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13:54, 15-Jul-2017
World's longest desert highway opens to traffic
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The last three sections of the world's longest desert highway opened to traffic in China on Saturday.
The Beijing-Urumqi Expressway, with a total length of 2,540 kilometers, stretches from Beijing to Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The Hami section of Beijing-Urumqi Highway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 18, 2017. /Xinhua Photo
The Hami section of Beijing-Urumqi Highway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 18, 2017. /Xinhua Photo
It crosses through three Gobi deserts, the Tengri, Badan Jaran and Ulan Buh in northwest China.
The highway will shorten the road distance between Beijing and Urumqi by 1,300 kilometers.