Yingchuan Port Village resembled a massive construction site.
The main roads were extended in all directions, with factories or buildings under construction flanking them. Some undeveloped areas were enclosed by walls, displayed with big signs from various enterprises and construction units.
Most agricultural lands had been requisitioned, but many residential houses had not yet been demolished.
Villagers in more remote locations rented out their spare rooms to workers of various companies.
Those with better locations, especially along the roads, either opened their own small stores or eateries, or rented them out to open a hardware and building materials shop or a small restaurant.
Come six or seven in the evening, as workers clocked out and seamen waited to come ashore after the locks, the several intersections on Development Avenue, Zhenxing Road, and Binfu Road would teem with people, bustling with an especially lively atmosphere.
