A river in Babao Town, where the Qilian County Government is located, Qilian has rich water resources. There are two major river basins, Datong River in the Yellow River system and Heihe River in the Qilian Mountain inland water system, with 247 tributaries. The Babao River bypasses the east of the county seat and meets the Heihe River in the oil-hulugou. Along the river there are many lush plants, wild willow, hedgehog everywhere, Danxia landform characteristics are also very obvious.