Population: 4,500,000
Area: 36,873 square kilometers (14,237 square miles)
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Man, Mongol
Administrative Division: 7 districts; 13 counties
Useful Telephone Numbers: Tourist Complaints: 0313-8039708
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184
Bank of China: 0312-8041880
Location: Located in the northwest of Hebei Province, the city is adjacent to Beijing, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia with a distance of 118 kilometers (73 miles) and 180 kilometers (112 miles) from Beijing and Datong in Shanxi Province.
History: Zhangjiakou is a time-honored city north of the Great Wall inhabited by many ethnic minorities. In Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC), its north part was inhabited by the Huns, while the South part was the territory of the Yan Kingdom. It had been divided into two shires in Sui Dynasty (581-618) and has brought into the domain of the central regime of China. 
Gate Tower of Xuanhua Old Town
Physical Features: The city slopes downwards from the northwest to southeast. The Yinshan Mountains traverse the center of the city and naturally separate it into two parts. The north part is located in the south edge of Mongolian Plateau, and the south part is in the transition area between the North China Plain and Mongolian Plateau with hills as its main topography. The prairies provide good conditions for the development of cash crops and stock raising.
Climatic Features: The city has a continental monsoon climate with the heat and rain arriving in the same season. The weather is cool in summer and cold in winter. Boasting enough sunshine it is also endowed with abundant wind energy resources.
When to Go: Zhangjiakou has several summer resorts for visitors, and the blue high sky and the light clouds in the prairies make the autumn a perfect tourist destination, either.
Local Highlights: paper cutting of Weixian County
Special Local Products: Matsutake, large-flat apricot, niunai (milk) grape
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Scenic Spots: Bashang Prairie in Zhangbei County was a hunting ground of the emperors in Qing Dynasty, which is a well preserved resort for appreciating the beautiful prairie landscape.
Little Wutai Mountani Nature Reserve is a comprehensive tourist destination boasting forest parks, gorges, crags, peaks, caves, and strange stones that worth of exploring.
Cuiyunshan Skiing Resort is a perfect winter resort located in the Heping Forest Park lying along Cuiyun Mountain with skiing duration from November to March the next year.
Other scenic spots: Qingyuan Tower, Yunquan Temple, Woniu Mountain Scenic Area, Water Villa
Tourist Tips:
1. Visitors can shuttle between Zhangjiakou and Beijing, Datong with about four and five hours by train, and there are also many buses dispatched every 30 minutes from Zhangjiakou to other cities in Hebei or around.
2. Due to the great daily temperature differences in spring and autumn, visitors should wrap up warm at night.
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Travelers' Voices on Zhangjiakou City
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Oct. 2,2009 01:21 Reply
Mr.Siddharth (Basu) said:
Zhangjiakou is a nice city to visit. It looks like any small sized Europian city. The roads are wide and you find this place very serene. The river that flows between the city with modern habitation on both the sides gives it an edge over. You find many bridges across the river making it more convinient to cross over. People are very friendly and love to entertain tourists. There are many good hotels with much lower tarrif than those in Beijing. Well connected with Beijing, one can plan for a visit to this city for two/three days.Zhangjiakou has many industries of world standard. So one may explore this place as a business cum pleasure trip also.
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Jul. 14,2009 10:51 Reply
Mr.satya(India) said:
zhangjiakou city is very good, in winter the temp are belo -20 degrees centigrade
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Jun. 4,2009 00:05 Reply
Mr.Faisal(Pakistan) said:
Zhangjiakou is small city, mostly underconstruction, devoloping very fastly, all over surrounded by mountains which are green in summer, its very cold in winter but in summer especially june, july and august, the wether is really good, always between 15 to 30 degrees. An Jia Gou, and Guan Ting Lake are good places to visit.
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Jun. 3,2009 23:00 Reply
Ms.Evelyn(China) said:
In Hebei Province, the total length of the Great Wall is about 2000 kilometers. About 67% of these Great Wall relics are situated in Zhangjiakou. So to speak, Zhangjiakou is a must-visit place for those Great Wall researchers and lovers. In Zhangjiakou, you can find the relics of the Great Wall which was built in the Warring States Period. But most of them are damaged. Today, the well-preserved Great Wall relics were mostly built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).