Road signs in China

A wide variety of road signs are displayed in the People's Republic of China. China's traffic signs also closely followed those used in Europe, the US, Japan and Indonesia. China's traffic signs use the Highway Gothic font just like the US and Indonesia.

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Warning signs

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  Crossroads
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  Offset road junction
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  Fork road on left rear
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  Fork road on right rear
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  Fork road on left front
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  Fork road on right front
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  T-junction for turn left and/or right
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  T-junction for turn left and/or proceed straight
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  T-junction for turn right and/or proceed straight
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  Roundabout ahead
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  Curve with turn left
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  Curve with turn right
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  Double curve, with turn right first, then left
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  Double curve, with turn left first, then right
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  Multiple curve
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  Steep ascent
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  Steep descent
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  Continued descent
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  Road narrows on both sides
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  Road narrows on right
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  Road narrows on left
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  Narrow bridge
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  Two-way traffic ahead
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  Pedestrian crossing ahead
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  School ahead
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  Domestic animals
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  Wild animals outside protecting area
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  Wild animals inside protecting area
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  Traffic light
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  Falling rocks or debris on left
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  Falling rocks or debris on right
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  Dangerous crosswinds
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  Slippery road surface
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  Road near mountain on left
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  Road near mountain on right
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  Riverbank on right
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  Riverbank on left
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  Cross-village road
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  Tunnel ahead
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  Ferry
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  Hump bridge
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  Uneven road ahead
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  Road bump ahead
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  Low-lying pavement
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  Overflow road
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  Level crossing with barriers ahead
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  Level crossing without barriers ahead
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  Level crossing (multiple tracks)
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  Bicycle
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  Disabled peoples
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  Accident area
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  Slow
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  Turn left and/or right to detour
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  Turn left to detour
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  Turn right to detour
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  Other danger
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  Roadworks ahead
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  Advisory speed limit
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  Open lights during tunnel driving
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  Lane with tidal drive
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  Keep distance
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  Cross plane intersection
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  T-plane intersection
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  Merging traffic on left
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  Merging traffic on right
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  Escape lane, placed on bifurcation
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  Escape lane, placed on road shoulder
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  2km to escape lane, placed on bifurcation
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  2km to escape lane, placed on road shoulder
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  1km to escape lane, placed on bifurcation
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  1km to escape lane, placed on road shoulder
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  500m to escape lane, placed on bifurcation
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  500m to escape lane, placed on road shoulder
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  Escape lane on right, placed on bifurcation
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  Escape lane on right, placed on road shoulder
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  Snow ahead
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  Rain ahead
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  Fog ahead
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  Thunderstorm ahead
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  Traffic queues likely ahead

Prohibitory signs

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  Stop sign
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  Give way
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  Give way to oncoming traffic
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  No entry for vehicular and pedestrians
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  No entry for vehicular traffic
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  No motor vehicles
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  No freight vehicles
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  No electric tricycles
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  No buses
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  No small vehicles
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  No trailers
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  No tractors
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  No three-wheelers
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  No motorcycles
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  No freight vehicles and tractors
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  No bicycles
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  No horse-drawn vehicles
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  No passenger tricycles
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  No freight tricycles
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  No platform trailers
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  No pedestrians
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  No left turn
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  No left turn for freight vehicles
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  No right turn
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  No right turn for small vehicles
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  No proceed straight
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  No left and right turns
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  No proceed straight and left turns
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  No proceed straight and right turns
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  No U-turns
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  No overtaking
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  End of overtaking prohibition
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  No parking
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  No longtime parking
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  No honking
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  Maximum width
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  Maximum height
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  Maximum weight
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  Maximum weight per axle
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  Maximum speed limit
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  End of maximum speed limit
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  Control
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  No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
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  Customs
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  Speed limit zone
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  End of speed limit zone
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  No longtime parking zone
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  End of no longtime parking zone
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  No parking zone
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  End of no parking zone

Indicative signs

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  Proceed straight
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  Turn left
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  Turn right
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  Proceed straight and/or Turn left
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  Proceed straight and/or Turn right
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  Turn left and/or right
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  Keep right side
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  Keep left side
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  Proceed straight and turn left via ramp of Cloverleaf interchange
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  Proceed straight and turn right via ramp of interchange
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  Roundabout
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  One-way street to right side
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  One-way street
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  Pedestrians only
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  Honking
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  Minimum speed limit
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  Priority at junction
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  Priority over oncoming vehicles
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  Pedestrian crossing
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  Lane for turn right
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  Lane for turn left
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  Lane for proceed straight
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  Lane for proceed straight and turn right
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  Lane for proceed straight and turn left
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  Lane for U-turn
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  Lane for U-turn and turn left
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  Bus lane
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  Limited-access road
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  Lane for automobile
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  Bicycles only
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  Lane for bicycles
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  Lane for Bus rapid transit
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  High-occupancy vehicle lane
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  Parking place
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  Parking place on left
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  Parking place on right
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  Parking place on roadside
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  U-turn

Informational signs

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  After driving 500m (northbound), turn left to Nanjing road, proceed straight to G2, or turn right to Dongbei road on crossroads
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  After driving 500m (eastbound), turn left to Wuai street, proceed straight to Tiancun road, or turn right to Tiancun
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  Turn left and drive 500m to Yuanda road, proceed straight to Zhiquan road, or turn right and drive 500m to Linyuan road
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  Turn left and drive 500m to Erlong road, or turn right and drive 500m to Huanghe road
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  After driving 500m (westbound), turn left to Wuyi road direction of G108, proceed straight to Hongqi road, or turn right to Renmin road direction of G108 on crossroads
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  After driving 500m (westbound), turn left to Nanzhi road, proceed straight to Changjiang road, or turn right to Fucheng road on the Xueyuan road crossing
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  On northbound, turn left to Nanjing road, proceed straight to G2, or turn right to Dongbei road on crossroads
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  On westbound, turn left to Wuyi road direction of G108, proceed straight to Hongqi road, or turn right to Renmin road direction of G108 on crossroads
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  On westbound, proceed straight to Xuefu road, turn left to Gongbin road, or turn right to Huanghe road
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  On eastbound, turn left to Nanzhi road, proceed straight to Changjiang road, or turn right to Fucheng road on the Xueyuan road crossing
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  Turn left and drive 15 km to Mingshanshi, or turn right and drive 18 km to Yongtai
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  On eastbound, proceed straight to Chenglinzhuang road, or turn right to Chenglin avenue
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  On westbound of interchange, turn left via ramp to Weijin south road, or proceed straight to Hubei road
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  On westbound of interchange, proceed straight to Old street, or turn right via ramp to Third street
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  On southbound, turn left to Wenhui road, or turn right to Xuzhuang road
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  Turn left to Wangping, or turn right to Xinyu
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  On northbound of roundabout, turn left via roundabout to G108 direction of S212, proceed straight to Fuxing road or G205, or turn right to G109 direction of S212
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  On westbound of interchange, proceed straight to G119, or turn right via ramp to G208 or G211
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  On westbound of interchange, turn left via ramp to Langfang, proceed straight to Maju bridge, or turn right via ramp to Dayangfang
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  Turn left to Zhonghuan
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  Turn right to Waihuan
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  National Highway sign, in this case G105
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  Provincial Highway sign, in this case S203
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  County Highway sign, in this case X008
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  Rural Highway sign, in this case Y002
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  Xinjiekou and Waida street
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  Shida north road
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  Xitucheng road, 123 km to the southernmost 192 area, or 193 km to the northernmost 220 area
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  Driving 2 km to Nanzhi road, 15 km to Bayi road, or 25 km to G101
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  Zhaitang town
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  Hospital up ahead
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  Low-flying aircraft
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  Fuel station + car wash
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  Parking
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  Parking up ahead
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  Emergency lay-by
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  Pedestrian overpass
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  Pedestrian underpass
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  Disabled parking
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  Rest stop + park, to the right
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  Rest stop + park, to the left
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  Pedestrians / Emergency shelter
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  Alternative route to street desired
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  Alternative route to street desired
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  Alternative route for height-restricted vehicles
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  Cul-de-sac/dead end
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  3-lane road merges to 2 lanes
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  4-lane road merges to 3 lanes
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  2-lane road expands to 3 lanes
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  Traffic cameras up ahead
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  Tunnel ahead + distance to tunnel
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  Tunnel ahead + distance to tunnel (alt.)
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  National expressway sign without name below, in this case G2
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  Provincial expressway sign without name below, in this case S9
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  National expressway sign with name below, in this case G2 Jinghu
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  Provincial expressway sign without name below, this case is wrongly mixed S9 and Changjia (which is G1521)
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  Toll gate
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  2 km to toll gate that supports ETC
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  1 km to toll gate that supports ETC
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  500 m to toll gate that supports ETC
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