Which has greater development potential, Xining or Lanzhou?

Xining and Lanzhou are the core cities of Lanxi urban agglomeration. An important central city in northwest China. Xining is the capital of Ningxia and Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu. Lanzhou and Xining have no unique geographical location. They are neither along the coast nor near the border, nor are they plains. Although it is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River Basin, it has no shipping advantage. One is located in the west of the Loess Plateau and the other is located in the northeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Surrounded by mountains, the ecological environment is poor, and the only advantage lies in the external passage, which is an important traffic node. Through Tianshui, the ancient Silk Road became two passages to the west and northwest respectively: after going west along Huangshui Valley to Xining, it crossed Qilian Mountain to Hexi Corridor to the northwest, which is the southern line of the Silk Road; It passes through Lanzhou to the northwest, goes up the Zhuanglang River and reaches the Hexi Corridor, which is the central line of the ancient Silk Road. Because it is close to the central line, it later became the main trunk line of the Silk Road, but Xining, as an important city on the ancient Tang-Fan road, shoulders the heavy responsibility of Sino-Tibetan exchanges. Therefore, the geographical location of Lanzhou and Xining determines that they are not only battlegrounds for military strategists, but also the main road and gateway for economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West.

At present, the strength of Lanzhou is far better than that of Xining, with a GDP of 273.2 billion yuan and a GDP of 654.38+028.6 billion yuan in Xining. The difference is not a little. Whether it is urban development or various supporting facilities, especially university resources, there are many universities in Lanzhou, the number of which is second only to Xi 'an, such as Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou University of Technology and Northwest Normal University. It ranks second in northwest China, but Xining lacks high-quality university resources. We can find that the development of cities with many high-quality colleges and universities will not be too bad. Therefore, the primary productive force is talent.

Lanzhou is an important industrial base and comprehensive transportation hub in the northwest of China. So it is also very powerful in urban construction. Although the economic construction in northwest China is not very good in recent years, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province has intensified its construction in transportation in recent years. The traffic in Lanzhou is a little better than that in Xining, and the framework of Lanzhou passenger ring railway network and freight ring railway network has been completed. At present, the east-west separation of passengers and goods and the north-south cargo pattern have been completed.

With the construction of Lan Xin New District, it is just around the corner to rebuild a new Lanzhou.

Of course, one of the main reasons for the development of Lanzhou this year is that Lanzhou used to be an important industrial city in the northwest, which was developed by industry. However, with the development, the influence of industry is not so great, and Lanzhou is also facing difficulties in transformation.

Let's talk about Xining again. Xining is the only place where the ancient Silk Road South Road and the Tang-Fan Ancient Road pass. Known as the "sea throat", it is one of the 45 major highway hubs in China. A comprehensive transportation system with coordinated development of roads, railways, aviation and urban transportation has been formed, especially the opening of high-speed rail and international air ports. Xining's domestic and international cooperation, exchanges and opening-up have entered a new stage.

Xining is a rising star in Ran Ran. Unlike Lanzhou, Xining has greater comprehensive development potential. However, it is a bit difficult for Xining to surpass Lanzhou in 20 years. After all, the foundation is too thin.