Dali-Lijiang freeway wins national golden award

Moreover, the 259-kilometer freeway is coupled with 80,000 specially planted trees including pistacia, acacia, and willows. 

Winding along the Erhai Lake, the Daili section of the highway features beautiful lakeside views. 

With a design speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the project consumed a total investment of 18.7 billion yuan.

Source: Yunnan Net; trans-editing by Wang Shixue