Why is Lanzhou called Jincheng?

The place name of Jincheng is based on the fact that Lanzhou City is surrounded by mountains and is impregnable. Therefore, the allusion of "Jincheng Tang Chi" was taken, and it was named Jincheng, which means its solidity.

Founded in Lanzhou in 86 BC, Jincheng County was established here during the Han and Wei Dynasties. When the Sixteen Kingdoms got cold, they moved to Jincheng County to rule here.

In the third year of Emperor Kaidi of Sui Dynasty (AD 583), Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty abandoned the county to establish a state and set up a governor's office in Lanzhou. The name "Lanzhou" first appeared in history books. Later, although the counties were renamed several times, the organizational evolution of Lanzhou was basically fixed and has been used to this day.

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Lanzhou is an important town on the ancient Silk Road, where human beings thrived as early as 5,000 years ago.

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, an important metropolis and link connecting ethnic minorities in the western regions, and an important intersection of the Yellow River culture, the Silk Road culture, the Central Plains culture and the western regions culture.

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. It is clearly stated in the document that the construction of Lanzhou New District should be taken as an important measure to further implement the strategy of developing the western region, and Lanzhou should be developed into a modern metropolis in the northwest region in 2020.

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