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Zhangye City is located at the northwest part of Gansu Province. It was an important city of the ancient Silk Road, and now it is an key city of the New Eurasian Land Bridge. The second largest inland river-Heihe River runs throughout the whole city. With long history, bright culture and amazing natural and human landscapes, it is also a famous ancient historic and cultural city and excellent tourist city in China. It has enjoyed the reputation as “Jiannan beyond the Great Wall” and “Golden Zhangye” since ancient times. It borders Wuwei and Jinchang at east, Jiuquan and Jiayuguan at west, Qinhai Province at south and Inner Mongolia at north.

Basic Information

• Chinese Name: 张掖

• Location: Northwest part of Gansu Province, the middle of Hexi Corridor. It borders Wuwei and Jinchang at east, Jiuquan and Jiayuguan at west, Qinhai Province at south and Inner Mongolia at north.

• Dialing code: (+86) 0936

• Zip Code: 734000

• Area: 40874 square kilometers

• Main attractions in Zhangye: Giant Buddhist Temple, Wooden Temple, Zhengyuan Building, Heishui Kingdom Ruins.

Best Time to Visit

Spring (March to May): Spring in Zhangye is cool, the average temperature is -5 ~ 11℃. During the daytime, the temperature is generally 11 degree, but at night, the temperature might drop to -5 degree.

Summer (June to August): Each year July and August is the best time to travel to Zhangye. Zhangye is a continental climate, dry and rainless, annual average temperature of 6 ℃, the coldest month is January, the hottest is July. Travel to Zhangye in summer, indisputably visiting two big attractions of Mati Temple and Shandan Military Horse Ranch first, whether riding to stroll Mati Hill (horseshoe hill), or riding swiftly in the grassland, take a broad view of Zhangye, you can see green grassland and the beauty of the golden flower everywhere.

Autumn (September to October): Going to Zhangye in autumn, the best choice is to visit Danxia landform located in Linze and Sunan County. This palatial danxia landform ranked first in the country and its colored hills are the most beautiful in the country.

Winter (November to next February): Zhangye has continental climate, dry and rainless, annual average temperature of 6 ℃, the coldest month is in January, the hottest is in July. Zhangye is located in the middle of Hexi corridor. In winter the wind is quite strong, and it is cold and dry in winter so do not recommended traveling Zhangye in winter.

Dressing Tips

Spring (March to May): March and April alternate clod and heat is quickly, when it is cold the temperature might be 5 degree below zero and when it is hot the temperature might be 20 degree. And it is windy during March and April, suggest wearing light sweater with coat.

Summer (June -August): Zhangye located in the hinterland of China mainland, it has long sunshine time, and day and night temperature difference is bigger, so travek Zhangye in summer, besides short sleeve and shorts, you also need to prepare a light coat and pullover, etc. Of course there is also very strong ultraviolet ray, so sunglasses, hat and scarf is also necessary.

Autumn (September to October): If you choose to go to Zhangye after National Day (October 1st to October 7th), you need to wear long sleeve with a heavy coat. After entering in October the weather become cool so people need to wear long sleeve and coat, also have better to prepare a sweater for a rainy day.

Winter (November to February): Due to it is located in the deep mainland hinterland, Zhangye is a typical temperate continental arid climate, sunshine time is long, and solar-thermal resource is abundant. Its winter is cold and summer is heat, the four seasons is distinct, and rainfall is concentrated. Recommended to wear thick cotton-padded jacket, winter coat, leather jacket, coat, hat, glove, and down jacket, such as thick warm clothes.

Tourism

Zhangye is in the middle section of the Hexi corridor in Gansu province, and it was one of the four county Hexi counties in the ancient times. Zhangye is nourished by the China's second largest continental river of Heihe River, and it gave birth to the vast oasis, and therefore gave birth to the culture of the Hexi corridor. With its unique natural landscape, there is a beautiful ecological city wetland, majestic colorful Danxia landform, the most beautiful rape flowers in the northwest China, Yugur unique minority feelings, Qilian mountain desert scenery, the Gobi desert, and mountain glaciers. Zhangye has numerous scenic spots and historical sites, rich in tourism resources, the humanities landscape, and different shapes of ancient buildings which are exquisite and colorful.