Zhangjiakou

Zhangjiakou ({{zh-stp|s=张家口|t=張家口|p=Zhāngjiākǒu}}; Mongolian: ??????? ?????? ) is a city in Hebei Province, China. It was formerly known as Kalgan, from Mongolian h?lga or k?lga (formerly kaghalga) = "gate" (ie. in the Great Wall).

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Mongolian - Hebei - China - Mongolian - Great Wall

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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.

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Datong - Shanxi - Xuanda Expressway - Beijing - Jingzhang Expressway - September 7 - 2005

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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.

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Qiaoxi District - Qiaodong District - Yangyuan - Xuanhua - Huailai - Beijing

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Zhangjiakou was the setting for Zhang Yimou's film Not One Less (1999).

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Zhang Yimou - Film - Not One Less

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