Biandukou

Biandukou
Biandukou
Traditional Chinese	扁都口
Simplified Chinese	扁都口
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Biǎndōukǒu

Biandukou
Biandukou
扁都口
Elevation	3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Traversed by	G227
Coordinates	38°12′37″N 100°56′17″E / 38.21028°N 100.93806°E / 38.21028; 100.93806

Biandukou (Chinese: 扁都口; pinyin: Biǎndōukǒu) is a pass with an elevation of over 3,500 m in the Altyn-Tagh, China. It links Minle County of Gansu in the north and Qilian County of Qinghai in the south.^[1]

Biandukou has been an important pass in history. It could have been through here that the Chinese Buddhist traveler Faxian arrived in Zhangye, Gansu in the end of the 4th century AD.^[2] During the Sui dynasty, it was known as Dadoubagu (Chinese: 大斗拔谷; pinyin: Dàdòubágǔ). Emperor Yang of Sui went to Zhangye in 609 AD through Dadoubagu, where many people died from cold weather.^[3]

References

^ 薛兴元 (2005-12-20). "扁都口旅游景区开发项目". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
^ 张得祖 (2010-08-20). "古玉石之路与丝绸之路青海道". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
^ 薛东明 (2011-03-19). "扁都口峡谷寻觅古人西去的印迹". Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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[1] 薛兴元 (2005-12-20). "扁都口旅游景区开发项目". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

[2] 张得祖 (2010-08-20). "古玉石之路与丝绸之路青海道". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

[3] 薛东明 (2011-03-19). "扁都口峡谷寻觅古人西去的印迹". Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2012-02-23.