The Qingdao–Lanzhou Expressway (), designated as G22 and commonly referred to as the Qinglan Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of
Qingdao,
Shandong,
China, and
Lanzhou,
Gansu. It is in length.
This expressway is sometimes called QingHong expressway (an example can be seen on a building at Handan North exit saying "QingHong expressway administration committee"). Some sources claim the "Hong" is referring to
Khunjerab Pass
Khunjerab Pass (; ; ug, قونجىراپ ئېغىزى) is a mountain pass in the Karakoram Mountains, in a strategic position on the northern border of Pakistan (Gilgit–Baltistan's Hunza and Nagar Districts) and on the southwest border of Ch ...
(Hóngqílāfǔ shānkŏu), although the route west of Lanzhou is unknown.
The route of G22 between
S2201 Handan Ring Expressway and
Liaocheng is not clear. The northern route via
Guantao County
Guantao County () is a county of southern Hebei province, China, bordering Shandong's Guan County and Linqing to the east across the Wei Canal (). It is under the administration of Handan City, and has a population of 320,000 residing in an area ...
is marked G22 west of Shandong Provincial Highway 260 (in
Guanxian) and Shandong Provicinal Expressway S1 (Jinan-Liaocheng) east of this point. The southern route via
Daming County is marked G22 east of Shandong Provincial Highway 324 (in
Dong'e
Dong'e County () falls under the jurisdiction of Liaocheng Prefecture-level city, in the Shandong Province of China. It is located on the left (northern) bank of the Yellow River, some upstream from the provincial capital Jinan.
The county is ...
) and Handan-Daming Expressway (without numbering) west of this point. Thus the sections marked G22 is not connected with each other even if there are two continuous expressways between Handan and Liaocheng.
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Chinese national-level expressways
Expressways in Shandong
Expressways in Hebei
Expressways in Shanxi
Expressways in Shaanxi
Expressways in Gansu
Expressways in Ningxia