Jinzhangye is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, in the middle of the Hexi Corridor, east of Wuwei, Jinchang, west of Jiuquan; there are Qilian Mountains and Longshou Mountains between the north and south, and the south out of Biandukou intersects with the Tangbo Ancient Road

Jinzhangye is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, in the middle of the Hexi Corridor, east of Wuwei, Jinchang, west of Jiuquan; there are Qilian Mountains and Longshou Mountains north and south of the standoff, south out of the Biandukou and Tangbo Ancient Road intersection, up to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; north along the Juyan Ancient Road can reach the Mongolian desert. Because of its dangerous military geographical location, it became the center of political, economic, cultural and diplomatic activities of the Central Plains Dynasty in the northwest region, and because of the meaning of "Zhang China's arm, to pass through the western region, cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu", it took the name of Zhangye and was one of the four counties of Hexi at that time. #张掖 #