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The national expressway network has been the backbone of development in many areas across China. Journalists from state and local media have been invited to explore the stories behind the highways.
Zhang Kuihong, 79, still remembers the debates over the first national highway project on Chinese mainland back in 1984.
Zhang, deputy chief engineer of the construction on Hujia Expressway, was a special guest at an event on Tuesday next to the expressway.
“China Along the Expressways” kicked off a grand tour to celebrate the country’s expressway network — the largest in the world — spanning 160,000 kilometers. Journalists from state and…