Zhangye is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor, bordering Wuwei and Jinchang in the east and Jiuquan in the west. In BC 12 1 year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Huo Qubing to the West, and Zhangye County was established only after the defeat of Xiongnu, so it was named after the meaning of "breaking the arm of Xiongnu and opening the arm of China". In ancient times, it was one of the four counties in Hexi, and it was the political, economic, cultural and diplomatic center of the Central Plains Dynasty in the northwest. Zhangye area has jurisdiction over Linze, Gao Tai, Shandan, Minle, Sunan and Zhangye. Zhangye City is a famous historical and cultural city in China. Zhang Qian, Ban Chao, Faxian and Tang Xuanzang all went to the Western Regions through Zhangye. In 609, Yang Di, Emperor Yangdi, convened ambassadors from 27 countries in the Western Region to hold the "World Expo" in Zhangye.
Zhangye is rich in tourism resources, with the Great Buddha Temple, Muta Temple and Zhenyuan Building being the most famous. Surrounding counties include horseshoe temple in southern Jiangsu, Shandan military horse farm, Xinhe post station and other scenic spots. Zhangye has 3 12 national highway and Lanzhou-Xinjiang double-track railway across the whole territory, with convenient transportation and tourist reception capacity taking shape.
In March, 20021year, Zhangye City ranked 286th in the comprehensive strength ranking list of China cities in 20021year.
200211The Central Civilization Office confirmed the list of cities nominated by national civilized cities in the founding period of 20021-2023, and Zhangye City was on the list.
From June 5438 to February 2020, the list of the safest cities in China in 2020 was released, and Zhangye ranked 27th.
From June 20438 to February 2020, Zhangye City was selected as the first batch of national cultural tourism consumption pilot cities.
From June 5438 to February 2020, the ranking list of China's business environment in 2020 was released, and Zhangye ranked 167.
From June 5438 to February 2020, the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism identified Zhangye as the fourth batch of national tourism standardization demonstration units.
June 5438 +2020 10, Zhangye was awarded the title of National Model City (County) with Double Support in 2020.
In June 2020, "20 19 China's Best City for Studying Abroad" was released, and Zhangye ranked 158 (for colleges and universities: Hexi College).
In 2020, 20 19, the GDP ranking of cities in Gansu Province was released, and Zhangye City ranked eighth with 44.873 billion yuan.
On October 20 19 10, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment awarded Zhangye the title of the third batch of national demonstration cities and counties for ecological civilization construction.