Jiuquan lies in the western part of the Hexi Corridor, surrounded by the Altyn Tagh Mountains, Qilianshan Mountains and Mazong Mountain (Northern Mountain).
In recent years, Huahai town in Yumen city, Northwest China's Gansu province, has spared no efforts in developing honeydew melon agriculture to boost farmers' income. The "Huahai Melon" has received geographical indication and green product certifications.
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".
