China National Highway 101 is a major trunk route connecting Beijing to Shenyang, Liaoning. In Beijing it is known as Jingshun Road () or Jingmi Road () for connecting central Beijing to Shunyi District and Miyun District, although the actual road also connects Huairou District within Beijing and goes beyond Beijing as a major throughfare to Northern and Northeastern China.
It leaves Beijing at Dongzhimen and heads for Sanyuanqiao, running alongside the Airport Expressway:185 until Beigao, and then continues north while leaning toward the Jingcheng Expressway. Parts of Jingmi Road within Beijing are being renovated as an expressway separate from the national highway.
Major connections Note: Only connections to important city roads, expressways and other China National Highways (G level) are listed.
2nd Ring Road (Beijing): Dongzhimen Bridge 3rd Ring Road (Beijing): Sanyuan Bridge:185 4th Ring Road (Beijing): Siyuan Bridge:188 5th Ring Road (Beijing): Wuyuan Bridge:188 6th Ring Road (Beijing): Liuyuan Bridge China National Highway 111: South of Huairou District; splits into independent G101 road to the northeast China National Highway 112: Hongshili, Hebei China National Highway 306: Lingyuan, Liaoning Jinchao Expressway: West of Chaoyang, Liaoning China National Highway 305: Northwest of Beipiao, Liaoning and Mayouying, Liaoning Jinfu Expressway: Wangfu, Liaoning China National Highway 304: Zhangwu, Liaoning Shenyang Round City Expressway: Lai'ertun Bridge, Shenyang, Liaoning
Route identification and numbering The national highway system uses the letter "G" (from guójiā, 国) followed by three digits. Routes numbered 101–112 emanate clockwise from Beijing.
Technical details While not always an expressway, G101 is often dual carriageway outside urban zones and enforces speed limits up to 100 km/h. Tolls apply in certain sections, particularly those co-located with expressways.
Route and distance Route and distanceCityDistance (km)Beijing0Shunyi District, BeijingHuairou District, BeijingMiyun District, BeijingChengde, HebeiPingquan, HebeiLingyuan, LiaoningJianping County, LiaoningChaoyang, LiaoningBeipiao, LiaoningFuxin, LiaoningZhangwu County, LiaoningShenyang, Liaoning
In popular culture The road (as "Jingmi Road") is mentioned in Liu Cixin's novel The Three-Body Problem.
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