Zhangjiakou is located in the northwest of Hebei Province, at the junction of Beijing, Shanxi, Hebei and Mongolia. It is adjacent to Beijing in the east, Datong in the west, the hinterland of North China in the south and Inner Mongolia grassland in the north. The urban area is only180km away from the capital Beijing, which is an important link between the Central Plains and northern Xinjiang, and between the central and western resource-producing areas and the eastern economic belt. The city covers a total area of 37,000 square kilometers, governs 4 districts, 13 counties and 2 administrative districts, with a total population of 4.5 million.

1952 12 In February, the organizational system of Chahar Province was abolished, and after the merger of Chanan and Chabei, it was called Zhangjiakou Zone, which was under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, and Zhangjiakou City was under the jurisdiction of the Zone. 1958 In May, Zhangjiakou City was changed to Zhangjiakou Special Zone. 1959 In May, the Zhangjiakou area was abolished, and the counties under its jurisdiction were transferred to Zhangjiakou City. 196 1 May, the Zhangjiakou area, Zhangjiakou city and its subordinate counties were restored. 1967 65438+February, Zhangjiakou area was renamed Zhangjiakou area, which governs Zhangjiakou city, and the county remains unchanged. In June, 1983, 1 1, Zhangjiakou was changed to a municipality directly under the Central Government of Hebei Province. In July 1993, 1, Zhangjiakou city merged and became Zhangjiakou city. Zhangjiakou used to be the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 1On May 9th, 995, Zhangjiakou was officially opened to the outside world with the approval of the State Council.