Zhangjiakou

Zhangjiakou is a city in the northwest part of Hebei Province. Located at the boundary where Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia intersect, Zhangjiakou is the transportation hub of these four provinces, and covers an area of 36,800 square kilometers. It is about 180 kilometers north of Beijing.

Over 2 million years ago, ancient human had already live here. 5000 years ago, the ancestors of Chinese people -- Emperor Yan, Emperor Huang, and Chi You started Chinese culture here. Zhangjiakou was historica...