Bird view of Baolong freeway in SW Yunnan

Recently online pictures show the Baoshan-Longling freeway in southwest Yunnan’s Baoshan City, part of the Hangzhou-Ruili national highway.

The 76km freeway passes through the Gaoligong Mountains and the grand Nujiang River valley, and its tunnels and bridges are named after the rare plants and animals in the mountains.

The Lujiangba service area on the Baolong freeway section features some historic relics of the Chinese Expeditionary Force that was dispatched to Myanmar and India in support of the Allied efforts against the Japanese invaders during World War II.

Source: Yunnan Daily App; Trans-editing by Wang Shixue