Editing Hexi Corridor (section)

=== Location ===
The Hexi Corridor is located in western Gansu province, bordered to the south by the [[Qilian Mountains]] and to the north by the [[Gobi Desert]]. It extends for approximately {{Convert|1000-1200|km|mi}} from [[Wushao Mountain]] in the south to [[Dunhuang]] in the north,<ref>Zhihong Wang, ''Dust in the Wind: Retracing Dharma Master Xuanzang's Western Pilgrimage'', 經典雜誌編著, 2006 {{ISBN|9868141982}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2020 |title=Three Famous Corridors |url=https://english.igsnrr.cas.cn/ecg/zrdl/topography/202011/t20201119_251644.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129053806/https://english.igsnrr.cas.cn/ecg/zrdl/topography/202011/t20201119_251644.html |archive-date=29 November 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024 |website=Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences}}</ref> and covers around {{Convert|276000|km2|mi2}}.{{Sfn|Xie|Bie|Lu|He|2018|p=3 (in pdf); "It is a long and narrow passage, covering a width of 40–100 km and stretching for 1120 km from the east to the west, with an area of 27.6 × 10^4 km2. The Hexi Corridor had a population of 4.92 million spread over 19 counties in 2014"}}

There are several major cities along the Hexi Corridor. From west to east, the major cities are: Dunhuang, [[Yumen City|Yumen]], [[Jiayuguan City|Jiayuguan]], [[Jiuquan]], [[Zhangye]], [[Jinchang]], [[Wuwei, Gansu|Wuwei]], and finally Lanzhou in the southeast.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silk Road History of Hexi Corridor-China Silk Road Travel |url=https://www.china-silkroad-travel.com/our-blog/silk-road-history-of-hexi-corridor.html |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=www.china-silkroad-travel.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@39.4160219,98.9580218,7.38z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> Just south of the provincial boundary of Gansu lies [[Xining]], the capital of [[Qinghai]] Province, which served as the chief commercial hub of the Hexi Corridor along the [[Northern Silk Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xining - Xining Travel Guide, Map, History, Attractions, Transportation |url=https://www.silkroadtourcn.com/destinations/xining.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113133259/http://www.silkroadtourcn.com/destinations/xining.html |archive-date=13 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=www.silkroadtourcn.com}}</ref>