Do Lanzhou Hui people belong to Tibetans?

Not exactly. As far as the Han nationality in Gansu Province is concerned, the main source is mainland immigrants. According to records, Gansu has experienced at least four immigration climaxes.

The first time was during the Qin Shihuang period. After the Great Wall was built in Meng Tian, Yuzhong and other counties were established in Gansu, and the first batch of Central Plains immigrants came.

The second time, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up four counties in Hexi, the whole of Gansu was under the jurisdiction of the central government, and a large number of immigrants from the Central Plains moved into Gansu one after another.

The third time was the Northern Wei, Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it was also the most prosperous period of the Silk Road. Four counties in Hexi have become international metropolises. At that time, Wuwei had a population of one million and seven satellite cities. These people include Han Chinese from the Central Plains and businessmen from the Western Regions.

The fourth migration climax was in the early Ming Dynasty. In order to eliminate border troubles, Zhu Yuanzhang exiled a large number of criminals from the south of the Yangtze River to Gansu on the one hand, and moved a large number of residents from southern Shaanxi to Gansu and other places in the northwest on the other.

After the founding of New China, with the development of Lanzhou, Jinchang, Baiyin, Jiayuguan and other cities, a large number of mainland people moved to Gansu, thus laying the current population pattern.