introduce
The altitude of the Jiayuguan area is generally above 1,600 meters. It is dry and rainless all year round. The average annual precipitation can only be kept at about 80 millimeters, while the evaporation is more than ten times the precipitation. threaten. However, compared with the general environment of the northwest plateau, Jiayuguan is a small basin with high surroundings and low middle, and its water source mainly comes from Qilian Xuefeng and glaciers. Qilian meltwater gathers in the low places in the form of surface runoff and river valley underflow, and Jiayuguan has become a place with relatively concentrated water sources.
There is water under Jiayuguan, known as the Nine Eyes Spring. Nine here does not represent a number, but that there are many springs. When Feng Sheng's army settled down on this land, it was the spring at the foot of Jiayu Mountain that attracted them the most, and the human civilization in the Jiayuguan area for thousands of years has relied on these long-lasting material foundations. clear water. "Qin Frontier Chronicle" contains: "When there is water at the beginning, it will be closed; after it is related, buildings will be built; when there are buildings, the Great Wall will be built; after the Great Wall is built, it can be guarded."
opening hours
May 1st - October 31st 08:30-18:00; November 1st - April 30th of the following year 08:30-17:30; May 1st - October 31st 08:30-18 :00;November 1st to April 30th 09:00-17:30
