Winter in Subei county, Jiuquan, is a time of snow-covered Qilian Mountains and frozen river surfaces, creating a striking landscape that attracts visitors from across China.
Jiuquan, at the western end of the Hexi Corridor, is named after a spring beneath the city whose water was said to resemble wine. Today this ancient Silk Road city is charting a new path by turning its cultural heritage into development momentum.
