Proper noun
Hexi Corridor
(historical) Part of the Northern Silk Road running northwest from the bank of the Yellow River. Consisting of a string of oases, it was the most important route from North China to the Tarim Basin and Central Asia for traders and the military.
Synonym: Hexi
The Ming-era walls run over convert east to west from Shanhaiguan on the Bohai coast to the Hexi Corridor in Gansu. Source: Internet
THAT EVENING, I got on another high-speed train to travel more than 400 miles west to Zhangye, which was once an ancient commandery — essentially a fortified administrative center — on the Hexi Corridor. Source: Internet