The 8-km road, which cost 204 million yuan (25 million US dollars), is part of a 78-km expressway connecting the provincial capital of Kunming and Shilin, a world famous tourism resort known for its karst landscape.

The 78-km expressway, scheduled for completion at the end of this year, will be an important traffic outlet for Kunming, and connect with other cities in the province and neighboring provinces.

(People's Daily January 28, 2003)