Which city does Minle County belong to?

Minle County is a county under the jurisdiction of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China (PRC), which is located in the northwest of Gansu Province, at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain and in the middle of Hexi Corridor. It is an important connection point between Gansu Province and Qinghai Province. It borders Shandan County in the east and northeast, Yongchang County in the southeast, Menyuan and Qilian County in Qinghai Province in the south, Sunan Yugur Autonomous County in the southwest and Ganzhou District in the west and northwest. As of February, 2023, Minle County has a total area of 3,687 square kilometers, governing 10 towns and 1 0 urban community management committees. There are many ethnic groups living in Minle County, including Han, Hui, Tibetan, Yugur and so on 14 ethnic groups.

Minle county gradually rises from north to south, with an altitude of 1, 589-5027 meters. It belongs to mountainous areas and inclined plateau areas, and belongs to continental desert grassland climate. Minle County, located in the water conservation area of Qilian Mountain, is a green ecological barrier for the sustainable utilization and supply of black river water resources. With the excavation of Huishan cultural sites in the east and west, it is proved that Minle County has traces of human life as early as 5000 years ago. In the second year of Emperor founding ceremony of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wudi sent a title of generals in ancient times general Huo Qubing to recover Hexi and build a county. In the 18th year of the Republic of China (AD 1929), Dingxian County was named "Folk Music", which means "People live and work in peace and contentment". 1September, 949 17, the People's Liberation Army blasted the East Gate, and the Kuomintang Minle County Governor Zhang surrendered and Minle County was liberated. On September 22nd of the same year, Minle County People's Government was formally established.