Gansu's "Su" originated in which city in China, Zhangye Jiuquan.

Gansu's "Su" originated in Jiuquan City, China.

"Gansu's' Su' comes from Jiuquan. For the Central Plains Dynasty, Jiuquan fell and Hexi fell, endangering the Central Plains. Therefore, the Han Great Wall and the Ming Great Wall extend all the way, and the westernmost end ends in Jiuquan.

Gansu Province is located in the west of China, in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River, with a vast territory. It is located between 3211'-42 57' north latitude and 9213'-108 46' east longitude, and most of them are located on the second step of Chinese terrain. It borders Shaanxi in the east, Sichuan in the south, Qinghai and Xinjiang in the west, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia in the north and Mongolia in the north. It winds from east to west1.600km, with a total area of 455,900km2 (including enclave 53.22km2), accounting for 4.72% of the total area of China.

Gansu is two very important dynasties in the historical stage of China, where the Zhou Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty rose. The Book of Songs, Zhouzu Temple and Qin Cemetery in Lixian County are witnesses of this period of history. During the nearly thousand years from the Western Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Gansu was located at the hub of the Silk Road, and Hexi region has long been the frontier and window of economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West. The bronze galloping horses in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Yangguan, Tianshui Maijishan and Wuwei are all symbols of Chinese and foreign exchanges.

Gansu's "Gan" comes from Zhangye;

Zhangye, located in the middle of Hexi Corridor, still retains the name of "Zhang Guo's weapon mouth, connecting the western regions" when Emperor Wudi set up a county in Hexi. The melting of snow and ice in Qilian Mountain merged into Heihe River, the second largest inland river in China, which created a miracle of large wetlands in the depths of Gobi, and also gave Zhangye the reputation of "Jiangnan in the world".

The ancients had a poem saying, "If you don't look at the snow in Qilian Mountain, you will mistake Zhangye for Jiangnan." Different from people's impression of the arid and desolate northwest, Zhangye not only has a long history, but also has beautiful natural scenery and unique human landscape. Its scenery is extremely diverse: snow-capped mountains, deserts, wetlands and canyons. ...

Mountain is the protagonist of Zhangye, and 72% of the city's area is mountainous. Mazong Mountain, Heli Mountain and Longshou Mountain are also called Beishan Corridor, which separates the vast sand sea in the north. Nanshan Corridor is a part of Qilian Mountain and the edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Water is a sculptor of landforms. As early as the Cretaceous period 6,543.8 billion years ago, rivers gathered here to form lakes. After 100 million years of wind and rain erosion, a special landform was born, colorful hills. Under the sunshine, Zhang Ye's Danxia image is covered with a layer of red gauze, which shines brightly, showing the wonder of wind-born "color like lotus and clear sky".

From the snowy top of Qilian Mountain to the colorful mountains below. As the heart of Hexi Corridor, Zhangye has a splendid Silk Road for thousands of years, leaving a long history and touching vicissitudes. Therefore, it is worth your perception and exploration.