Administrative Division: one district (Ganzhou district) and five counties (Linze county, Gaotai county, Shandan county, Minle county and Sunan Yugur autonomous county) Location: situated in the ...

Huang Zeyuan, mayor of Zhangye, Gansu province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Zhangye in Gansu province is known for its extensive grain production. Here, Mayor Huang Zeyuan discusses the area's ...

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 shows the lamp display in Gucheng Village of Jiantan Town, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Ahead of the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, or the ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 26, 2025 shows the autumn view around the Mati Temple Grottoes in Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. First built around 1,600 years ago along the ...

A minibus passes by the Danxia landform scenic area. Danxia, which means "rosy cloud", is a special landform formed from reddish sandstone that has been eroded over time into a series of mountains ...

Members of a "Shehuo" performance team rehearse for the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival on a square in Jing'an Town of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 13, 2020.(Photo by Wang ...

As one of the key stops on the Silk Road, the ancient commercial passage linking China to the Middle East, Zhangye City in Gansu Province, were routinely seen as a place full of historic charm.

Strong winds and a towering ‘sand wall’ of almost 100 metres hit the north-western city of Zhangye. This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC News app. The BBC News app is available ...

A fast-moving sandstorm has hit the Chinese city of Zhangye with a 100-metre-high sand wall. Winds above 60 kilometres per hour whipped up sand and dust from the nearby Gobi Desert, quickly engulfing ...

BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.1 quake hit Zhangye city in China's northwest province of Gansu on Thursday, according to a notice from China's Earthquake Administration. The earthquake ...

A north-west Chinese city was engulfed by a massive sandstorm that sparked rural fires, forced traffic to slow down and prompted residents to cover their faces, according to state media. Video from ...

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 shows the lamp display in Gucheng Village of Jiantan Town, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Ahead of the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, or the ...