Dayun Expressway () is the largest
expressway structure in
China's
Shanxi province.
It enters Shanxi as the
Xuanda Expressway until approaching
Datong (in northern Shanxi), becoming the Dayun Expressway afterwards. It ultimately ends at
Rongcheng (in southern Shanxi).
The expressway passes through
Datong,
Shuozhou
Shuozhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest. It is situated along the upper reaches of the Fen River. The prefecture as a whole has an area of about and, in 2010, a pop ...
,
Taiyuan,
Lüliang
Lüliang or Lyuliang () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shaanxi province across the Yellow River to the west, Jinzhong and the provincial capital of Taiyuan to the east, Linfen to ...
,
Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 ...
,
Linfen
Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of and according to the 2020 Census, a population of 3,976, ...
, and
Yuncheng
Yuncheng is the southernmost prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Linfen and Jincheng municipalities to the north and east, and Henan (Luoyang and Jiyuan to the east, Sanmenxia to the south) and Shaan ...
. Thirty-one counties lie in its track.
It links with the
Xuanda Expressway (heading toward
Xuanhua and ultimately
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
or
Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou (; ; ) also known as Kalgan and by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province in Northern China, bordering Beijing to the southeast, Inner Mongolia to the north and west, and Shanxi to the south ...
), the
Jiaofen Expressway (heading toward
Fenyang), the
Yunfeng Expressway (heading toward
Yongji and
Fenglingdu
Fenglingdu () is a town in Ruicheng County, Yuncheng, Shanxi, China. , it administers Fenghuang Residential Community () and the following 34 villages:
*Zhao Village ()
*Xiwang Village ()
*Puzi Village ()
*Dongzhang Village ()
*Tianshang Village ...
) and the
Yunsan Expressway (heading toward
Sanmenxia
Sanmenxia (; postal: Sanmenhsia) is a prefecture-level city in the west of Henan Province, China. The westernmost prefecture-level city in Henan, Sanmenxia borders Luoyang to the east, Nanyang to the southeast, Shaanxi Province to the west and S ...
on the
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Ha ...
).
The expressway passes through some interesting historical and scenic spots, such as
Yanmen Pass
Yanmen Pass, also known by its Chinese name Yanmenguan and as Xixingguan, is a mountain pass which includes three fortified gatehouses along the Great Wall of China. The area was a strategic choke point in ancient and medieval China, contro ...
,
Mount Wutai, the old city of
Pingyao, as well as many temples.
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Expressways in China
Transport in Shanxi