The town was first historically described as a military garrison and fort, established in 1495[2] during the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor in the Ming Dynasty, being located in strategic position in a bend of the Yellow River.[1] The town is known for its large ancient pear orchard, with trees up to 500 years old, and the orchard itself being established 600 years ago.[3][4] The Great Wall of China crosses the Yellow River at Shichuan town as well, a few ruins of it are still visible.[5][6]
shichuan, chinese, province, sichuan, chinese, 什川鎮, pinyin, shíchuān, zhèn, town, gaolan, county, lanzhou, gansu, province, people, republic, china, 什川镇towncountrychinaprovincegansuprefecturelanzhoucountygaolan, countytime, zoneutc, china, standard, time, town. For the Chinese province see Sichuan Shichuan Chinese 什川鎮 pinyin Shichuan zhen 1 is a town of Gaolan County Lanzhou Gansu Province People s Republic of China Shichuan 什川镇TownCountryChinaProvinceGansuPrefectureLanzhouCountyGaolan CountyTime zoneUTC 8 China Standard Time The town was first historically described as a military garrison and fort established in 1495 2 during the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor in the Ming Dynasty being located in strategic position in a bend of the Yellow River 1 The town is known for its large ancient pear orchard with trees up to 500 years old and the orchard itself being established 600 years ago 3 4 The Great Wall of China crosses the Yellow River at Shichuan town as well a few ruins of it are still visible 5 6 Villages editShichuan administers 9 villages Shangche Changpo Nanzhuang Beizhuang Shangniwan Xianiwan Hekou Damogou and Jieguanting 7 References edit a b 长城内外 115 丹霞绚烂瓜果飘香 1080P The World s First Ancient Pear Garden Old Trees Age up to 500 Years Old 中国兰州网 english lanzhou cn Environmentalists advocate protection of ancient pear garden in Lanzhou lanzhou china org cn 兰州市皋兰县人民政府 皋兰概况 皋 兰 县 情 简 介 兰州市皋兰县人民政府 文化考古 什川境内古长城遗址 Ai Jing 1 March 2015 A History Of The Great Wall Of China World Scientific p 47 ISBN 978 1 938368 32 5 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 www stats gov cn 36 09 39 N 104 00 35 E 36 1608339 N 104 0095927 E 36 1608339 104 0095927 nbsp This Gansu location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shichuan amp oldid 1095712526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
