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Pass of the Great Wall in China
Yumen Pass (simplified Chinese: 玉门关; traditional Chinese: 玉門關; pinyin: Yùmén Guān; Uyghur: قاش قوۋۇق, Qash Qowuq), or Jade Gate or Pass of the Jade Gate
Yumen_Pass
County-level city in Gansu, China
Yumen (simplified Chinese: 玉门; traditional Chinese: 玉門; pinyin: Yùmén, literally, "Jade Gate") is a city in western Gansu province, China. It is a county-level
Yumen_City
Topics referred to by the same term
Yumen may refer to: Yumen Pass, pass of the Great Wall of China Yumen City, county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu, China, named after the pass Yumen, Sichuan
Yumen
Province in Northwestern China
about 8 BC was discovered at the site of a Western Han garrison near the Yumen pass in August 2006. The Xixia or Western Xia dynasty controlled much of Gansu
Gansu
Series of fortifications in northern China
Hebei (31% and 19% respectively). Han fortifications start from Yumen Pass and Yang Pass, southwest of Dunhuang, in Gansu province. Ruins of the remotest
Great_Wall_of_China
Historical name for regions of Chinese suzerainty in Central Asia
century BC to the 8th century AD that referred to the regions west of the Yumen Pass, most often the Tarim Basin in present-day southern Xinjiang (also known
Western_Regions
County-level city in Gansu, China
Singing Sand Dunes The Yumen Pass, built in 111 BC, located 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Dunhuang in the Gobi desert. The Yang Pass White Horse Pagoda Dunhuang
Dunhuang
Frontier fortress in the Great Wall of China
of Jiayuguan in Gansu province. Along with Juyong Pass and Shanhai Pass, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall. In the Ming period, foreign merchants
Jiayu_Pass
Historical region in Gansu Province, China
roughly 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) from the Wushao Mountains in the east to Yumen Pass in the west, 100–200 kilometres (60–100 mi) from north to south, ranges
Hexi_Corridor
Aspect of Chinese military history
terminating in two places: the Yumen Pass in the north, or the Yang Pass to the south, both in the vicinity of Dunhuang. Yumen Pass was the most westerly of
History of the Great Wall of China
History_of_the_Great_Wall_of_China
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves Chang'an Kumul/Hami Ürümqi Yumen Pass (or Jade Gate or Pass of the Jade Gate) (city called Yumenguan or Hecang) Anxi Kashgar
Cities_along_the_Silk_Road
Region of Han dynasty suzerainty over previously independent states
Kingdoms period in 439 AD. The "Western Regions" refers to areas west of Yumen Pass, especially the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang. These areas would later
Protectorate of the Western Regions
Protectorate_of_the_Western_Regions
National Geopark in Gansu, Northwest China
Geopark" by the Ministry of Land and Resources on 16 June 2016, after it passed the on-site acceptance test. Known for its colorful rock formations, Chinese
Zhangye_National_Geopark
Building in Gansu Province, China
raiders and other threats. They were listed by UNESCO as part of the Yumen Pass Gate as a World Heritage Site in 2014. The watchtowers in and around Dunhuang
Dunhuang_Watchtowers
World Heritage Site in Central Asia
China Proper and Xinjiang. Bingling Temple Grottoes, Yongjing County Yumen Pass, Dunhuang Dunhuang Beacons Xuanquanzhi Posthouse, Dunhuang Suoyang City
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Silk_Roads:_the_Routes_Network_of_Chang'an-Tianshan_Corridor
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
Zhang, Lu (2010), "Condition, Conservation, and Reinforcement of the Yumen Pass and Hecang Earthen Ruins Near Dunhuang", in Neville Agnew (ed.), Conservation
Han_dynasty
Capital of Gansu, China
site. To protect the city, the Great Wall of China was extended as far as Yumen. Parts of the Great Wall still exist within the built-up area. After the
Lanzhou
Architectural style
and Zhang Lu (2010). "Condition, Conservation, and Reinforcement of the Yumen Pass and Hecang Earthen Ruins Near Dunhuang", in Neville Agnew (ed), Conservation
Chinese_architecture
Loosely defined region in Central Asia
Hsi1-yü4; Uyghur: Qurighar, Қуриғар) referred to the regions west of the Yumen Pass. During the 2nd century BC, Chinese writers called the city states of
East_Turkestan
War fought between the Han Empire and the Central Asian state of Dayuan
had him executed. The army met no further opposition on the way back to Yumen Pass. Having heard of Dayuan's defeat, the rulers of the Tocharian oasis states
War_of_the_Heavenly_Horses
Fragments of paper have also been found at Dunhuang dated to 65 BCE and at Yumen pass, dated to 8 BCE. The invention traditionally attributed to Cai Lun, recorded
History_of_paper
Topics referred to by the same term
Yuguan may refer to: Yumen Pass or Yumenguan, frequently abbreviated as Yuguan (玉关), pass on the Great Wall in Gansu Yuguan Township (虞关乡), subdivision
Yuguan
Museum in Lanzhou, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Gansu_Provincial_Museum
Mountain pass in Xinjiang, China
tumulus is said to mark the place where the two lovers were buried opposite to the gate to the pass. Yumen Pass Iron Gate Pass Tiemen Pass (Iron Gate)
Iron_Gate_Pass
Chinese jelly made of mung bean starch
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Liangfen
Series of mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin
China, between the 3rd century BCE and 8th century CE for regions west of Yumen Pass, including the Tarim and Central Asia. Some of the peoples of the Western
Tarim_mummies
Mountain pass in Gansu, China
Yangguan, or Yangguan Pass (traditional Chinese: 陽關; simplified Chinese: 阳关; lit. 'Sun Gate'), is a mountain pass that was fortified by Emperor Wu of
Yang_Pass
Topics referred to by the same term
Jade's Crossing, Deitling, Kent, England, UK; a footbridge Jade Gate, Yumen Pass, Gansu, China; in the Great Wall of China Jade Pagoda, Amarapura, Mandalay
Jade_(disambiguation)
Mountain range in China
070 m) as an eastern outlier. Sections of the Ming dynasty's Great Wall pass along its northern slopes, and south of the northern outlier Longshou Shan
Qilian_Mountains
Prefecture-level city in Gansu, People's Republic of China
Fulu was founded in 111 BC as an outpost in the Hexi Corridor near the Yumen Pass along the overland Silk Road. Jiuquan was a Han prefecture and, under
Jiuquan
Ancient Iranian oasis kingdom in contemporary China
Silk Road, Shule mostly traded through the Yumen Pass and the Pamir Mountains. The Northern Silk Road that passed through Kashgar split off into the northern
Shule_Kingdom
University in Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Lanzhou_Jiaotong_University
Caves near Dunhuang City, Gansu, China
the ancient Silk Road and the lost cities of Central Asia, and those who passed through Dunhuang noted the murals, sculptures, and artifacts such as the
Mogao_Caves
Semi-legendary founder of Zen Buddhism
century BCE to the 8th century CE that referred to the regions west of Yumen Pass, most often Central Asia or sometimes, more specifically, the easternmost
Bodhidharma
Public university in Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Lanzhou_University
University in Lanzhou, China
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Northwest_Minzu_University
County in Gansu, China
the Great Wall extended northwestward all the way to the Gate of Jade (Yumen Pass), the westernmost garrison town near Dunhuang. He then set up a system
Guazhou_County
Mosque in Lanzhou, Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Xiguan_Mosque
Chinese princess, Tibetan empress
Zhihuan answered with "Beyond the Border", a reference to her trip through Yumen Pass. "Old Tibetan Annals, ITJ 0750". Archived from the original on 1 Jan 2018
Princess_Jincheng
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Xiahe County, Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Labrang_Monastery
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Bingling_Temple
Buddhist site in Wuwei, Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Tiantishan_Caves
Buddhist site in Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Eastern_Thousand_Buddha_Caves
Caves in Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Maijishan_Grottoes
2005 studio album by Khalil Fong
Hong Kong flavor words such as "peach blossoms (桃花), willow trees (柳树), Yumen Pass (玉门关), Nanniwan (南泥湾)" and a soothing melody, giving this love song a
Soulboy_(album)
Chinese general known for governing Xinjiang
towards Xinjiang. In 1949, Wang Zhen commanded his forces to seize the Yumen Pass, and on September 25 of that year, the national army in Xinjiang initiated
Wang_Zhen_(general)
Buddhist site in Gansu, China
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Five_Temple_Caves
Bronze Age culture in China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Xindian_culture
Provincial government in China
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Gansu Provincial People's Government
Gansu_Provincial_People's_Government
Nature reserve in the Yellow River Basin, Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Liancheng National Nature Reserve
Liancheng_National_Nature_Reserve
Official of Qing China (1791–1880)
conscriptions that passed through the area from China proper to Western China or vice-versa. Buyantai also famously supervised the Yumen Pass, which served
Buyantai
University in Lanzhou, China
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Gansu_Agricultural_University
Mosque in Tianshui, Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Houjie_Mosque
University in Lanzhou, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Northwest_Normal_University
Chinese military officer and politician
Zedong and inviting the People's Liberation Army (who had reached the Yumen Pass) to take control of Xinjiang. More than 70,000 Nationalist soldiers in
Tao_Zhiyue
Dam
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Liujiaxia_Dam
Mixed language of Chinese and Mongolic
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Tangwang_language
Museum in Jiuquan, China
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Silk_Route_Museum
Mosque in Linxia, Gansu, China
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Laohua_Mosque
Mosque in Linxia, Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Huasi_Mosque
312565°N 103.813317°E / 35.312565; 103.813317 (Majiayao Site) 3-190 Yumen Pass and Beacons 玉门关及长城烽燧遗址 Yùménguān jí chángchéng fēngsuì yízhǐ Dunhuang
List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Gansu
List_of_Major_National_Historical_and_Cultural_Sites_in_Gansu
Mosque in Dunhuang, Gansu, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Dunhuang_Mosque
University in Lanzhou, China
cuisine Liangfen Lanzhou beef lamian Visitor attractions Jiayu Pass Yang Pass Yumen Pass Bingling Temple Mogao Grottoes Silk Route Museum Labrang Monastery
Lanzhou University of Technology
Lanzhou_University_of_Technology
Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關 Huangya Pass 黃崖關 Jingxing Pass 井陘關 Juyong Pass 居庸關 Niangzi Pass 娘子關 Pingxing Pass 平型關 Shanhai Pass 山海關 Yang Pass 陽關 Yanmen Pass 雁門關 Yumen Pass
Military_town_(China)
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List of administrative divisions of Gansu
List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Gansu
Chinese model worker (1923–1970)
Yumen. Following the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he was assigned to No. 1205 Drilling Team at the oil field. In 1950, Yumen oil
Wang_Jinxi
Village in Gansu, China
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Zorgey_Ritoma
Former salt lake in Bayingolin Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Translation: Puchang Hai, also named Yan Ze, lies over 300 li from the Yumen and Yangguan Pass, and is 300 to 400 li in length and breadth. Its waters are stagnant
Lop_Nur
delivered elsewhere by ship, mainly via the Yangzi river. In 1949, the Yumen Oil Field was the only domestic oil field able to support industrial production
Petroleum_industry_in_China
1938–1944 Japanese air raids against Chongqing, China
Indochina and processed locally; locally sourced oil came by way of the Yumen Laojunmiao oil wells in Gansu province beginning in the summer of 1939,
Bombing_of_Chongqing
Hailar 365,012 Zhaotong 352,831 Ningde 343,262 Baicheng 332,826 Hunchun 271,000 Zhangjiajie 225,700 Golmud 205,700 Yumen City 168,300 Altay City 114,995
List of cities in China by population
List_of_cities_in_China_by_population
Prefecture-level city in Xinjiang, China
silos near Hami, about 380 km (240 miles) northwest of another field near Yumen. Hami is connected to Xinjiang and the rest of China by both high-speed
Hami
Prefecture-level city in Gansu, China
now being conurbated. It is named after the nearby Jiayu Pass, the largest and most intact pass of the Great Wall of China. Jiayuguan is a major industrial
Jiayuguan_City
Lake in Inner Mongolia, China
defences followed the Great Wall, which ran in this region from the passes of Yumen Guan and Yang Guan in Dunhuang commandery of the far west along the
Juyan_Lake
Chinese tile-based game
an English-fluent, rank-three official under the Daoguang Emperor, Chen Yumen, who taught him the game. In the same writings he details the rules he was
Mahjong
Prefecture-level city in Gansu, People's Republic of China
and the rest of Central Asia, many major railroads and national highways pass through Wuwei. People began settling here about 5,000 years ago. In ancient
Wuwei,_Gansu
County in Gansu, China
747400, and in 1999 its population was 55,568 people. The Lazikou Pass, a mountain pass of strategical significance during the Long March, is located in
Têwo_County
Volcanic field in northwestern Tibet
these volcanic centres are occasionally grouped with Ashikule in the Yutian-Yumen volcanic zone. A pronounced seismic velocity anomaly in southern Tarim may
Kunlun_Volcanic_Group
Qing dynasty general (died 1911)
1860, a member of the Liu clan. He took the courtesy name Yumen (禹門, 禹门) as an adult, and passed the Imperial Examination at the provincial level with a
Fengshan_(general)
Prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
intercontinental ballistic missiles. This will join two other ICBM fields at Yumen and Hami. Ordos Shi is divided into two districts and seven banners: A large
Ordos_City
Columbus (Ohio), Philadelphia, Ankara, Bukhara, as well as Jiayuguan, Yumen, and Jiuquan in Gansu. The city lines up at about the same longitude as
Geography_of_Beijing
Railway line in western People's Republic of China
taking the conventional Hexi Corridor route. Near Shanshan, the railway passes through the hundred-li wind zone[clarification needed], where desert wind
Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway
Lanzhou–Xinjiang_high-speed_railway
County in Gansu, China
Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway (G75), China National Highway 212, 310 and 316 pass through the county. List of administrative divisions of Gansu ""渭河源头"渭源:"溯源"生态文旅
Weiyuan_County,_Gansu
many of which are to districts or townships not served by trains. The same pass card can be used for both trains and buses and there are discounts for students
Transportation_in_Taichung
Capacity of a state to deploy and sustain military forces outside its territory
reveal an estimated 250 additional missile silos under construction near Yumen, China, warn specialists at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation
Power_projection
Chinese Communist Party city award
Gansu Sunan County 7 Gansu Chongxin County 7 Gansu Yongjing County 7 Gansu Yumen County-level city 7 Gansu Dunhuang County-level city 7 Qinghai Golmud County-level
National_Civilized_City
Hydrogen produced by renewable energy
Committee. In March 2021, the 3rd Hydrogen Economy Committee was held to pass a plan to introduce a clean hydrogen certification system based on incentives
Green_hydrogen
District in Gansu, China
depart from Lanzhou West Bus Station. Line 1 and Line 2 of the Lanzhou Metro pass through the core of Qilihe. The district's sights include the waterfront
Qilihe,_Lanzhou
Expressway in China
the Yellow Sea on the east coast to the Kazakhstan border in the west. It passes through the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Xinjiang
G30 Lianyungang–Khorgas Expressway
G30_Lianyungang–Khorgas_Expressway
County-level city in Gansu, China
kilometers to the west of the city was briefly besieged by the Salar rebels who passed by on the way to Lanzhou, in an unsuccessful bid to save the imprisoned
Linxia_City
Autonomous prefecture in Gansu, People's Republic of China
years of Party-State rule (2010s), only seven local regulations have been passed pursuant to the power of legal autonomy. The only regulations that address
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
Linxia_Hui_Autonomous_Prefecture
County in Gansu, China
potential connection to Sino-Roman relations. The ancient Northern Silk Road passes through Yongchang County; numerous Han envoys were sent west along this
Yongchang_County
County in Gansu, China
China National Highway 215 passes through the county, as does Gansu Provincial Highway 314. Golmud–Dunhuang Railway also passes through the county.[citation
Aksay Kazakh Autonomous County
Aksay_Kazakh_Autonomous_County
Type of railway with speeds approaching but less than that of true high-speed rail
converted from narrow gauge to standard gauge to allow Shinkansen trains to pass through with top speeds of 130 km/h (80 mph). However, the International
Higher-speed_rail
employs a set of over a hundred tiles, was first invented in 1846 by Zhen Yumen, a Ningpo city diplomatic official. However, Rep traces the origins of the
List_of_Chinese_inventions
State-level new area in Gansu, People's Republic of China
intermediate station for Lanzhou New Area. The Zhongwei–Lanzhou high-speed railway passes along the south part of the New Area, with Qinwangchuan railway station
Lanzhou_New_Area
(MacIntyre Wind Farm) 923 Yumen Changma Wind Farm China Gansu 40°12′18″N 96°51′00″E / 40.205°N 96.8501°E / 40.205; 96.8501 (Yumen Changma Wind Farm) 1
List_of_onshore_wind_farms
County in Gansu, China
Tianshui] crosses the Tsin-ling Shan, and passes from the basin of the Huang Ho into that of the Yang-tse by an easy pass. The south-eastern corner of Kan-su
Li_County,_Gansu
County in Gansu, China
(Yuzhong railway station) Longhai railway The Chongqing–Lanzhou railway passes through Yuzhong county, but does not have any stations within the county
Yuzhong_County
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