Photo-sketchings on the way to Luyashan
At 7:50 a.m. we left the Wanshi Hotel and headed to the Luyashan Mountain – the first destination point on our route. The distance of 188 km, with two stops, we did in less than 4 hours.![](01-shanxi-tourist-bus.jpg)
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Xinbao highway (忻保高速 - Xīnbǎo gāosù) name came from the cities of Xinzhou (忻州 - Xīnzhōu) and Baode (保德 - Bǎodé), located on the border of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.
The length of the road is 191 km, opened to traffic on December 30, 2011.
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