Guazhou County


Guazhou County, formerly Anxi County, is a county in the northwest of Gansu province, the People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jiuquan City.

History

had the Great Wall extended northwestward all the way to the Gate of Jade, the westernmost garrison town near Dunhuang. He then set up a system of garrisons all along this part of the Great Wall and put its headquarters in a town called Anxi and where the northern and southern Silk Routes historically diverged."

Economy

The county's location is ideally suited for wind farms, earning the nickname "world's wind warehouse". From the east the wind blows through a high, narrow valley formed by the Qilian and Beishan mountains, reaching 8.3 metres per second and energy density of 703 watts per cubic metre.

Transport

The mainline Lanxin Railway and branch line Dunhuang Railway intersect at Liugou Railway Station in the county. Xiaowan and Guazhou are the two other stations on the Dunhuang Railway located in the county.
There are two national highways running through the country, China National Highway 215 and China National Highway 312.

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