New highway slashes Altay travel time in half, boosting tourism

Winding through breathtaking mountain scenery, glacial streams, and alpine lakes, the 209-kilometer Ahe Highway links Altay City with Hemu Village, slashing travel time from six hours to just three. Opening up access to the Kazakh grasslands and the wooden hamlets of Hemu, it has transformed this once-remote frontier into a vibrant corridor for tourism and cultural exchange.