Aerial photo taken on Dec. 3, 2021 shows an interchange of the Guilin-Liucheng Expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
RONG'AN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Guilin-Liucheng Expressway has opened to traffic in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The main line of the expressway is 95.7 kilometers long. A total of 12.9 billion yuan (about 2.02 billion U.S. dollars) was invested into the construction. The opening of the expressway will facilitate travel efficiency in the mountain areas of Guangxi.
Guangxi is an important border area that connects China with ASEAN countries and plays a key role in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. And it has built new expressways that lead to other provinces or neighboring countries over past years.
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 3, 2021 shows a service area of the Guilin-Liucheng Expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 3, 2021 shows a bridge of the Guilin-Liucheng Expressway in Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 3, 2021 shows an interchange of the Guilin-Liucheng Expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 3, 2021 shows the Hongling tunnel of the Guilin-Liucheng Expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 3, 2021 shows an interchange of the Guilin-Liucheng Expressway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)■