See China along the highway｜G30 Lianhuo Expressway: the longest highway, crossing the Silk Road

The Paper Xue Jing, intern, Zhang Xiaomian, comprehensive report

Lianhuo Expressway is the longest expressway in China, with a traffic mileage of 4,244 kilometers. The line starts from Lianyungang in Jiangsu in the east, passes through Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu in the west, and finally reaches Horgos in Xinjiang. All the way through plains, mountains, plateaus, deserts and Gobi.

Lianhuo Expressway

There are many overlaps between the Lianhuo Expressway and the "Silk Road" routes. As an important highway transportation artery for the country’s “Belt and Road Initiative”, it is known as the modern “Silk Road”.

The Guozigou Bridge is the main component of the Lianhuo Expressway. It is also the first cable-stayed bridge in Xinjiang and the first steel truss cable-stayed bridge with twin towers and double cable planes for highways in China.

Sanmenxia Section of Lianhuo Expressway in Henan Province

Hami Section of Lianhuo Expressway in Xinjiang

G575 (Barkol-Yizhou District) and G30 (Lianhuo Expressway) Interchange

As the passage of the Eurasian Continental Bridge, the Lianhuo Expressway runs from east to west in China, and there are countless beautiful scenery along the way. There are not only the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, the "Eighth Wonder of the World", the Shaolin Temple, the Buddhist holy land, the Longmen Grottoes, one of the three treasures of stone carving art, and the Yin Ruins, the site of the first capital city, and other national 5A tourist attractions, but along the way you can appreciate the reputation of the "Museum of Architecture of All Nations" Jigong Mountain, Sailimu Lake known as "the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean" and other key national scenic spots.

Let’s take a look at the eye-catching pictures!

Terracotta Warriors and Horses

The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of China's World Heritage. They are located in the Terracotta Warriors and Horses pit 1.5 kilometers east of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi. In 1987, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were approved by UNESCO to be included in the World Heritage List, and were hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World." ”

On March 4, 1961, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was listed as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In March 1974, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were discovered. The three pits of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses burial pits are arranged in a Z-shaped arrangement. It was the earliest discovery The largest one is the Terracotta Warriors Pit No. 1, which is rectangular in shape. There are more than 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses in the pit.

The terracotta warriors and horses are a golden business card of the glorious civilization of ancient China. They have been visited by more than 200 foreign heads of state and government.

Shaolin Temple

The Shaolin Temple located in Dengfeng City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province faces Shaoshi Mountain and has Wuru Peak on its back. It is named "Shaolin Temple" because it is located in the dense jungle of Shaoshi Mountain in the hinterland of Songshan Mountain. ". Shaolin Temple has been established for more than 1,500 years. After thousands of years of development, it has formed the temple characteristics of "Zen and martial arts combined", which has a unique position in the history of Chinese Buddhism.

Shaolin Temple was first built in In the 19th year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (495), it was known as "the most famous temple in the world". It is said that "the world's Kung Fu comes from Shaolin, and Shaolin Kung Fu is the best in the world".

There are several cherry blossoms in the Shaolin Temple. Opened one after another, it is really beautiful. Monks practice martial arts under the trees.

Longmen Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, is one of the three famous treasures of stone carving art in China. It is the treasure house of stone carving art with the most statues and the largest scale in the world. The Lucena Buddha in Fengxian Temple of Longmen Grottoes is carved according to Wu Zetian's appearance and manner. It is famous for its mysterious smile and is known as the "Oriental Mona Lisa" by foreign tourists. With its grand scale and exquisite carvings, the Lu Shena niche group stands at the pinnacle of Chinese stone carving art. It has become a model of Chinese stone carving art and a symbol of this great era of the Tang Dynasty.

< p> The Longmen Grottoes are densely spread on the cliffs of the east and west mountains of Yishui, with a length of 1 kilometer from north to south. There are 2,345 caves and niches and more than 110,000 statues.

The Lucena Buddha statue is "one of the national treasures." "National Treasure", with a total height of 17.14 meters, a head height of 4 meters, and an ear length of 1.9 meters. It is the highest artistic level and the largest Buddha statue in the Longmen Grottoes. It is the second peak of Buddhist statues in Chinese history.

Yin Ruins

Yin Ruins, located in Xiaotun Village, Anyang, Henan, is the ruins of the capital city of the late Shang Dynasty in China. It was discovered in the early 20th century and began excavation in 1928. Yin Ruins is the first confirmed capital city in Chinese history. The ruins of Yin Ruins royal tombs, the ruins of Yin Ruins palaces and temples, and the Huanbei Shopping City ruins together form the large-scale and magnificent Yin Ruins ruins. The Yinxu National Archaeological Site Park officially started construction in January 2020. The construction period is expected to be 8 to 10 years, and upon completion, it will present a complete urban layout of the Yin and Shang Dynasties more than 3,000 years ago.

Aerial photography of the ruins of the Yinxu Palace and Temple. The Yin Ruins excavation is the largest and longest-lasting archaeological excavation in China's archaeological undertakings.

The Fuhao Tomb in Yinxu was excavated by archaeologists in 1976. It is the only Shang Dynasty royal tomb that has never been robbed. So far, it is the only tomb with the longest history and the identity of the owner of the tomb can be determined. .

Jigong Mountain

Jigong Mountain is located in Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan. "Buddha's light, sea of ??clouds, rime, rain, rays of light, exotic flowers and plants, strange peaks and rocks, waterfalls and flowing springs" are known as the eight natural landscapes. Jigong Mountain not only has an obvious blend of northern and southern cultures, but also has the connotation of a blend of Chinese and Western cultures. There are architectural groups of different countries and styles in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China on the mountain, which is known as the "Architectural Museum of All Nations".

Jigong Mountain is the dividing line between the north and the south. Plants from both the north and the south can settle here, and the vegetation coverage rate is as high as 87%.

The villas in Jigong Mountain. According to the results of the third national cultural relics census from 2007 to 2011, Jigong Mountain still retains modern buildings of different styles built by 23 countries including China, the United States, Britain, Russia, Japan, Germany, and France between 1903 and 1949. and 119 structures.

Sailimu Lake

Sailimu Lake is located in the North Tianshan Mountains in Bole City, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is the highest altitude, largest area and beautiful scenery in Xinjiang. Alpine lakes are also the last places where warm and moist air from the Atlantic Ocean comes to visit, so there is a saying of “the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean”. In April this year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued an announcement to designate Sailimu Lake as a national 5A tourist attraction.

Sailimu Lake is 2,071 meters above sea level, 30 kilometers long from east to west, 25 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of ??453 square kilometers, with a water storage capacity of 21 billion cubic meters. The lake water is crystal clear and has a transparency of 12 meters.

Scenery of Sailimu Lake

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