Zhangye, formerly romanized 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.
Lavender and afterglow in Zhangye
The Dafo Temple, site of the largest reclining Buddha in China.
"Can-tcheou" and other "second-order" towns of Shaan-Gan from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from Jesuit missionaries
Near Aviko french fry factory in Liuba Town, Minle County, Zhangye
Gansu is an inland province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
Image: Hoodoos at Zhangye Danxia
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Image: Jiayu Guan 2014.01.01 11 03 14
Image: Crescent Moon Lake (23889572731)