page_title: Zhangye
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Zhangye / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: view from the AViko factory in China to the mountains. (According to other sources, the factory is Liuba Town, Minle County, Zhangye City, Gansu, China).
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Zhangye is located in central Gansu along the Hexi Corridor, occupying 42,000 km² (16,000 sq mi). It takes up the entire breadth of the province, running from Inner Mongolia on the north to Qinghai on the south, but its urban core is at Ganzhou in the oasis formed by the Ruo or Hei River. Its streams, sunlight, and fertile soil make it an important regional agricultural centre, although it was seriously damaged by over-foresting in the 19th century.
  The Zhangye Danxia National Geological Park, covering an area of 510 square kilometres (200 sq mi), is located in Linze and Sunan counties of Zhangye, 30 kilometers (19 mi) west of the city center. Known for its colourful rock formations, it has been voted by Chinese media outlets as one of the most beautiful land-forms in China.
caption: Near Aviko french fry factory in Liuba Town, Minle County, Zhangye
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