INFOGRAPHIC: Put a ring on it
Beijing’s original ring road followed Tram Line No 4, a route which defined the city centre at the turn of the last century. As Beijing expands, so have its ring roads. The new Seventh Ring Road will link neighbouring Hebei and Tianjin, becoming part of President Xi Jinping’s planned megacity.
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 12 August, 2014, 11:39am
UPDATED : Saturday, 30 August, 2014, 12:30pm
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