Qinghai-
Tibet Highway |
From Xining in Qinghai
to Lhasa in Tibet |
Known as the "lifeline"
of the autonomous region, the highway carries more than 80 percent
of goods into or out of Tibet. The 2,122-km highway is paved
with asphalt. Rising over 4,000 meters above sea level, it crosses
the Kunlun and Tanggula Mountains. |
| Sichuan-Tibet Highway
|
From Chengdu in Sichuan
to Lhasa in Tibet |
Extending 2,413 km, the
highway links Tibet with various provinces in southwest China.
|
| Xinjiang-Tibet Highway
|
From Yecheng in Xinjiang
to Ngari in Tibet |
Extending 1,179 km, it
is the highest highway in the world. |
| Yunnan-Tibet Highway
|
From Xiaguan in Yunnan
to Mangkam in Tibet |
The highway extends 315
km. |
| China-Nepal Highway |
From Lhasa to Friendship
Bridge in Zham, Xigaze of Tibet to Kathmandu of Nepal |
The highway extends 736
km.
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