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Wuwei Travel Guide Wuwei (pinyin: wǔ wēi) is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province. Wuwei is in northwest central Gansu province. In the north it borders Inner Mongolia, in the southwest, Qinghai. Its central location between three western capitals, Lanzhou, Xining, and Yinchuan makes it an important business and transportation hub for the area. Because of its position along the Hexi Corridor, historically the only route from central China to western China and the rest of Central Asia, many major railroads and national highways pass through Wuwei.Wuwei's geography is dominated by three plateaus, the Loess, Tibetan, and Mongolian. Elevation can be generalized as, the south is high and the north is low, with elevations ranging from 1020–4874 meters above sea-level. Its area is 33,000 km². Average annual temperature is 7.8 °C. The climate is arid or semi-arid with rainfall between 60–610 mm. Evaporation is from 1400-3000 mm, creating a net loss of water each year. There are 2200–3000 sunlight hours each year and from 85–165 frost free days. History: Wuwei has very long history since there were people living here 5000 years ago. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty (206B.C.-220A.D.) sent General Huo Qubing (140-117B.C.) to attack the Hexi Corridor in 121B.C. After successfully defeating the Huns and seizing the territory by Qilian Mountain, Emperor Wu named Wuwei as a city's name in order to cite the heroic exploits and great contribution of General Huo. During the period of Three Kingdoms, Wu Kingdom set its government here, later, the Former Liang (317--376 A.D.), the Later I.iang (386--403 A.D.), the Southern Liang (397--414 A.D.) and the Northern Liang (401--439 A.D.) and some other dynasties all had their capitals here, therefore, the town of Wuwei got another name "Liangzhou". Climatic Features: temperate, semiarid climate; frost free period of 85-165 days
Average Temperature: 7.7 Mountains: Mt. Qilian Rivers: Shiyang River and its branches Products: honeydew melon, wine, vinegar, flour Top Attractions: the Han Tomb of Leitai, Tiantishan Grottoes, Confucian Temple, White Pagoda TempleTrackback(0)
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C annually, January is the coldest, with the average temperature of -8.7
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