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Zhangye

proper noun

  1. prefecture-level city in Gansu, China
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name

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 張掖 /张掖 (Zhāngyè).

  1. A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China.

    “Now this old-new part of China is having a boom. Building is going on apace in the cities of Wuwei, Changyeh, and Kiuchuan of the Corridor.”

    “Rice is grown in the warm and humid climate of the Southern Kansu Highlands and around the oases in the Hohsi Corridor, like Changyi and Kiuchuan, where water is abundant. The rice produced in the Hohsi Corridor is known for its excellent quality.”