Shandan Army Racecourse is located in Shandan County under the jurisdiction of Zhangye City, 130km away from Zhangye City and 50km away from Shandan County. Shandan Military Horse Farm was established by Huo Qubing and has a history of more than 2,100 years. It is the oldest horse farm in the world and the largest horse farm in the world. Many old movies have been filmed at the military horse farm, such as “The Wrangler” and “Princess Wencheng”. “wait.
The racecourse is flat, with luxuriant water and grass. The grass is green in summer and golden in winter. It is an ideal place for horses to breed and grow. Horses were raised here as early as more than 3,000 years ago. Since the Western Han Dynasty, based on the local Mongolian horses, various fine horses from the Western Regions have been introduced here. The Shandan horses bred by crossbreeding have become famous all over the world, and this has become a royal military horse breeding base for generations.
Shandan Military Racecourse is divided into main field, first field, second field, third field and fourth field. The first and third fields have better scenery and more horses. You can see large areas of rapeseed flowers on the way. The flowering period is similar to that of Qinghai Lake and Gansu folk music. The best time is from mid-to-late July to early August. Various small flowers on the grassland bloom alternately in June, July and August.
Telephone
18093677410
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transportation
【Bus】

  1. Zhangye - Shandan: Go to Shandan from Zhangye first, and take the bus at Zhangye West Bus Station, 66 kilometers, 1 hour’s drive, 12.5 yuan/person, departures are frequent, 7:00-14:50, every 20 minutes Class, 15:40-19:00, every 10 minutes
  2. Shandan-Junma Yiyi: There is only one shuttle bus from Shandan County to Junma Yiyi. The first bus departs at 9:00 and returns from Yiyi at 13:20 pm; the journey takes 4 hours.
  3. Wuwei - Military Horse Race, starting at 12:30 noon every day.
  4. Shandan-Junma Sanchang: There is one shuttle bus from Shandan to Sanchang at 15:30, and two buses around 16:00. The journey takes 1-2 hours, and the 16:00 bus sometimes does not arrive at the venue, so be sure to ask before getting on the bus; you can also take the shuttle bus from Shandan to Huocheng, and then take a taxi to Sanchang, which costs about 70 yuan. The price of chartering a car from Zhangye to three venues is about 400 yuan
    【Self-driving】
    Shandan Army Racecourse is located in the south of Shandan County. You can drive south along the G227 National Highway for about 100 kilometers, then turn to the left and keep walking.
    【Charter】
    The price of chartering a car from Zhangye to Junma is about 400 yuan.
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    Opening hours
    08:00-19:00 (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
    *Information update time: 2024-07-29
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