Zhangye, formerly romanised as Changyeh or known as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Gansu Province in the People’s Republic of China. It borders Inner Mongolia on the north and Qinghai on the south. Its central district is Ganzhou, formerly a city of the Western Xia and one of the most important outposts of western China.
About Zhangye in brief
Zhangye, formerly romanised as Changyeh or known as Kanchow, is a prefecture-level city in central Gansu Province in the People’s Republic of China. It borders Inner Mongolia on the north and Qinghai on the south. Its central district is Ganzhou, formerly a city of the Western Xia and one of the most important outposts of western China. Zhangye has a cold desert climate with very warm summers and cold and very dry winters. It has a total population of 1.515,199, with only 260,000 being urban residents.
There are 26 ethnic minorities, including many Hui, Yugur and Tibetans. The GDP was 766 billion in 2002, with a combined civilian-military airport with flights to Lanzhou and Xi’an opened in October 2011. A high speed railway station has been constructed on the west side of the city. It was opened on the 26th of December, 2014, as part of the Lanzhou–Ümürüm High-Speed Railway.
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