An aerial view of the Jingdezhen-Wuyuan-Huangshan (Changshan) Expressway. ZHUGE BAIMING/FOR CHINA DAILY The ancient Chinese character qu, meaning roads reaching all directions, has been retained not only in contemporary language but also in its meaning. It appears, for instance, in the centuries-old name of Quzhou city in East China's Zhejiang province, which neighbors Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, because the city serves as a gateway to these regions. But today few settlements big or small aren't connected by expressways, even in mountainous regions in places like Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang. Since its completion in 2006, the roughly 150-kilometer Jingdezhen-Wuyuan-Huangshan (Changshan) Expressway has served as a main route connecting Jiangxi's Jingdezhen city and Wuyuan county, Anhui's Huangshan city and Changshan county in Zhejiang's Quzhou.