Zhangjiakou (Simplified Chinese: 张家口; Traditional Chinese: 張家口; pinyin: Zhāngjiākǒu; Mongolian: Чуулалт Хаалга [Čūlalt Hālga]) is a city in Hebei Province, China. It was formerly known as Kalgan, from Mongolian hālga or kālga (formerly kaghalga) = "gate" (ie. in the Great Wall). Download high resolution version (500x613, 55 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Jump to: navigation, search Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to... Jump to: navigation, search Hebei (Chinese: 河北; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Great Wall can refer to several things: Great Wall of China Great Wall of Galaxies, part of the Coma Cluster This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Zhangjiakou has a population of 4.3 million, and covers 36,947 square kilometers. It lies to the northwest of the province and is linked from Datong in Shanxi by the Xuanda Expressway and from Beijing by means of the Jingzhang Expressway. Zhangjiakou is further linked to a freeway to inner Mongolia which opened on September 7, 2005. Alternative meaning: Datong (Taipei City), Datong (Company) Datong (Chinese: 大同, Hanyu Pinyin: Dàtóng, WG: Ta-tung) is a city in the northern Shanxi Province in China. ... Jump to: navigation, search Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Xuanda Expressway (宣大高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Xuāndà Gāosù Gōnglù; Approximate Pronunciation: Shuen-Da Expressway), is an expressway in China which links Xuanhua in Hebei province with Datong in Shanxi province. ... Jump to: navigation, search Beijing â–¶(?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... The Jingzhang Expressway (京张高速公路, Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngzhāng Gāosù Gōnglù) is an expressway in China which links Beijing to Zhangjiakou. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Zhangjiakou's main economic lifeline is energy.

The entire jurisdiction of Zhangjiakou City extends beyond just central Zhangjiakou (divided into Qiaoxi District and Qiaodong District), but extends also into other outlying areas such as Yangyuan, Xuanhua and even Huailai, which is less than 20 kilometers away from Beijing. Jump to: navigation, search Beijing ▶(?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

Modern History

In the early 1960s at the height of Sino-Soviet tensions, Zhangjiakou was considered one of the most important cities in China for military strategy reasons. Zhangjiakou was aptly nicknamed, "Beijing's Northern Door," because whomever controlled Zhangjiakou was in a good position to either attack (in the case of the Soviets) or defend (in the case of the Chinese) Beijing. Zhangjiakou was the setting for Zhang Yimou's film Not One Less (1999). Jump to: navigation, search Beijing ▶(?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: 张艺谋; Traditional Chinese: 張藝謀; pinyin: ) (born November 14, 1950) is a Chinese filmmaker and cinematographer who made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film Red Sorghum. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Not One Less is a 1999 drama movie by Chinese director Zhang Yimou. ...