Brief introduction of Zhangye City, Gansu Province

Zhangye, also known as Ganzhou, was a county in the Western Han Dynasty. Located in the middle of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province, Zhangye is an important post town that entered Hexi Corridor on the ancient Silk Road. Zhangye has a long history, splendid culture, beautiful mountains and rivers, simple folk customs and rich aquatic plants, and is known as "Golden Zhangye".

Zhangye has a long history. According to the Neolithic stone axes and other cultural relics unearthed from Heishuiguo site in the city, as early as ancient times, human beings lived a hunting and nomadic life here. Zhangye belonged to Yongzhou in ancient times, and Qiang people lived in Xia and Shang Dynasties. During the Zhou Dynasty, Rong and Di lived here, and during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wusun, Yueshi and other nationalities flourished here. During the Warring States period, cities were established and the Great Wall was built. Today, there are still Qin Changcheng ruins in Zhangye area. After Wusun was driven away by the Yue family and fled to Yili, Xinjiang, Zhang Ye belonged to the Yue family and controlled 120,000 strings. Yue's capital (now folk music) is the central city on both sides of the Heihe River where Yue and Zhaowu (now Linze County) live together. In the first four years of Emperor Wendi's reign (6 BC), Huns with hundreds of thousands of Qiang Bing were defeated by Khan. Zhangye became the territory of the right-wing king of Xiongnu. After the Huns occupied, they plundered continuously, which destroyed the friendly exchanges between Hungary and China and cut off the long-standing ties between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. In BC 12 1 year, Huo Qubing was sent by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to defeat the Xiongnu in the Western Expedition, and later set up Zhangye County, which was named after the meaning of "breaking the Xiongnu's arm and opening China".

Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Zhangye has become an important town on the ancient Silk Road, and the Central Plains is the hub of economic and cultural exchanges and friendly exchanges with countries in West Asia and Eastern Europe. Due to the superior geographical environment, good natural conditions and rich products, it has been known as "Jiangnan" and "Golden Zhangye" since ancient times. Zhangye City has a long history of more than 2,000 years. In ancient times, it was one of the four counties in Hexi (Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei), and it was the political, economic, cultural and diplomatic center of the Central Plains dynasty in the northwest. Zhangye was once the capital of Beiliang, the capital of the Ministry of Tourism, the capital of Gansu, and the seat of the state capitals of past dynasties, and was known as the "lock on the key". Hamming Great Wall, grottoes, temples, pagodas, ancient cities, beacon tunnels and tombs are all over the city. Dayu drew weak water into the stand, Lao Tzu rode a green ox into quicksand, and Zhou Muwang led eight horses to visit the Queen Mother of the West. Zhang Qian, Ban Chao, Faxian and others all went to the Western Regions through Zhangye. In 609, Yang Di convened envoys from 27 countries in the western regions to hold the "World Expo" in Zhangye. Tang Xuanzang went to the Western Heaven to learn Buddhist scriptures, and Kyle Polo lived in Zhangye for a year. The Horseshoe Temple and Jinta Temple, which were built in Wei and Jin Dynasties, have preserved sculptures and murals and have high cultural value.

Climatic characteristics

Zhangye has a continental climate, characterized by dryness and little rain, with an average annual temperature of 6℃, the coldest in 1 month and the hottest in July. June to September is the best tourist season of the year.

Special snack

Zhangye's snacks are also famous, such as rubbing fish, pulling strips, frying, Lamian Noodles, stir-frying and pulling fish powder, as well as local snacks such as Lanzhou Lamian Noodles, Xinjiang kebabs and Sichuan Mala Tang. On the basis of maintaining the traditional taste, add the characteristics of Zhangye to ensure that you will have an endless aftertaste. Because it is located in the northwest, with plenty of sunshine, there are many and sweet fruits here, and every summer and autumn, there are truckloads of fruits and vegetables shipped to other places. Increased the income of Zhangye people. The most famous wine in Zhangye is wine. Because Zhangye's latitude is very similar to that of France, and it has the same natural conditions for brewing wine, Zhangye's wine history is also relatively long. The famous sentence: "If you want to drink pipa immediately with a glass of wine at night" refers to Zhang Ye in ancient times. However, due to traffic and historical reasons, Zhangye's wine has not yet entered the market outside the province, which has to be said to be a pity.

City business card

Zhangye City was announced by the State Council as the second batch of famous historical and cultural cities and cities open to the outside world on 1985. There are many scenic spots and historical sites in Zhangye City, which are rich in tourism resources, unique in human landscape and different in forms. The ancient buildings are beautifully constructed and colorful, with the beautiful scenery of "one lake and one mountain, half city towers, reeds and ancient temples everywhere". There are ancient buildings such as the Great Buddha Temple, Xilai Temple, Earth Pagoda, Zhenyuan Building, Shanxi Guild Hall, Zhangye Granary in Ming Dynasty, and historical footprints such as Heishui State Site, Han Group, Ancient City Wall and Great Wall. There are also beautiful natural landscapes such as Ganquan Park, desert park, Heihe Mountain Villa and Dayekou Natural Scenic Area, which integrate the scenery beyond the Great Wall with the beautiful scenery in the south. Main attractions of Zhangye: Horseshoe Temple, Big Buddha Temple, Shandan Military Horse Farm of Zhangye Muta Temple, Ganquan Park of Shandan Xinhe Post House Station, Hexi College, Zhenyuanlou Sunan Kanglong Temple Hunting Ground, Zhangye Forest Park, Longshou Mountain of Dongdashan, Daoxiang Temple, Ganzhou Ancient Pagoda, Zhuge Building, Dongshan Temple, Heishui State Site of West Wudang Mountain, Xusanwan City of Han Group and its tombs.

Traffic communication

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The transportation and communication in the area are convenient, Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway and National Highway 3 12 and 227 run through, and county (city) and township highways extend in all directions; Silanwu communication optical cable runs through the whole territory, and digital mobile phones and wireless paging systems have been connected to the national grid; Counties, cities and towns have all realized telephone program control and networking. After the transformation, convenient and high-speed national highways 227, 3 12, Lanzhou-Xinjiang double-track railway electrification, and the branch business of civil aviation Zhangye Airport were opened one after another, which accelerated the formation of Zhangye's three-dimensional traffic framework.