35mm to inches1/2/2023 ![]() ![]() In 283 BC, King Zhao established Shanggu Commandery. Following that, Yan State built Great Wall in its border extending from Zaoyang (currently northeast of Xuanhua) to Xiangping (currently north of Liaoyang). During the same period of time, King Zhao of Yan sent General Qin Kai who was once captured by Donghu people and thus became familiar with their tactics to defeat Donghu. In 300 BC, King Wuling of Zhao established Dai Commandery, managing the area of ancient Dai state with its administrative center in Dai, currently Daiwangcheng, Yu County. In 475 BC, Dai was occupied by Zhao Wuxu of Zhao State. ĭuring Spring and Autumn period, Xiongnu and Donghu people inhabited the northern area while Yan State (since around 11th century BC) and Dai state (since 7th century BC) occupied the southern area. Īround 2500 BC, the legendary ancestors of Chinese people, Huangdi, Yandi, and Chiyou used to live in the area of Zhuolu Town, and later fought the Battle of Zhuolu and Battle of Banquan, amalgamating different tribes into a single Huaxia tribe, thus beginning Chinese history. There are many paleolithic remains like Nihewan, Xiaochangliang, and Maquangou located in Guyuan county, which indicated human activities dating back possibly 2 million years ago. ![]() In Manchu, the city is known as ( Imiyangga jase).īecause of its strategic position above and northwest of Beijing, Zhangjiakou has been nicknamed "Beijing's Northern Door". This name derives from the Mongolian name of the city,, "Čiɣulaltu qaɣalɣa" ( Classical Mongolian), "Chuulalt haalga" (modern Mongolian) or shorter,, "Qaghalghan" (Classical Mongolian), "Haalgan" (modern Mongolian), which means "the gate" (in the Great Wall). Zhangjiakou was historically known to Europeans as Kalgan ( 喀拉干, Kālāgàn) until the mid 20th century. It is Zhāngjiākǒu in pinyin, the name meaning " Zhang family pass." Older names for the town in Chinese include Zhāngyuán ( 張垣), used in the Republican era. Zhangjiakou (Chang-chia-k'ou) is written 张家口 in simplified Chinese and 張家口 in traditional Chinese. : 25–30 Zhangjiakou was one of the host cities at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Zhangjiakou also possesses 4.6% of China's wind energy resources, and the city ranks second in solar energy use. According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Zhangjiakou has the freshest air and the least PM 2.5 pollution of all Chinese cities north of the Yellow River. The forest coverage reaches 37%, earning Zhangjiakou the title of National Forest City. In the north, Bashang is a part of the Mongolian plateau and dominated by grasslands. In the south, Zhangjiakou is largely cultivated for agricultural use. Dajingmen, an important gate and junction of the Great Wall of China is located here. Due to its strategic position on several important transport arteries, it is a critical node for travel between Hebei and Inner Mongolia and connecting northwest China, Mongolia, and Beijing. Hence, Zhangjiakou is nicknamed the Northern Gate of Beijing. Since ancient times, Zhangjiakou has been a stronghold of military significance and vied for by multiple sides. The built-up ( or metro) area made of Qiaoxi, Qiaodong, Chongli, Xuanhua, Xiahuayuan Districts largely being conurbated had 1,500,000 inhabitants in 2019 on 1,412.7 km 2 (545.4 sq mi). By 2019, its population was 4,650,000 inhabitants on 36,861.56 square kilometres (14,232.33 sq mi), divided into 17 Counties and Districts. Zhangjiakou ( / ˈ dʒ ɑː ŋ dʒ i ˈ ɑː ˈ k oʊ/ Chinese: 张家口 pinyin: Zhāngjiākǒu Mandarin pronunciation: ) also known as Kalgan and by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province in Northern China, bordering Beijing to the southeast, Inner Mongolia to the north and west, and Shanxi to the southwest. ![]()
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