of Zhangye, 30 km west of the city center. Known for its colourful rock formations, it has been voted by Chinese media outlets as one of the most beautiful land-forms in China.

Climate

Zhangye has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk) with very warm summers and cold and very dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from -9.1 °C 1 in January to 22.3 °C 1 in July. The mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C 1 , while annual rainfall

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