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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
CHENGDU, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — The opening of the first expressway linking Jiuzhaigou Valley and Mianyang City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday has cut travel time from Chengdu, the provincial capital, to the UNESCO World Heritage site from eight hours to four.
The Jiuzhaigou-Mianyang Expressway is approximately 246 km long and has two lanes in each direction, with a design speed of 80 km/h.
Built in northwestern Sichuan Province, in a cold, high-altitude region with challenging terrain, the expressway was designed according to the principles of maximum environmental protection, minimum ecological damage, and maximum natural restoration, avoiding excessive excavation, soil fill, and reducing land use, according to its designers.
The new highway not only puts an end to the lack of expressways in Pingwu and Beichuan counties of Mianyang City, but also becomes a major transportation corridor linking Sichuan Province with Gansu, Qinghai, and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Jiuzhaigou Valley, also known as Jiuzhaigou National Park, is known for its spectacular waterfalls, lush forests, serene plateau lakes, and karst rock formations.
Situated in the mountains on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China.
According to Guo Xiaomin, deputy director of the Jiuzhaigou Tourism Zone Administration, the number of visitors to the Jiuzhaigou Valley has grown rapidly in recent years. Since the beginning of this year, 5.075 million people have visited the national park, a 26.81 percent increase from the previous year, including 296,000 foreign tourists, a 52.51 percent increase year-on-year.
The opening of this expressway also makes it easier for visitors to access the Bao'en Temple, which inspired the creators of the world-famous AAA Chinese role-playing game "Black Myth: Wukong" to design one of the game's locations. -0-
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