Shandan County
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Shandan County is a county in Gansu
Province, the People's Republic of China
. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Zhangye
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is famous for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as heavenly western horses. Lakes provide plentiful water to the animals on the pastures. The Yanzhi mountains is also famous for its beautiful scenery.
Gansu
' is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China.It lies between the Tibetan and Huangtu plateaus, and borders Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia to the north, Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, and Shaanxi to the east...
Province, the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Zhangye
Zhangye
-Administration:Zhangye has 1 urban district, 4 counties, 1 autonomous county, 97 towns, and 977 villages.-Demographics:Zhangye has a total population of 1,260,000, only 260,000 being urban residents...
prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is famous for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as heavenly western horses. Lakes provide plentiful water to the animals on the pastures. The Yanzhi mountains is also famous for its beautiful scenery.