Location: located in the Gobi desert, at the middle of Hexi Corridor, 600 kms from Lanzhou, 5 - 6 hours away by bus from Dunhaung
Neighboring Areas: Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Qinghai provinces, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia Hui and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions
Population: 130,000
Area: 2,935 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Yugu, Baoan, Hazake, Tu, Sala, Manchu, and Mongolian
History: historically, a small township engaged in local trading, catering to the needs of the military garrisons stationed at the fort; as a Han outpost and in 1372, during the Ming dynasty, a fortress was built to protect the last frontier of the Chinese empire.
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Transportation - Getting to Jiayuguan and moving around. |
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Jiayuguan Travel Guide - Travel Related Information. |
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Fun and Entertainment guide for Jiayuguan. |
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Jiayuguan Visitor’s Guide - Everything you need to know about. |
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Updates about Jiayuguan Travel
- 04/12/2007::Jinan Airports
- 04/04/2007::Jiayuguan Entertainment
- 04/04/2007::Jiayuguan Tour
- 04/04/2007::Jiayuguan Transportation
- 05/12/2006::Jiayuguan Yanjing KaoRouDian






