FIND CHINA introduces Jiuquan

Jiuquan is a "prefecture-level city" in the westernmost part of the Gansu province in China. The city's name came from legendary tale of the young Han general Huo Qubing, who poured a jar of precious wine into a local creek in order to share the taste with his troops, in celebration of their crushing victory against Xiongnu forces. The creek was later named Jiu Quan ("Wine Spring"), which became the name of the Han prefecture established there.

The climate of Jiuquan Region is an inland and desert type. It is dry in all seasons with little rain and long daytime.

Jiuquan city (i.e. Suzhou) is the closest major city to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Still, the space launch center is more than 100 km away from the city, and is actually located not Gansu province, but in the neighboring Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It was built in 1958; the first Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 5 was launched there on 15 October 2003, and the second in 2005.Baotou Jiuquan

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