Yumen City is in Gansu Province. Yumen is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiuquan City, Gansu Province.

Yumen City is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, the west of the Hexi Corridor, connected to Jiayuguan City and Jinta County to the east, Guazhou County to the west, and adjacent to Subei Mongolian Autonomous County to the north and south. It is located at 96°15' east longitude -98°30', between 39°40'-41°00' north latitude, 114 kilometers long from east to west, 112.5 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??13,500 square kilometers.

The Yumen landform is divided into three parts: Qilian Mountains, Corridor Plains and Mazong Mountains. There are 2.156 million acres of oasis, 8.559 million acres of Gobi, 6.894 million acres of mountainous land, and 2.38 million acres of wasteland. Within the territory, there are front mountains to the south of the Qilian Mountains, running from northwest to southeast, with an altitude of 2,500-3,500 meters. The highest peak in the territory is Demon Mountain, with an altitude of 4,585 meters.

The altitude of the foothill plain area drops from 2,500 meters in front of the mountain to below 1,200 meters, with a relative height of 110 meters to 290 meters. There are Kuantai Mountain, Black Mountain and low hills in the middle, which separate Chijin and Huahai. There is Mazong Mountain in the north, running from northwest to southeast. The mountain is low and has a gentle slope, with an altitude of 1,400 meters to 1,700 meters.

The Yumen Town area in the west is located in the Changma River alluvial fan zone. Above the waist of the fan is the Gobi Desert and below is the oasis. Outside the oasis is the fan plain, and the terrain slopes from southeast to northwest. Extended information

Famous specialties

1. Flower pot helmets: Yumen’s flower pot helmets are very particular in making. They use good flour, clear oil, eggs, milk, and add coriander powder, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, etc., and then use a needle to draw on the dough the size of a basin. After the dough cakes are ready, they are put into a pot and burned with wheat straw. Because the pot is very small, only one pancake is cooked at a time, which often takes half a month for a family. In order to make Hua Guokui with various flavors, pumpkin, red yeast rice, yellow yeast rice, turmeric, date paste, etc. are added to make Guokui with unique flavor.

2. Apricot Shell Lou: Originally a daily food among Yumen folk, it has smooth texture and refreshing taste, and has a unique flavor. It is shaped like an Italian shell-shaped macaroni.

3. Qingquan lamb: Yumen is rich in mutton. There are images of bighorn sheep and hornless sheep in the Neolithic Huoshaogou site. Lamb has always been a delicacy for Yumen people to entertain guests. Qingquan lamb is a unique local delicacy. It is characterized by its unique Tan sheep breed, unique growing environment, unique processing methods, and unique medicinal nutritional value. It has been officially awarded the "Qingquan Lamb" trademark by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

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