
Wuwei City also called Liangzhou, lies between Lanzhou and Zhangye, and is where Gansu's most celebrated relic, the bronze Flying Horse, was discovered in 1969. It was an important stop of the ancient Silk Road. The name of Wuwei is from the “brilliant military puissantness” of the General Huo Qubin in the Han Dynasty to defeat the Xiongnu ethnic group invader in the ancient Hexi Corridor. Wuwei is a famous historical cultural city, the hometown of the Chinese grape wine, and where the unique native White Yak haunt in the world.