Wushao Mountain Range

Wushaoling is located in the middle of Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, and belongs to the southeastern end of Lenglongling, the northern branch of Qilian Mountains. It is the natural boundary between the Longzhong Plateau and the Hexi Corridor, the boundary between the semi-arid area and the arid area, and the western end of the East Asian monsoon. The east-west length is about 17 kilometers, the north-south width is about 10 kilometers, the main peak is 3562 meters above sea level, and the average annual temperature is -2.2 ℃. The chronicle of Wushaoling has a description of "midsummer flying snow, cold air and Bianstone bone", which is Hexi on the ancient Silk Road. The corridor leads to an important pass in Chang'an.