Jinghu Expressway
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The Beijing–Shanghai Expressway or Jinghu Expressway is a major road
system of China, linking the capital Beijing
in the north to Shanghai
on the central coast. It extends over 1000 kilometres in length, and was opened in the early 2000s. It leaves Beijing
on the same route as the Jingjintang Expressway
, but splits into its own roadway after the city of Tianjin
.
There is a plan underway to start the entire Jinghu Expressway from Beijing instead of the current situation (where the real expressway begins in Tianjin).
The expressway's name, Jinghu 京沪 is a combination of the two cities' one-character Chinese abbreviations: Jing stands for Beijing
, while Hu stands for Shanghai
(see Hu state
).
The trip from Beijing to Shanghai by automobile
takes nearly ten hours to complete.
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
system of China, linking the capital Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in the north to Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
on the central coast. It extends over 1000 kilometres in length, and was opened in the early 2000s. It leaves Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
on the same route as the Jingjintang Expressway
Jingjintang Expressway
Opened in September 1993, the Jingjintang Expressway , also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin...
, but splits into its own roadway after the city of Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
.
There is a plan underway to start the entire Jinghu Expressway from Beijing instead of the current situation (where the real expressway begins in Tianjin).
The expressway's name, Jinghu 京沪 is a combination of the two cities' one-character Chinese abbreviations: Jing stands for Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, while Hu stands for Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
(see Hu state
Hu
- People :* Hu , a Chinese family name represented by the character 胡** Hu Jintao , current General Secretary of the CPC and President of the PRC...
).
The trip from Beijing to Shanghai by automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
takes nearly ten hours to complete.