Jiuquan lies in the western part of the Hexi Corridor, surrounded by the Altyn Tagh Mountains, Qilianshan Mountains and Mazong Mountain (Northern Mountain).
The 7th Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is set to take place from Sept 20 to 22 in Dunhuang, Gansu province, with the opening ceremony scheduled for the morning of Sept 21.
Jiuquan is famous at home and abroad for its Dunhuang culture, frontier culture and space technology and was selected as "The Most Popular Well-Known Western City".
