Jiayuguan

Japanese: 嘉峪関 - かよくかん
Jiayuguan

A prefecture-level city in the western part of Gansu Province, China. It only governs the district of the same name (as of 2016). It has a permanent population of 231,853 (2010). It is a strategic location at the foot of the Jiayū Mountains, and has been a stronghold on the East-West transportation route since ancient times. In 1372 during the Ming Dynasty, following the pacification of Hexi by Feng Sheng (?-1395), Jiayuguan was established here, at the western end of the Great Wall, as a frontline base on the northern border, and troops were stationed there. Even today, the three-story castle tower and double walls remain, and in 1987 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) registered the area as a World Heritage Site as a component part of the Great Wall (World Cultural Heritage).

The city is served by the Lanxin Line, the Jiajing Line (Jiayuguan-Jingtieshan), and the Jiace Line (Jiayuguan-Cheke Port), and is close to Jiayuguan Airport. There are many factories in the metallurgy, chemical, machinery, textile, and food processing industries.

[Shiro Sekio, Editorial Department, June 20, 2017]

[Reference] | Gansu (province)

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国、甘粛(かんしゅく)省西部の地級市。同名の市轄区のみを管轄する(2016年時点)。常住人口23万1853(2010)。嘉峪山麓(さんろく)の要地で、古くから東西交通路の要害であった。明(みん)代の1372年、馮勝(ふうしょう)(?―1395)による河西(かせい)平定に伴い、万里の長城の西端であるこの地に、北辺の前線基地として嘉峪関が設けられ、軍隊が常駐した。現在でも3層の城楼や二重の城壁などが残っており、1987年にはユネスコ(国連教育科学文化機関)により、「万里の長城」の構成資産として世界遺産の文化遺産に登録された(世界文化遺産)。

 蘭新線、嘉鏡線(嘉峪関―鏡鉄山(きょうてつざん))、嘉策線(嘉峪関―策克口岸)が通じ、市街近郊には嘉峪関空港がある。冶金、化学、機械、紡績、食品加工などの工場が立地する。

[關尾史郎・編集部 2017年6月20日]

[参照項目] | 甘粛(省)

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