Jiuquan
Jiuquan (ι ζ³; JiΗquΓ‘n) is a city in Gansu Province, best known as the home of China's human spaceflight program.
Understand
Subei Mongol Autonomous County is administered as part of Jiuquan.
Get in
By plane
The nearest airport is Jiayuguan International Airport in Jiayuguan.
By train
There are two railway stations in Jiuquan:
- π Jiuquan Railway Station (ι ζ³η«), Jiefang Road, Xidong Town, Suzhou District (θε·εΊθ₯Ώζ΄ι解ζΎθ·―) (bus no. 19). Serves regular-speed trains.
- π Jiuquan South Railway Station (ι ζ³εη«), Gaotie East Road, Suzhou District (θε·εΊι«ιδΈθ·―) (bus no. 25). Serves high-speed trains.
By bus
- π Jiuquan Bus Station (ι ζ³θ½¦η«), 47 Xiguan Road, Suzhou District (θε·εΊθ₯Ώε ³θ·―47ε·) (local bus nos. 1, 3, 5, 9, 12, 21, 22, 25, 27 Inner Circle and 27 Outer Circle), β +86 937 2603103. Jiuquan's main bus station.
Some possible destinations:
See
- π Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Closed to foreigners.
- π Drum and Bell Tower (ιιΌζ₯Ό), Intersection of Dongda Street and Beida Street, Suzhou District (θε·εΊδΈε€§θ‘δΈε倧θ‘δΊ€εε€) (bus nos. 1, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22 and 25). 08:30-18:00, no entry after 17:30. Originally built during the 4th century AD, the tower burnt down in a fire in the 19th century and was rebuilt in the early 20th century. The tower is a richly ornamented three-storey wooden building standing atop a brick platform. There are entrances on each side through which pedestrians are allowed through.
- π Jiuquan Museum (ι ζ³εΈεη©ι¦), 10 Panxuan West Road, Suzhou District (θε·εΊηζθ₯Ώθ·―10ε·) (bus nos. 5, 7, 12 and 28), β +86 937 2650318. 08:30-12:00, 14:30-18:00, closed on Mondays. Free.
Eat
- Guazhou melons (ηε·θη). A type of sweet melon grown mainly in Jiuquan's Guazhou County.
Sleep
Mid-range
- Jiuquan Hotel, 33 Jiefang Road, β +86 937 2614234, fax: +86 937 2614750.
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