In the early winter, thousands of horses gallop around the Shandan Military Horse Farm, which is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor, Northwest China's Gansu Province.

The farm ? one of the oldest and largest horse farms in the world - covers a total area of about 2,200 square kilometers and can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty.

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In the early winter, thousands of horses gallop around the Shandan Military Horse Farm, which is located in the middle of Hexi Corridor, Northwest China's Gansu Province.

(Photo by Cheng Lin for chinadaily.com.cn)

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