Shandan County () is a county in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and Qinghai to the south. 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.
Administrative divisions Shandan County is divided to 6 towns, 2 townships and 2 others. Towns
Qingquan () Weiqi () Huocheng () Chenhu () Damaying () Dongle ()
Townships Laojun () Liqiao ()
Others State-owned Shandan Farm () Shandan Racecourse of China Animal Husbandry Company ()
Climate
Transport China National Highway 312
See also List of administrative divisions of Gansu Yanzhi Mountains
References
Official website of the county government