Zhangye
Shandan Imperial Horse Pasture in Zhangye
Horses have galloped at Shandan for some two thousand years since the Western Han, making it one of the world's oldest and largest imperial cavalry pastures.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Shan Dan County
Founded by General Huo Qubing, the Shandan Military Horse Ranch sweeps across alpine steppes, flanked by parallel Han and Ming Great Wall ramparts.
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A place shaped through time
Founded by General Huo Qubing, the Shandan Military Horse Ranch sweeps across alpine steppes, flanked by parallel Han and Ming Great Wall ramparts.
Shan Dan County
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- Book of Han: Biographies of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing: Huo QubingProseBan Gu
From then on Qubing grew daily closer to the emperor and more honoured, equal to the Grand General.