Zhang Ye in Ancient Poets' Works

Zhangye, a city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province. Named after "Zhang Guo is closed to the outside world", it is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, China, in the middle of Hexi Corridor. Known as "Ganzhou" in ancient times, that is, the origin of the word "Gan" in Gansu Province, it is known as "land of Sang Ma" and "land of plenty". It is rich in wheat, corn, rice, beans, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables. Industries include coal, machinery, textile, brewing and so on 10. Native products include onions, apples and pears, Wujiang rice, red dates, Nostoc flagelliforme and Siluchun wine.

Zhangye covers an area of 40,874 square kilometers with a population of 1, 3 1, 000. It governs Ganzhou District, Linze County, Gaotai County, Shandan County, Minle County and Sunan Yugur Autonomous County. 20 1 1 At the end of the year, the permanent population of the city was1204,600, of which the urban population was 433,400, accounting for 35.98% of the permanent population. There are 38 ethnic groups including Han, Hui, Tibetan and Yugur, among which Yugur is the only ethnic group living in Zhangye, China.

Zhangye City is one of the second batch of national historical and cultural cities announced by 1986. It is an important town of the ancient Silk Road, the main road of the new Eurasian Continental Bridge, a famous historical and cultural city in China and an excellent tourist city in China. Heihe River is the second largest inland river in China, which runs through the whole territory and is the commodity grain base in Gansu Province. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Zhang Ye of gold and Wuwei of silver". Zhangye has the largest military horse farm in Asia, a national wetland reserve approved by the State Council, and a national geological park named "Top Ten Wonders of the World" by National Geographic magazine.

Zhangye has a long history, splendid culture, beautiful natural scenery and unique human landscape. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Jiangnan" and "Golden Zhangye". The ancients said, "If you don't look at the snow in Qilian Mountain, you will miss the south of Zhangye.". There are many places of interest in the city, such as the Great Buddha Temple, Muta Temple, Tatu Temple, Xilai Temple, Horseshoe Temple, Zhenyuan Building, Shaanxi Guild Hall, Minqin Guild Hall, Heishui State Site and so on.