China National Highway 219
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China's National Highway 219 runs from Yecheng in Xinjiang to Lazi in Tibet. It is 2,279 kilometres in length. The road passes through Aksai Chin, an area administered by China but claimed by India, and its building was one of the triggers for the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
The road passes near Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.
External links
- [Going round in circles on the road to Nirvana] describes a journey along part of the route
See also
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