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5 unusual facts about Jiuquan


Altamira, Pará

It is the largest municipality in the Americas by area, and the second in the world, after Jiuquan, China.

Gansu Wind Farm

The Gansu Wind Farm Project is located in desert areas near the city of Jiuquan in two localities of Guazhou County and also near Yumen City, in the northwest province of Gansu, which has an abundance of wind resources.

Li Xun

Under his father Li Gao (Prince Wuzhao) and/or Li Xin, Li Xun successively served as the governor of Jiuquan (酒泉, roughly modern Jiuquan, Gansu) and Dunhuang Commanderies.

Princess Li Jingshou

When he was subsequently defeated and killed in 420 by the Northern Liang prince Juqu Mengxun, the Western Liang capital Jiuquan (酒泉, in modern Jiuquan, Gansu) fell to Northern Liang, and Princess Dowager Yin and Li Jingshou were captured.

Zhang Zhi

Born in Jiuquan, Gansu, he was a pioneer of the modern cursive script, and was traditionally honorred as the Sage of Cursive Script (草聖).


Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Although the facility is geographically located within Ejin Banner of Inner Mongolia's Alxa League, it is named after the nearest city, Jiuquan in Gansu Province.


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