Wuwei 武威 wǔ wēi
is one the first cities 城市 chéng shì
after Lanzhou 兰州 lán zhōu
that one would stop on the "Xian-Dunhuang Journey
of the Silk Road". Wuwei 武威 wǔ wēi is
located at the eastern end of the Hexi Corridor河西走廊hé xī zǒu lángin the province
of Gansu 甘肃 gān sù. It
borders Inner Mongolia 内蒙古nèi méng gǔ
in the north. Wuwei 武威 wǔ wēi has
a long history and it has been reported that the city
has been inhabited for over 5 thousand years. Wuwei 武威 wǔ wēi was
once a seat of the government of the Wu kingdom 吴国wú guó
(during the period of the Three Kingdoms 三国sān guó).
This city was also once known as Liangzhou 凉州liáng zhōu.
On the journey to Dunhuang 敦煌 dūn
huáng, the next recommended stop isZhangye 张掖 zhāng yē.