China National Highway 315
National Highway 315 | ||||
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| 315国道 (Chinese) | ||||
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| Length | 3,063 km (1,903 mi) | |||
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| From | Xining, Qinghai | |||
| To | Kashi, Xinjiang | |||
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| Country | China | |||
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Constructed in 1954, the Qinghai-Xinjiang Highway, also known as the China National Highway 315 (G315) runs west from Xining, Qinghai towards Kashgar, Xinjiang. It is 3,063 kilometers (1,903 mi) in length. In 1994 the departments of communication and transportation in Qinghai and Xinjiang began the process of updating the highway.[1][2] In the west it follows the desert Qaidam Basin south of the traditional Silk Road, crosses the Altyn-Tagh into Xinjiang, and then follows the south side of the Tarim Basin to Kashgar.
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Gallery
Hotan Prefecture (Mingfeng-Hotan-Pishan), Xinjiang
Cruising pleasantly along the tree-lined highway
After heavy rain, the highway was closed for three days (June, 2013)
Digging for jade under the G315 Highway bridge over the Hotan River
Kashgar Prefecture (Yarkand-Yengisar-Kashgar), Xinjiang
Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang
Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang
A roadside knife shop in Yengisar, Xinjiang
Knives sold on G315 Highway, Yengisar
See also
References
- ^ United States; Foreign Broadcast Information Service (8 April 1994). "The Daily Report: China" (Microfiche). No. 68. National Technical Information Service. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. pp. 49–50.
Built in 1954, the 2,728-kilometer highway starts from Xining City, capital of the Qinghai Province, and runs to Shache [as received] in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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