19 Facts About Zhangjiakou

Zhangjiakou known as Kalgan and by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province in Northern China, bordering Beijing to the southeast, Inner Mongolia to the north and west, and Shanxi to the southwest.

Since ancient times, Zhangjiakou has been a stronghold of military significance and vied for by multiple sides.

Zhangjiakou was one of the host cities at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Zhangjiakou is written in simplified Chinese and in traditional Chinese.

Zhangjiakou was historically known to Europeans as Kalgan until the mid 20th century.

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The southern area of Zhangjiakou was under jurisdiction of Dai Commandery and Shanggu Commandery.

Zhangjiakou's often stationed troops in Yanzicheng, the name of which is believed to derive from Xiao Yanyan in preparations for the War against Song.

Zhangjiakou put Kublai, his brother, in charge of affairs of northern China.

Zhangjiakou built forts in Xuanhua and Datong and stationed 15000 troops on Ming territory.

Since then, the city of Zhangjiakou was transformed from a military base to an important horse market for Mongolian mounts imported into China.

In October 1909, Zhangjiakou was connected with Beijing by Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, the first railway solely designed and built by Chinese people.

Zhangjiakou was aptly nicknamed, "Beijing's Northern Door", because whoever controlled Zhangjiakou was in a good position to either attack or defend Beijing.

Zhangjiakou hosted some of the events in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Zhangjiakou is located in the northwest part of Hebei province, and is defined by mostly rough terrain created by the Yin Mountains, with elevations increasing from southeast to northwest.

Zhangjiakou City is divided into three topographical regions: plateau, mountains, and basin.

Zhangjiakou has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate, with long, cold, dry, and windy winters due to the Siberian anticyclone, and hot, humid summers driven by the East Asian monsoon; in between spring and autumn are dry and brief.

Vicinity of Zhangjiakou is rich in coal and iron ore, making it an ideal location for developing iron and steel industry.

In 2022, Volvo Cars' powertrain plant at Zhangjiakou was transferred to Aurobay, a joint venture between Volvo Cars and Geely.

Zhangjiakou is headquarters of the 65th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three group armies that comprise the Beijing Military Region responsible for defending China's capital.