China National Highway 212

{{Short description|Road in China}}

{{redirect|G212|the plane|Fiat G.212}}

{{Infobox road

| country = CHN

| type = G

| route = 212

| map = G212-路线图.svg

| length_km = 2300

| terminus_a = Lanzhou in Gansu

| junction =

| terminus_b = Chongqing

| adminareas =

| previous_type = G

| previous_route = 211

| previous_dab =

| next_type = G

| next_route = 213

| next_dab =

}}

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China National Highway 212 (G212) runs from Lanzhou in Gansu to Chongqing. It was originally 1302 kilometres in length. In the 2013 National Highway Network Planning it was extended to Longbang, Guangxi, on the border with Vietnam. After the extension, the length is circa {{Convert|2300|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |title=国道212线宝轮至卫子段公路改建工程全线通车_滚动新闻_中国政府网 |url=http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2022-05/27/content_5692584.htm |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.gov.cn}}

Between Lanzhou and the junction at Huichuan Town (35 or so km south of Lintao), G212 is concurrent with China National Highway 316.

It is the onlnational highway n road through Wen County, Gansu.

As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and again during the 2020 China floods, the road was severely damaged and had to be repaired by rescue teams.{{Cite web|title=甘肃文县：白水河之痛_新闻中心_新浪网|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2008-05-28/070713935920s.shtml|access-date=2021-01-07|website=news.sina.com.cn}}{{Cite web|title=三天四夜，他们打通文县212国道"生命线" 文县公路段抢修国道212线公路侧记-甘肃-每日甘肃网|url=http://gansu.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2020/08/23/030136260.shtml|access-date=2021-06-06|website=gansu.gansudaily.com.cn|archive-date=2021-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606173803/http://gansu.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2020/08/23/030136260.shtml|url-status=dead}}