[Shandong plans to build 5,040 kilometers of scenic roads] Recently, Shandong Provincial Department of Transport issued the province's first special tourism transportation layout plan -- Shandong Provincial Tourism Transportation Network Main Framework Layout Plan (2023-2030) (referred to as "Plan"), focusing on the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Yellow River National Cultural Park (Shandong section), along the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea, Yimeng Revolutionary old base area and other cultural and tourism resource enrichment areas. To systematically construct the province's fast-forward and slow-travel tourism transportation network, promote the integrated development of transportation and tourism, and strongly support the construction of Shandong Demonstration Zone, a transportation powerhouse. Shandong will form five theme corridors, namely the Qianli Coastal corridor in the east, the Lufeng Canal in the west, the Red Yimeng Corridor in the south, the Yellow River entering the sea in the north, and the Great Wall Tracing in the middle, which will constitute the overall layout of the tourist scenic corridor around Shandong. The total scale of scenic byway is about 6580 kilometers, of which 5040 kilometers are highways and 1540 kilometers are dike-top roads and municipal roads. In addition, Shandong will also plan to build a number of scenic roads to further smooth the last kilometer of the scenic area. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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• 2025.10.15 16:35
• [China's import and export volume reached 1.737 trillion yuan in the first three quarters]
• The State Council Reform Office held a press conference on the 13th. Wang Jun, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Customs, said that China's import and export to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" in the first three quarters of 2025 reached 17.37 trillion yuan, up 6.2% year on year, 2.2 percentage points higher than the overall import and export growth. In terms of imports, 64.6% of China's bulk commodity imports come from co built countries, and the proportion of agricultural product imports reaches 69.1%, both of which have increased compared to the same period last year. Since the beginning of this year, the General Administration of Customs has signed more than 100 cooperation documents with co building countries, of which agricultural and food product access documents account for over 70%. In terms of exports, there is a trend of structural optimization in the export of jointly built countries, with electronic information products, high-end equipment, and wind turbines increasing by 16.6%, 37%, and 58% respectively. The export of "clothing, food, furniture, and transportation" products such as textiles and clothing, food, furniture, and automobiles all maintained growth. Wang Jun pointed out that in 2024, countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" accounted for more than 50% of China's imports and exports for the first time, and further increased to 51.7% in the first three quarters of this year. The trade index of China and the countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road" has risen from 100 in the base period in 2013 to 198 in 2024, fully reflecting the strong momentum and growth potential of bilateral economic and trade cooperation. Editor/Cheng Liting

• 2025.10.15 16:29
• [The main construction of Xulebei Road Station is imminent]
• Recently, key progress has been made in the reconstruction and expansion project of Beiqing Highway and the construction of the demonstration zone line. The construction of the north side of Xulebei Road Station's Baotong Road has been successfully completed in the civil engineering section 3 of Beiqing Highway. The total length of the road implemented this time is 340 meters and the width is 11.5-12 meters. It adopts a non passage layout with two machines and one person, providing necessary conditions for the subsequent pile foundation construction. The Xulebei Road Station, located in Huaxin Town, Qingpu District, is an elevated three-level side platform station with a total length of 220 meters, which will be implemented simultaneously with the renovation and expansion project of Beiqing Highway. After the completion of the project, a "two-way 8 fast and 2 slow" transportation system will be formed, and a 4-meter-wide double-sided pedestrian walkway will be set up. This site is located adjacent to the "urban village" renovation area in Fengxi. In the future, it will rely on the TOD development model to create a regional transportation hub, promote the integrated development of the station and city, serve the integration of surrounding industries and cities, and inject new impetus into regional development. Editor/Cheng Liting