China to build roughly 60,000 km of premium self-drive tourism roads
我国将构建约6万公里精品自驾旅游公路
China’s Ministry of Transport announced a plan to establish a premium self-driving tourism highway system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–2030). Centered on ordinary national highways, the network will string together national cultural parks, core tourist sites, and scenic landscapes, forming a backbone of around 60,000 kilometers laid out in three rings, four horizontals, and five verticals. The report, sourced from CCTV, lists specific themed routes such as the Great Wall, Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Long March corridors.
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The coverage frames this as a high-priority infrastructure push within the upcoming five-year plan, using the term 精品自驾旅游公路 (premium self-driving tourism roads) to denote quality rather than just connectivity.
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