{"id":352830,"date":"2025-12-27T17:17:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352830"},"modified":"2025-12-27T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:47:46","slug":"tianshan-shengli-tunnel-and-tianshan-mountains-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tianshan-shengli-tunnel-and-tianshan-mountains-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Tianshan Shengli Tunnel and Tianshan Mountains Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>China opened the 22.13-kilometre-long Tianshan Shengli Tunnel to traffic in Xinjiang, claiming it to be the world\u2019s longest expressway tunnel.<\/p>\n<h2>About Tianshan Shengli Tunnel<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352831\" style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-352831 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Sun.jpg?resize=338%2C265&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tianshan Shengli Tunnel\" width=\"338\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Sun.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Sun.jpg?resize=1024%2C804&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Sun.jpg?resize=768%2C603&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-The-Sun.jpg?w=1045&amp;ssl=1 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; The Sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>world<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s longest expressway tunnel<\/strong>, officially opened to traffic on <strong>December 26, 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is located in the <strong>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Total length:<\/strong> Its length is <strong>22.13 km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Part of:<\/strong> The tunnel is a key part of the recently operational <strong>325 km <\/strong>long <strong>G0711 Urumqi-Yuli Expressway.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional connectivity:<\/strong> It slashes the total travel time between <strong>\u00dc<\/strong><strong>r\u00fc<\/strong><strong>mqi<\/strong> (northern Xinjiang) and <strong>Korla<\/strong>(southern Xinjiang) from roughly seven hours to approximately <strong>three hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It features the <strong>world&#8217;s deepest vertical shaft<\/strong> for a highway tunnel, reaching a depth of <strong>706 m<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong> :The tunnel is a major milestone for the <strong>Silk Road Economic Belt<\/strong>, part of the <strong>Belt and Road Initiative<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Tianshan Mountains Range<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352832\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-352832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-5.jpg?resize=390%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tianshan Mountains Range\" width=\"390\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-5.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-5.jpg?resize=768%2C424&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Britannica-5.jpg?w=964&amp;ssl=1 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The Tianshan Mountains are located in <strong>Central Asia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spread across: <\/strong>The mountain range stretches about <strong>2,500 km<\/strong> and extends into <strong>China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Borders:<\/strong> It borders the western and northern ends of the <strong>Taklamakan Desert<\/strong> on the border of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and <strong>Xinjiang Province<\/strong> of China; the <strong>Pamir Mountains to the south<\/strong>, and the <strong>Altai Mountains of Mongolia<\/strong> to the east and north.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Separating:<\/strong> The <strong>Range separates<\/strong> the <strong>Tarim Basin\/Taklamakan Desert<\/strong> to the <strong>south<\/strong> from the <strong>Dzungarian Basin to the north.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Formation:<\/strong> It forms <strong>part of the Himalayan orogenic belt<\/strong> that was <strong>created by the collision of the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>eastern and northern sections<\/strong> underwent <strong>folding<\/strong> during the <strong>early Paleozoic<\/strong> while the <strong>western and southern potions<\/strong> underwent <strong>folding<\/strong> during the <strong>late Paleozoic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest peak: <\/strong>The highest peak of the Tianshan Mountains is <strong>Jengish Chokusu<\/strong>, which rises to <strong>7,439 m<\/strong> on the <strong>China\u2013Kyrgyzstan border<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Important rivers: <\/strong>The major rivers such as the <strong>Syr Darya, Ili, and Tarim rivers <\/strong>rise from this Range.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lakes:<\/strong> It also contains important lakes like &#8211; <strong>Lake Issyk-Kul<\/strong> in <strong>Kyrgyzstan<\/strong>, the <strong>world&#8217;s second-largest alpine lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UNESCO Status:<\/strong> The range is designated as a <strong>World Heritage Site<\/strong> in two parts: <strong>Xinjiang Tianshan<\/strong>(China, 2013) and <strong>Western Tien-Shan<\/strong> (transnational, 2016).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terrains:<\/strong> The range is famous for the <strong>visual contrast<\/strong> between its <strong>snow-capped peaks<\/strong> and the <strong>adjacent vast deserts<\/strong> like the <strong>Taklamakan<\/strong> and <strong>Gobi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity<\/strong>: It is (especially the Western Tianshan), are a vital global biodiversity hotspot, acting as a <strong>natural bridge<\/strong> connecting <strong>Asian ecosystems (Himalayas, Siberia, Mongolia).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: China opened the 22.13-kilometre-long Tianshan Shengli Tunnel to traffic in Xinjiang, claiming it to be the world\u2019s longest expressway tunnel. About Tianshan Shengli Tunnel It is the world\u2019s longest expressway tunnel, officially opened to traffic on December 26, 2025. Location: It is located in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. 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