河西走廊 - EP09．普通百姓-The Hexi Corridor - EP09．The Common People

Documentary, 河西走廊 - EP09．普通百姓-The Hexi Corridor - EP09．The Common People
Hexi Corridor
The Hexi Corridor, also known as the Gansu Corridor, is an important historical region located in the modern western Gansu province of China. It refers to a narrow stretch of traversable and relatively arable plain west of the Yellow River's Ordos Loop, flanked between the much more elevated and inhospitable terrains of the Mongolian and Tibetan Plateaus.
The name Hexi refers to "west of the river".
The corridor is approximately 1,000–1,200 km long and 40–100 km wide.
It includes population centers such as Dunhuang, Yumen City, Jiayuguan City, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Jinchang, Wuwei, and Lanzhou.
The Hexi Corridor is a string of oases along the northern edges of the Qilian Mountains and Altyn-Tagh, with the high and desolate Tibetan Plateau further to the south.
As part of the Northern Silk Road, the Hexi Corridor was the most important trade route in Northwest China, linking China proper to the historic Western Regions for traders and military incursions into Central Asia.
The corridor has been significant throughout history, with archaeological evidence showing human settlement patterns influenced by climate change and geopolitical factors over the last 5,000 years.
The Hexi Corridor also features several notable tourist attractions, including the Jiayu Pass, Yang Pass, Yumen Pass, Bingling Temple, Mogao Grottoes, and the Silk Route Museum.