Beijing The expressway begins at the interchange with the southwestern section of
3rd Ring Road, known as Liuheqiao Bridge, in
Beijing. At first it heads west, passing through the
4th Ring Road at
Yuegezhuang, and then approaches a heavily
industrialized area, the Xidaokou area near Shougang. On the way out of Beijing the expressway passes through the famous
Luguoqiao area, home of the
Marco Polo Bridge and
Wanping, marking where the
Second Sino-Japanese War began in 1937. The expressway also links Beijing to the
Zhoukoudian Peking Man cave, as well as
Yunju Temple. The expressway is free of charge in
Beijing urban area, and then becomes tolled after Dujiakan Toll Station. The expressway then heads south, passing through
Liangxiang in
Fangshan, before leaving Beijing near
Liulihe.
Hebei •
Baoding •
Shijiazhuang •
Xingtai •
Handan Henan •
Anyang •
Xinxiang •
Zhengzhou •
Xuchang •
Luohe •
Zhumadian •
Xinyang Hubei •
Xiaogan •
Wuhan •
Xianning Hunan •
Yueyang •
Changsha •
Zhuzhou •
Hengyang •
Chenzhou Guangdong •
Shaoguan •
Guangzhou •
Shenzhen The expressway ends at
Huanggang Port,
Shenzhen, connected with the road to
Hong Kong. ==History==