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Here, we have a look at some of the major projects pleted in the past five years.
Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway – Longest highway that crosses desert
The Beijing-Xinjiang Expressway is one of the seven expressways connecting Beijing and other major cities under a national expressway plan. With a total length of 2,540 kilometers, it is the longest highway in the world that crosses desert. once operational, it will cut more than 1,300 km off the journey from Beijing to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in northwestern China. [Photo/VCG]
The 1,966-kilometer expressway was put into full operation in 2014. It links Shanghai with southwestern China’s Sichuan province. An important part of the national highway work, the Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway connects the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone, the Three Gorges Reservoir area, and the Wuhan Greater Metropolitan Area. [Photo/Xinhua]
With a total planned length of 3,718 km, the Beijing-Tibet Expressway connects Beijing and Tibet autonomous region. The sections of the expressway from Beijing to Golmud, in Qinghai province, had opened to traffic by 2016. The Golmud-Lhasa section, which runs through permafrost soils on the Tibetan Plateau, remains to be built. [Photo/VCG]
The Yaxi Expressway, which links Ya’an and Xichang in Sichuan province, opened to traffic in 2012. The expressway, also known as the ladder to heaven, stretches 240 km through the southwestern China province, forming part of the Beijing-Kunming Expressway. It crosses 12 seismic zones and several rivers and runs through rolling mountains, with 270 bridges and 25 tunnels along its route.[Photo/VCG]
Motuo Highway – Last county connected
In 2013, the Motuo Highway in Tibet was opened to traffic, connecting China’s last county isolated from the national road work. The 117km-road runs through a 3-km tunnel cut out of Galongla mountain at 3,700 meters above sea level.[Photo/VCG]
英语学习资料：五年来，修路让国家繁荣
