Scenic S240 highway opens, linking Northwest China
2024-10-30
The landscape along the S240 highway, linking Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Gansu province, is unique and charming. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The S240 highway opened to traffic on Oct 26, connecting Northwest China's deserts and mountains into a unique and charming landscape road.
It is reported that the S240 highway starts from Fangshankou at the border of Gansu province and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, connects with the S245 provincial road in Hami of Xinjiang, and ends with the G215 highway section in Dunhuang of Gansu. With a total length of 164.8 kilometers, it is another major transportation channel between Xinjiang and Gansu.
The landscape along the S240 highway, linking Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Gansu province, is unique and charming. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The landscape along the S240 highway, linking Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Gansu province, is unique and charming. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The landscape along the S240 highway, linking Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Gansu province, is unique and charming. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The landscape along the S240 highway, linking Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Gansu province, is unique and charming. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The landscape along the S240 highway, linking Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Gansu province, is unique and charming. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
The landscape along the S240 highway, linking Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Gansu province, is unique and charming. [Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/For chinadaily.com.cn]
