6th Ring Road (Beijing)
The 6th Ring Road (Simplified Chinese: 六环路, Hanyu Pinyin: Liùhuán Lù) is an expressway ring road in Beijing, China which runs around the city approximately 15-20 kilometres from the centre of the city. The 6th Ring Road is approximately 220 kilometres long.
Although it is the city's fifth ring road, it is named the 6th Ring Road.
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