关，见证峥嵘过往；南疆国门，再添时代回响。作为中越边境线上最大、最重要的关隘，友谊关是中国历史上的著名关口之一。穿过拱门通道，从历史的烟云中走出，呈现在记者眼前的是现代化国际口岸新气象。 “这些年，友谊关口岸发展不断提速：货运专用通道由6条扩建至14条，智慧口岸实现‘15秒过卡，一站式通关’。”该连一级上士刘洋自入伍起就驻守凭祥，见证了口岸的发展变迁，“这里是广西最大的陆路口岸之一，也是我国通往东盟国家最便捷的陆路通道之一。” 记者路过一个游客竞相拍照留念的地方，走近才知此为“零公里”处——这里是国道322线的终点，也是越南1号公路的起点，因此得名。近年来，友谊关口岸逐渐成为中越游客出入境旅游的“黄金通道”。“零公里”处，也成为人们过关时争相前往的打卡点。对于官兵而言，走到“零公里”处，意味着离界碑更近了——左右两侧半山腰上，立着中越边境第1116号界碑和第1117号界碑。巡逻官兵整齐的队伍，吸引着游客的目光。在他们眼中，巡逻官兵就是国门口岸的一道特殊风景。对于刘洋和战友们而言，口岸的繁荣、国门的安宁就是他们守护的意义。这些年，不仅国门口岸日新月异，边防连队建设也发生了巨大变化，基础设施越来越完善，训练、执勤条件大为改善。刘洋说，10多年前，官兵巡逻多是徒步，有的难行路段需要攀爬；如今，有了四通八达的边境公路，官兵乘巡逻车就可以到达离界碑较近的点位。在友谊关国门西南侧的金鸡山上，驻守着一支荣誉连队——“卫国戍边模范连”。顺着山路驱车深入，到达山脚下车，沿着褐色的台阶拾级而上，就到了金鸡山哨所。该连一级上士徐林强正全神贯注地盯着屏幕，通过光电一体监控平台密切关注友谊关口岸的车辆、人员进出情况。大屏幕上，各重要点位情况清晰可见。 “我刚来时，哨兵执勤基本都是靠肉眼观察。如今搭上信息化快车，配套设施日趋完善，执勤效率明显提升。”徐林强感慨地说。执勤间隙，徐林强喜欢站在哨所边俯瞰：友谊关关楼前人流如织，货运车道上车辆络绎不绝。“160辆，比上个月又多了些。”他习惯性地数着往来车辆，“10多年前，每小时才通关40辆左右。太快了，我们口岸的发展速度实在太快了！” 随着高质量共建“一带一路”深入推进，这座边境小城迎来新的发展机遇。去年，中国凭祥—越南同登铁路口岸恢复客运，中越国际联运旅客列车时隔5年恢复运行。口岸通，边民富；边境兴，边疆安。守着边关，徐林强和战友们也见证了群众生活蒸蒸日上的新气象。千年雄关静默矗立，既映照出新时代兴边富民、开放兴邦的宏阔气象，也铭记着一代代边防官兵戍边固防、服务开放的赤诚与担当。友谊关口岸位于广西壮族自治区崇左市凭祥市友谊镇，素有“中国南大门”之称。作为“一带一路”西部陆海新通道跨境物流的关键节点，友谊关口岸是中越经贸往来的核心枢纽，也是中国通往东盟各国最大的陆路口岸之一。2025年年底，国内首个以无人集卡为核心、智能调度为支撑的一体化智慧口岸通关平台——中越浦寨—新清货运专用通道智慧口岸中方段正式投入运行，友谊关智慧口岸建设驶上“快车道”。2026年上半年，友谊关口岸进出口货值超3600亿元，同比增长26%，其中对东盟国家进出口货值增长26.2%。

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