On January 29, 2021, the Fourth Session of the 13th Hunan Provincial People's Congress reviewed and approved the "Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of Hunan Province and the Long-Range Objectives Through 2035 (Draft)" proposed by the Provincial People's Government.

　　The Outline proposes that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Hunan Province will plan and build "three vertical and five horizontal" comprehensive transport corridors running east-west and north-south, fully connecting with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Yangtze River Delta, Beibu Gulf, West Coast of the Taiwan Strait, Chengdu-Chongqing and other city clusters.

　　I. Three Vertical Corridors

　　1. Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Corridor. Connecting with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Central Plains, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and other city clusters. Running from north at Yueyang through Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan, Hengyang to Chenzhou and southward. Utilizing the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Haolebaoji-Ji'an Railway, Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, Xiangjiang waterway, etc., with priority on advancing the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao capacity expansion, timely launching capacity expansion of congested sections of the Xuchang-Guangzhou Expressway, completing the Changsha Airport expansion and reconstruction project, and expanding Yueyang Sanhe Airport. Study and build the Changsha-Yueyang and Changsha-Hengyang intercity railways, and the relocation of the Yueyang urban section of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway.

　　2. Hohhot-Nanning Corridor. Connecting with the Guanzhong, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Beibu Gulf and other city clusters and the Hainan Free Trade Port. Running from north at Changde through Yiyang, Loudi, Shaoyang to Yongzhou and southward, utilizing the Luoyang-Zhanjiang Railway, Erenhot-Guangzhou Expressway, etc., accelerating completion of the Changde-Yiyang-Changsha Railway, launching as early as possible construction of the Hohhot-Nanning High-Speed Railway sections of Xiangyang-Changde, Yiyang-Loudi, and Shaoyang-Yongzhou, promoting the capacity expansion and reconstruction of the Luoyang-Zhanjiang Railway, and planning and building the Yongzhou-Qingyuan-Guangzhou Railway; building the Lingling-Daoxian Expressway; enhancing the capacity of Changde Port; planning the relocation of Yongzhou Airport and expanding Shaoyang Wugang Airport.

　　3. Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Corridor. Connecting with the Guanzhong, Beibu Gulf and other city clusters. Running from north at Zhangjiajie through Jishou to Huaihua and southward. Utilizing the Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Railway, Baotou-Maoming Expressway, etc., promoting the Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua High-Speed Railway to form systematic capacity "northward and southward" and integrate into the Western Land-Sea New Corridor. Planning and building the connecting line between the Zhangjiajie-Jishou-Huaihua High-Speed Railway and the Hohhot-Nanning High-Speed Railway, and the Huaihua-Guilin Railway, and conducting planning research on the Ankang-Zhangjiajie Railway; completing the Hohhot-Beihai Expressway throughout, building the Anhua-Xupu-Dongkou Expressway; building the upper reaches of the Yuanjiang waterway; completing Xiangxi Airport and accelerating the expansion and reconstruction of Zhangjiajie and Huaihua Airports.

　　II. Five Horizontal Corridors

　　1. Shanghai-Kunming Corridor. Connecting with the Yangtze River Delta, Central Yunnan, Central Guizhou and other city clusters. Running from east at Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan through Loudi, Shaoyang to Huaihua and westward. Utilizing the Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway, Shanghai-Kunming Railway, Shanghai-Kunming Expressway, etc., planning and building the Changsha-Jiujiang High-Speed Railway, and using existing railways to open as soon as possible the Shaoshan-Jinggangshan red tourism railway dedicated line; implementing capacity expansion of congested sections of the Shanghai-Kunming Expressway and construction of the eastern extension of the Jianggan Expressway; building Loudi Airport.

　　2. Chongqing-Changsha-Xiamen Corridor. Connecting with the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle and the Guangdong-Fujian-Zhejiang coastal city clusters. Running from west at Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Zhangjiajie, Changde, Yiyang through Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan eastward. Utilizing the Qianjiang-Zhangjiajie-Changde Railway, Changsha-Zhangjiajie Expressway, Changsha-Yiyang Expressway capacity expansion, etc., accelerating completion of the Changde-Yiyang-Changsha and Changsha-Ganzhou Railways, planning and building the Chongqing-Hunan High-Speed Railway section from Qianjiang to Jishou; completing the Sangzhi-Longshan and Yiyang-Changde Expressway capacity expansions, and planning and building the Zhangjiajie-Taoyuan Expressway, etc.

　　3. Hangzhou-Ruili Corridor. Connecting with the Yangtze River Delta, Central Yunnan, Central Guizhou and other city clusters, and integrating into the Yangtze River Economic Belt strategy. Running from east at Yueyang, Changde to Jishou and westward. Utilizing the Hangzhou-Ruili Expressway, Lishui waterway, etc., building the Tongren-Jishou Railway, planning and building the Changde-Yueyang-Jiujiang and Jingzhou-Yueyang Railways; accelerating construction of the Pingjiang-Yiyang and Anhua-Cili Expressways, striving to launch construction of the Chenxi-Fenghuang and Yuanling-Youyang Expressways; building high-grade waterways in the middle and lower reaches of the Lishui, Yuanjiang and Zishui rivers.

　　4. Hunan-Guangxi Corridor. Connecting with the Beibu Gulf city cluster, extending to connect with ASEAN, and integrating into the Western Land-Sea New Corridor. Running from east at Hengyang through Yongzhou and westward. Utilizing the Hengyang-Liuzhou Railway, Hunan-Guangxi Railway, Ji'an-Hengyang Railway, Quanzhou-Nanning Expressway, etc., completing the capacity expansion of the Yongzhou section of the Hunan-Guangxi Railway, implementing the speed-up reconstruction of the Hengyang-Liuzhou Railway, and planning the reconstruction of the Hengyang railway hub; building the Hengyang-Yongzhou, Yongzhou-Lingling, and Chaling-Changning Expressways.

　　5. Xiamen-Chengdu Corridor. Connecting with the Guangdong-Fujian-Zhejiang coastal city clusters, Central Guizhou city cluster, and Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle. Running from east at Chenzhou through Yongzhou and westward. Utilizing the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway, etc., studying and building the Xingning-Yongzhou-Chenzhou-Ganzhou Railway; building the Guidong-Xintian Expressway.