Shandan County

Shandan County 山丹县
County
Scenes of Shadan city and the surrounding coutnryside
Shandan in Zhangye
Zhangye in Gansu
Coordinates: 38°47′11″N 101°05′20″E / 38.7865°N 101.088786111°E / 38.7865; 101.088786111
Country	China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Zhangye
County seat	Qingquan
Area
• Total	5,402 km2 (2,086 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	200,815
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	734100

Shandan County (Chinese: 山丹县) is a county in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. It is an important site located on the ancient Silk Road. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is known for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as 'heavenly western horses'. The region's lakes provide water to the animals on the pastures.