China National Highway 315

Constructed in 1954, the Qinghai-Xinjiang Highway, also known as the China National Highway 315 (G315) runs west from Xining, Qinghai towards Kashgar, Xinjiang. It is 3,063 kilometres (1,903 mi) in length. In 1994 the departments of communication and transportation in Qinghai and Xinjiang began the process of updating the highway.[1][2] In the west it follows the desert Qaidam Basin south of the traditional Silk Road, crosses the Altyn-Tagh into Xinjiang, and then follows the south side of the Tarim Basin to Kashgar.

National Highway 315
315国道
Route information
Length3,063 km (1,903 mi)
Major junctions
FromXining, Qinghai
ToKashi, Xinjiang
Highway system
China National Highways
← G314→ G316

Route and distance
Route and distance
CityDistance (km)
Xining, Qinghai0
Huangyuan, Qinghai49
Haiyan, Qinghai88
Gangca, Qinghai199
Tianjun, Qinghai315
Ulan, Qinghai398
Delingha, Qinghai548
Ruoqiang, Xinjiang1555
Qiemo, Xinjiang1926
Niya County (Minfeng), Xinjiang2241
Keriya County (Yutian), Xinjiang2357
Qira County, Xinjiang2440
Lop County, Xinjiang2509
Hotan, Xinjiang2528
Karakax County (Moyu), Xinjiang2554
Pishan County, Xinjiang2719
Kargilik Town (Yecheng), Xinjiang2807
Poskam (Zepu), Xinjiang2844
Shache, Xinjiang2871
Yengisar, Xinjiang2994
Shule County, Xinjiang3053
Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang3063

Hotan Prefecture (Mingfeng-Hotan-Pishan), Xinjiang
  • Cruising pleasantly along the tree-lined highway
  • After heavy rain, the highway was closed for three days (June, 2013)
  • Digging for jade under the G315 Highway bridge over the Hotan River

Kashgar Prefecture (Yarkand-Yengisar-Kashgar), Xinjiang
  • Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang
  • Yarkand on G315 Highway, Xinjiang
  • A roadside knife shop in Yengisar, Xinjiang
  • Knives sold on G315 Highway, Yengisar

See also

References
  1. United States; Foreign Broadcast Information Service (8 April 1994). "The Daily Report: China" (Microfiche) (068). National Technical Information Service. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. pp. 49–50. Built in 1954, the 2,728-kilometer highway starts from Xining City, capital of the Qinghai Province, and runs to Shache [as received] in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 国家干线公路查询表(in Chinese)
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