Title: China, a national historical and cultural city and an excellent tourist city, is the main road of the ancient Silk Road and the new Eurasian Continental Bridge.

Zhangye, a city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province. It is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, China, in the middle of Hexi Corridor, and is named after "Zhang Guo's weapons are hidden in the western regions". It was called "Ganzhou" in ancient times, which is the origin of the word "Gan" in Gansu Province. Known as the land of Sang Ma, the land of plenty. It is rich in wheat, corn, rice, beans, oil, fruits and vegetables. Industries include coal, machinery, textile, brewing and so on 10. Local products include onions, apples and pears, Wujiang rice, red dates, Nostoc flagelliforme and Siluchun wine.

Zhangye covers an area of 40,874 square kilometers with a population of 1, 3 1, 000. It governs Ganzhou District, Linze County, Gaotai County, Shandan County, Minle County and Sunan Yugur Autonomous County. Year-end resident population1229,300. There are 38 ethnic groups including Han, Hui, Tibetan and Yugur, among which Yugur is the only ethnic group living in Zhangye, China.

Zhangye is one of the second batch of national historical and cultural cities announced by 1986. It is an important town of the ancient Silk Road, the main road of the new Eurasian Continental Bridge, a famous historical and cultural city in China and an excellent tourist city in China. Heihe River is the second largest inland river in China, which runs through the whole territory and is the commodity grain base in Gansu Province. Since ancient times, it has been called "Golden Zhangye, Silver Wuwei". Zhangye has the largest military horse farm in Asia, a national wetland reserve approved by the State Council, and was named as one of the top ten magical geographical wonders in the world by National Geographic magazine.

Zhangye has a long history, splendid culture, beautiful natural scenery and unique human landscape. Since ancient times, it has been known as the "Golden Zhangye" in Jiangnan. The ancients said in a poem that if you don't look at the snow in Qilian Mountain, you mistakenly think that Zhangye is the south of the Yangtze River. There are many places of interest in this city, such as the Great Buddha Temple, Muta Temple, Tatu Temple, Xilai Temple, Horseshoe Temple, Zhenyuan Building, Shanxi Guild Hall, Minqin Guild Hall, Heishui State Site and so on. On October 20 1 1 16 10, Zhangye was awarded the second batch of national global tourism demonstration zones by the National Tourism Administration.

Zhangye Danxia National Geopark:

Zhangye Danxia is located in the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, Linze and Sunan counties, with an area of about 5 10 square kilometers. It is a provincial geological park and a provincial scenic spot, located 30 kilometers east of Zhangye City and 20 kilometers north of Linze County. It is the only composite area of Danxia landform and colorful hilly landscape in China. In June, 2005, 165438+ 10, it was selected as one of the "Seven Most Beautiful Danxia in China" in the "Most Beautiful Places in China" selection activity jointly organized by China Geographic Magazine and 34 domestic large media. In 2009, it was rated as one of the six most beautiful strange landforms in China by the authoritative and instructive editorial board of chinese national geography magazine. 20 1 1 was rated as one of the top ten magical geographical wonders in the world by Picture World magazine.

Horseshoe Temple:

National AAAA-level tourist attractions, provincial-level scenic spots, national-level cultural relics protection units, and Han Chuan Tibetan Buddhism Resort. 62 kilometers away from Zhangye City, located on the north bank of horseshoe river, is a valley. Horseshoe-shaped grottoes were dug in Beiliang of Sixteen Countries about 1600 years ago. "Thirty-three Days" is carved on a pagoda-shaped cliff, with 7 floors and 2 1 cave. It is magnificent and breathtaking.

Zhangye Heihe National Wetland Park:

Covers an area of 6 1622 mu, including 25995 mu of wetland. Located in the northern suburb of Zhangye City, it is a combination of swamp wetland, lake wetland, river wetland and artificial wetland. There are 45 families 124 genera, plants 195 species and common animals 1 16 species. It is a natural ecological park and the "humidifier" and "oxygenator" of Zhangye City.

Manjusri temple:

Manjusri Mountain Scenic Area, located at the foot of Suzhu Chain, the main peak of Qilian Mountain, is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national AAA-level tourist attraction. The grottoes were built in Beiliang, and were cut on the cliffs around Manjusri Mountain.