China National Highways of Beijing
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Beijing, as a transportational hub of China, is the starting point for eleven out of twelve series-100 China National Highways. These are major truck routes, some even toll truck routes, connecting Beijing with the rest of China.
China National Highway 112, despite being a series-100 China National Highway, does not begin Beijing, but begins in Gaobeidian, Tianjin, and forms a long ring route. (A joke says that should Beijing attempt to build the 7th Ring Road, then the 8th Ring Road would be China National Highway 112.)
The G in front of the highway route numbers stands for 国 (pinyin: guo), meaning nation or country.
Eleven China National Highway routes depart from Beijing in virtually all compass directions:
- China National Highway 101 to Chengde and Shenyang leaves Beijing at Dongzhimen, heading north-east at Sanyuanqiao;
- China National Highway 102 to Harbin leaves Beijing at Chaoyangmen, heading east;
- China National Highway 103 to Tanggu leaves Beijing at Fenzhongsi, heading south-east near the Jingjintang Expressway;
- China National Highway 104 to Fuzhou leaves Beijing at Yongdingmen, heading south;
- China National Highway 105 to Zhuhai and Macao leaves Beijing at Yongdingmen as well, also heading south;
- China National Highway 106 to Guangzhou leaves Beijing at Yuquanying;
- China National Highway 107 to Shenzhen leaves Beijing at Guang'anmen, heading south-west;
- China National Highway 108 (also known as Jingyuan Road) to Kunming leaves Beijing at Fuxingmen, heading west;
- China National Highway 109 to Lhasa in Tibet leaves Beijing at Fuchengmen, heading west;
- China National Highway 110 to Yinchuan leaves Beijing at Deshengmen, heading north.
- China National Highway 111 leaves Beijing at Dongzhimen, heading northeast, ending in Heilongjiang province.
Tian'anmen is considered "km 0" for all China National Highways.
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