Having such a vast territory and the world's largest population, China depends on its numerous and complicated highways at all levels crisscrossing the country in a dense network. The hallmark of the modernization of transportation, or even a country, is the expressways. More advantageous for safety, speed, economy, convenience and capacity, these are being developed rapidly in China. 
China Highway Map
By the end of 2005, the total mileage of all highways in China had already reached 1.9305 million kilometers (1,199,557 miles), carrying a passenger volume of 16.92 billion people a year. With a total of 35,000 kilometers (21,748 miles), the overall length of the expressways in China is the second longest in the world.
Almost all Chinese cities, counties and towns are accessible by highways. In 1988, the first expressway (Shanghai City - Jiading County) in China was opened to traffic. Now, 29 provinces have expressways of 500 kilometers (311 miles) or more, and 19 provinces, such as Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, have expressways more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles). Tibet still has no expressways due to its rugged terrain. As the capital of China, Beijing is the starting point of 11 national highways, radiating out to all parts of the country, including cities such as Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Jinan, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Taiyuan and Xian.
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Bridge and tunnel construction, which is absolutely necessary to highway building in some special areas, also has achieved great success. By the end of 2005, there were 336,600 highway bridges. Of these, Runyang and Jiangyin Suspension Bridges over the Yangtze River, in Jiangsu Province, spanning over 1,385 meters (1,515 yards) and 1,490 meters (1,629 yards) respectively, are the third and fourth largest highway bridges in the world.
Huge investments are being made to maintain and afforest the highways. With the increased demands of China's tremendous development the highway system is playing an ever more vital role in China's transportation. Increasing by thousands of kilometers a year, many highways, including roads and expressways, are now in the process of design for construction in the near or far future.
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Travelers' Voices on Highway Traffic of China
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Oct. 28,2009 21:40 Reply
Mr.JIM(USA) said:
We wish to take day time train journey from Beijing to Xian. Is there any comfortabe day time train in between these two stations ? What type of seat / accomodation available and each type how much it cost ? What is journey time ?
Oct. 29,2009 05:11
Mr.ella(cn) replied:
Search here, you can find the detailed information. http://www.travelchinaguide.com./china-trains/
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May. 8,2009 07:19 Reply
Mr.Bharat Gandhi(India) said:
We wish to take day time train journey from Shanghai to Beijing. Is there any comfortabe day time train in between these two stations ? What type of seat / accomodation available and each type how much it cost ? What is journey time ?
May. 9,2009 21:24
Ms.Yuan(CN) replied:
You want a daytime train from Shanghai to Beijing, right? It should be comfortable? Em, I think only the Train No.D32 can meet you needs. It departs from Shanghai at 10:50 and reaches Beijing South Railway Station at 20:32. Train No. D32 is a bullet train. It can help you save more time and also it's cleaner and more comfortable. The tiket cost is CNY542 or 452.
By the way ,actually, there are many other trains (including ordinary trains and bullet trains). However, the other bullet trains leave Beijing in the evening.If you choose ordinary train, the ticket cost is much cheaper but you will spend more time.
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Jan. 13,2009 07:32 Reply
Ms.bhaswani(Nepal) said:
are there any buses from guangzhou to ganzhou
Jan. 13,2009 19:51
Ms.Yuan(China) replied:
Yes, there is. You can go to the Yuexiu South Bus Station of Guangzhou City to take it. The bus departs from the station at 13:00 daily. The ticket costs about 120 Chinese yuan.
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Jan. 12,2009 00:36 Reply
Mr.sanjay soori(India) said:
is there any bus from nanchang to guangzhou
Jan. 12,2009 03:37
Mr.Scotfield(China) replied:
There are long distance bus from Nanchang to Guangzhou. At Nanchang Long distance bus station, buses from Nanchang to Guangzhou starts at 09:40 and 19:00 respectively, for details, you can dial 0791-6263265.
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Dec. 16,2008 20:36 Reply
Mrs.Tsui(Canada) said:
Good morning,
Is there any bus from Shenzhen Bay to Guangzhou?
Thanks!
Dec. 16,2008 21:24
Ms.Yuan(China) replied:
Yes, there are buses from Shenzhen Bay to Guangzhou. Most of these buses are from Hong Kong.As Shenzhen Bay is one of the entry stations to mainland China, many buses pass there daily. You may take the buses provided by China Travel Tours Transportation Development H.K. Ltd. At Shenzhen Bay, the buses depart at 08:45, 09:45, 11:45, 13:45, 15:45, 16:45, 17:45 and 18:45.
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Dec. 11,2008 07:11 Reply
Ms.connie(philippines) said:
is there a bus from huludao going to beijing?
Dec. 11,2008 20:37
Ms.Yuan(China) replied:
Yes, there are four buses departing from Huludao Coach Bus Station to Beijing each day, The departure time is 07:00, 09:00, 10:30 and 11:30.