The city of Zhangjiakou is situated in northwestern Hebei Province. It has 6 prefectures, 10 counties, 2 administrative zones and 1 high and new technology zone under its jurisdiction. The city occupies a total area of 37,000 square kilometres and has 4.68 million people.

Zhangjiakou is also where four provinces/ municipalities meet, namely Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia. It is a mere 180 kilometres from Beijing and is the main thoroughfare between Beijing and the northwestern region of China. The city is a key component of the Capital Economic Circle, and is easily accessible. 7 expressways and 6 railways run through the area, and the expressway network of 926 kilometres tops the province and country.

The Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport formally opened last June, which means a multidimensional transport is taking shape. Construction for the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway will begin this year, and, once completed, the travel between the two cities will be reduced to around 40 minutes, which will lead to the integrated development of Zhangjiakou and Beijing.