What is the origin of the name of Gansu Province?

The origin of the name of Gansu Province is August 26th, 38th year of the Republic of China (1949). Gansu administrative office was established to govern Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Linxia, Qingyang, Tianshui, Pingliang, Wudu 1 1 street (area, city) and 73 counties (bureaus). 1950 65438+ 10 On October 8th, Gansu Provincial People's Government was formally established, which now governs Gansu and western Inner Mongolia.

Gansu, referred to as "Gan" or "Long", is a provincial administrative region in People's Republic of China (PRC). Lanzhou, the provincial capital, is located in the northwest inland of China. Gansu takes the initials of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Because Xixia once set up Gansu military sub-division, Gansu Province was set up in Yuan Dynasty, referred to as Gansu; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), Longyou Road was set up here in the Tang Dynasty, so it is also called Longyan for short.