How many years' history is Lanzhou?

The history of Lanzhou starts from this year (20 19) 1983.

Lanzhou, referred to as Jincheng for short, is the capital of Gansu Province, the second largest city in northwest China, an important industrial base, transportation and communication hub, scientific research and education center, and one of the important central cities in the western region. It is one of the five central cities in the China section of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, and it is also the headquarters of the army organs in the western theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

Lanzhou is located in the northwest of China, in the middle of Gansu Province, bordering Wuwei City and Baiyin City in the north, Dingxi City in the east and Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the south.

Lanzhou is an important town on the ancient Silk Road. At the beginning of Sui Dynasty, it was renamed Lanzhou. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, with the opening of the Silk Road, there was a grand occasion in which silk went west and Tianma came east. Lanzhou has gradually become an important traffic artery and commercial port of the Silk Road and an important metropolis and link connecting ethnic minorities in the western regions.

It has played an important role in communicating and promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West. 20 12 On August 28th, the State Council approved the establishment of Lanzhou New District, which is the first national new district in northwest China and the fifth national new district in China.

20 18 12 2 1, Lanzhou has been listed as a "dry port-based national logistics hub city" and a "business service-oriented national logistics hub city" by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport.

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Environment in Lanzhou

Location context

Lanzhou is located in the northwest of China and the middle of Gansu Province. Its urban area is located at 36 03' north latitude and103 40' east longitude. It borders Wuwei City and Baiyin City in the north, Dingxi City in the east and Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the south, with a total area of 13085.6 square kilometers.

topography

Lanzhou has complex and diverse landforms, including mountains, plateaus, Pingchuan, river valleys, deserts and Gobi, with complete types and staggered distribution, and the terrain inclines from southwest to northeast. The terrain is long and narrow, with a length of 1.655 km from east to west and a width of 530 km from north to south. The complex landform can be roughly divided into six distinctive terrain areas.

Lanzhou is high in the west and low in the south, and low in the northeast. The Yellow River flows from southwest to northeast, across the whole territory and across mountains, forming a beaded valley with alternating valleys and basins.

The canyons include Bapan Gorge, Chaijia Gorge, Sangyuan Gorge, Daxia Gorge and Wujin Gorge. The basins include Xincheng basin, Lanzhou basin, Niwan-Ishikawa basin and Qingcheng-Shuichuan basin. There are Huangshui Valley, Zhuanglang Valley, Yuanchuan Valley and Datong Valley.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lanzhou (the capital of Gansu)