Beijing } 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 ...

was first linked to outside areas by the

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in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now, many expressways link Beijing, and future expressways are planned.″

History

When the Airport Expressway and the

Jingjintang Expressway Jingjintang Expressway (), also known as the Jingtang Expressway, links Beijing via central Tianjin to the Tanggu District in eastern Tianjin. 143 kilometres in length, it crosses the jurisdictions of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei p ...

opened, Beijing was already being gripped by "expressway fever". Out in the far eastern part of town lay an unpopular

Jingha Expressway Jingha may refer to: * Jingha Expressway, expressway in China that links Beijing to Harbin *Jingha railway Jingha may refer to: * Jingha Expressway, expressway in China that links Beijing to Harbin * Jingha railway, railway in China that connects ...

; only with the construction of the

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in the mid-1990s did the Jingha Expressway get more recognition. It is still too far out of central Beijing to be recognized as an important express roadway. By the

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's 50th anniversary, however, more expressways were being built in Beijing. The

Badaling Expressway The Badaling Expressway (Simplified Chinese: 八达岭高速公路, Traditional Chinese: 八達嶺高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Bādálíng Gāosù Gōnglù) is an expressway in China which links urban Beijing to the Badaling stretch of the Great W ...

Jingshen Expressway Jingshen Seafood Market or Chingshen Seafood Market (JSM; ) is a marketplace in the Fengtai district of Beijing. Synopsis As with other marketplaces in China, wholesale and retail trade are both seen here, as well as restaurants. Jingshen is the ...

and (in 2000) the Jingkai Expressway were built. Beijing now had eight expressways. In 2001 the

Jingcheng Expressway Jingcheng may refer to: *Xu Jingcheng (許景澄) (1845–1900), Qing Dynasty diplomat *Jingcheng (竟成), a pseudonym of educator Kong Zhaoshou *Jingcheng, a name for Beijing's inner city * Jingcheng, Nanjing County, Zhangzhou (靖城镇), a town ...

was built. The northeastern and southeastern parts are ready to accommodate two more expressways (the Jingping/Jingji and Northern Jingji Expressways, respectively). In 2004, the municipal government made a plan public complete up to of expressways ( in 2006). By 2006, the

6th Ring Road The 6th Ring Road () is an expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city approximately from the center of the city. The 6th Ring Road is approximately long. The road is numbered G4501 and as such is strictly speaking con ...

would be completed. Also in that year, a major batch of expressways would be completed. The main expressways around Beijing are in total 15 (Jingping/Jingji, Northern Jingjin, Southern Jingjin, 2nd Airport Expressway, Northern Airport Expressway and Litian Expressway, plus the nine existing expressways) and 11 of these radiate from city centre of Beijing, since the majority of residents gradually tend to live far from the city centre.

2005 plan

In early January 2005, mainland authorities revealed a plan for seven national expressways originating from Beijing. Amongst those included an expressway bound straight for

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. The expressways include: *

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(

Jinghu Expressway Jinghu may refer to: *Jinghu (instrument) (京胡), Chinese bowed string instrument in the ''huqin'' family Places *Jinghu District (镜湖区), a district in Wuhu, Anhui, China *Jinghu Subdistrict (镜湖街道), a subdistrict in Ningjiang Distr ...

) *

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- Urumqi *

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After the " Three Links" come into effect, the projected of mainland expressways will have a link, possibly by tunnel, to

and all expressways on the island. File:Jingcheng Expwy 2.jpg, The

near Gaoliying File:Jingha Expwy2.jpg, The

File:Jingshi Expwy2.jpg, The

File:Beijing Airport Expwy2.jpg, The Airport Expressway near the toll gate File:Jingkai Expwy Exit3.jpg, The Jingkai Expressway near the Southern

4th Ring Road The 4th Ring Road () is a controlled-access expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city, with a radius of approximately from city centre. The total length of the road is . There are 147 bridges and viaducts that run the ...

History

2005 plan

List of Routes

National-level expressways

Provincial-level expressways

See also

References