What is your impression of Lanzhou?

When you think of Lanzhou, what do you think of? pollute? Congested? drought? Dust? Camels all over the street? You may have had the opportunity to see these various elements before Nuoqian years ago, but today's Lanzhou has already waved goodbye to these "history". Lanzhou is not just a book, a bowl of noodles, or a river that we are familiar with. The content it contains will make you refresh your memory!

Now, if you have the opportunity to come to Lanzhou, your first impression is: Why is the environment here different from what I imagined? Indeed, Lanzhou was famous around the world for its pollution levels more than ten years ago. At the end of the last century, relevant authoritative organizations also listed Lanzhou as one of the top ten polluted cities in the world. Lanzhou once became a city that cannot be found in satellites. But thanks to the unremitting efforts of Lanzhou people in recent years, we have successfully gotten rid of this black hat.

At the end of 2015, Lanzhou won the "Today's Change and Progress Award" at the Paris Climate Conference. Winning this award is an affirmation of Lanzhou’s air pollution control and is also a great spur and encouragement. As the only non-low-carbon pilot city in the country, Lanzhou was invited to participate in the conference. It shared its air pollution control practices and low-carbon city construction vision with domestic and foreign guests, and sent out the "Lanzhou voice" of green development to the world, which was fully affirmed and positively evaluated by the participants. , and won the "Today's Change and Progress Award" jointly issued by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the China Low Carbon Alliance, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the China Low Carbon Emission Reduction Committee.

"Lanzhou Blue" has become a new city card of Lanzhou. If some people still use the word "polluted city" to describe Lanzhou, then I can only look at these friends with ignorance and ignorance.

This is not the Colorado Grand Canyon in the United States, nor is it the colorful Danxia landform in Zhangye. This is Shuping Danxia Geopark, which is only half an hour's drive from downtown Lanzhou. There is no world-class title here, but the scenery here is definitely worthy of the eyes of the world.

We all know that the northwest is arid, but drought does not mean barren. Our hills are filled with mysterious brilliance. These hillsides seem to be covered with rainbows, which are extremely gorgeous. This is the Danxia landscape closest to the city. It is rare in China and even in the world. Its landforms are rich and colorful, and its nature is intact. Except for the marginal areas, there are basically no human activities, and it maintains its original and magnificent state.

The colorful scrolls of Danxia unfold from west to east, with Tianfu Sand Palace, Renshou Mountain, etc. competing in sequence. Renshou Mountain, with pavilions and pavilions on the mountain, is surrounded by green trees and red flowers. There are ten miles of peach countryside and ten thousand acres of peach orchards around Renshou Mountain. Whenever the peach blossoms are in full bloom, there are thousands of tourists and thousands of spectators, creating a new landscape in Lanzhou.

When you take a hot air balloon ride in Myanmar, you overlook the land of a thousand pagodas and listen to the Buddhist temples; when you take a hot air balloon ride in Turkey, you overlook the land of a thousand hills and feel the miraculous craftsmanship of nature; Taking a hot air balloon ride in Danxia, ??China, is a spiritual shock, as if you are in an overturned palette.

Being in the Northwest Plateau, we are still indispensable for the cypresses and pines. As the intersection of the Qinling Mountains and the Qilian Mountains, the collision of the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Inner Mongolia Plateau, the forests of Lanzhou also surround this place. Cities grew in turn.

There are two national nature reserves and three national forest parks. These nature reserves and Senling Park surround the city of Lanzhou and inject green vitality into the city. Therefore, although the city of Lanzhou is located inland, it never lacks green.

When people mention the culture of Lanzhou, the first things that people blurt out are Lanzhou Ramen and Reader Magazine. Yes, these two business cards have indeed endorsed the city of Lanzhou for many years, but as everyone knows, the city of Lanzhou has The culture accommodated is more than that. Lanzhou Taiping Drum is a traditional drum with a history of more than 600 years and is known as "the best drum in the world". It is mainly spread in Lanzhou, Gaolan, Yongdeng, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Jingyuan and other places in Gansu Province.

Taiping Drum is one of the favorite folk performances of urban and rural people in Lanzhou. During major celebrations, the performance is the climax of the entire event. The sonorous and powerful drum beats show the heroic spirit of the people on the banks of the Yellow River. Its style is unique. It has strong northwest characteristics and artistic courage.

As the "spokesperson" of China's tourism, the East Galloping Horse, a national first-class cultural relic, is now in the Gansu Museum. The historical and artistic value of the Bronze Galloping Horse is self-evident. Such a precious national treasure is also an item that tourists coming to Lan must not miss.

This picture is called "Post Envoy Picture". Many friends may be unfamiliar with it, but when I mention China Post, everyone must have heard of it. Yes, this is China Post logo. This brick painting comes from the Wei and Jin mural tombs in Jiayuguan. When you come to the Gansu Provincial Museum in Lanzhou, you can appreciate its charm with your own eyes.

The history you can discover in Lanzhou can be traced back to prehistoric civilization. It is a node city on the Silk Road, and countless civilizations are intertwined here. Every piece of history is a piece of Jincheng’s past.

Lanzhou’s special history and environment have also created a unique lifestyle for the local people. When it comes to food, noodles cannot be ignored. Putting aside the topic of Lanzhou Ramen, the noodles in Lanzhou are also diverse and complicated. Cold noodles, fried noodles, braised noodles, soup noodles, etc. on the market have produced incredible chemical reactions after being integrated into Lanzhou's local ethnic characteristics. The wide variety of pasta will satisfy your appetite and open your eyes!

Lanzhou’s special geographical pattern has become the initiator of Lanzhou’s congestion. The geographical shape of two mountains and a river has made Lanzhou’s traffic always in a very tense state. Big data in recent years shows Lanzhou’s former congestion coefficient No. 1 in the country! However, in recent years, with the improvement and widening of various roads in Lanzhou and the completion and operation of various elevated highways, the ground traffic in Lanzhou has gradually returned to smooth flow. The opening of the subway at the end of this year will be a good medicine to improve Lanzhou's transportation.

Lanzhou at night, the colorful city, these wonderful things you have never seen before are the beginning of your new understanding of Lanzhou. We have blue sky, we sit in prosperity, and we enjoy the boldness brought by this great northwest.

This is Lanzhou, the geographical center of the motherland, a city infiltrated by the Yellow River...

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Lanzhou feels like a fine wine to me. The older the wine, the stronger the aroma. I am not from Lanzhou. My hometown is Baiyin City, which is not far away from Lanzhou and has deep roots. I am not afraid of jokes. Before junior high school, I stayed in my hometown in the countryside and never traveled far. The provincial capital of Lanzhou was just an unattainable dream for me at that time. Later, by chance, I had the opportunity to study in Lanzhou, where I could get close to Lanzhou and feel the temperature of this inland city in the northwest.

Including the time I spent studying and working in Lanzhou, I have lived in Lanzhou for seven years. During this period, I visited every district in Lanzhou and almost all tourist attractions in Lanzhou City. His familiarity should be better than that of many Lanzhou locals. My first impression of Lanzhou is that it is a very tolerant city. To be more precise, it is an immigrant city. Most of the residents come from all over the west and all over the country. People from the south and the north have poured in in large numbers and have lived in Lanzhou for a long time. The integration makes Lanzhou a city with both north and south characteristics, with the delicate side of the south and the rough side of the north.

A river (Yellow River), a book (reader), a bowl of noodles (beef noodles), a bridge (Zhongshan Bridge), and a drama (Silk Road Flower Rain) are the city cards of Lanzhou Many outsiders know Lanzhou from Lanzhou’s city card.

In addition, the outside world's impression of Lanzhou is vague. Backwardness, desert, and camels are the stereotypes of Lanzhou among the many outsiders I have come into contact with. Yes, many urban prejudices are inseparable from the economy. Lanzhou, once a domestic economic star, has experienced tepid and unsatisfactory development in recent years. Its ranking among domestic provincial capitals has plummeted, from the middle level to the lower level. I have personally witnessed that some urban roads in Lanzhou were dug over and over again, just like children digging sand on the beach. It took many years for Metro Line 1 to be built and opened. Several city leaders were imprisoned. In short, Lanzhou's development is difficult to describe. In my opinion, human factors are the biggest factor hindering urban development.

Loess, yellow sand, and the Yellow River are all inextricably related to Lanzhou. What needs to be refuted is that the yellow sand weather in Lanzhou is becoming less and less nowadays, and the water in the Yellow River is basically free in winter and spring. The one above is Qing Lingling. The biggest change in Lanzhou in recent years is the weather. There are more and more blue skies. This is very rare in a city dominated by heavy industry. The most comfortable thing about Lanzhou is the pleasant climate. There is no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. Especially in Lanzhou’s summer, one rain after another this year has made Lanzhou’s summer plans aborted many times. Lanzhou has therefore become a rare tourist destination in China. One of the summer resort cities.

In the past few years, I have been to many cities in China, and have lived in the eastern and central parts of the country to varying degrees. Lanzhou became my final destination. Maybe it was because my parents could be taken care of nearby when they were old, or maybe I was tired of living in the city. A wandering life outside. We got together because we liked each other. This is probably the impression Lanzhou left on me.

Speaking of Lanzhou, I can be considered a Lanzhou native. The influence on Lanzhou is that it is developing all the time. Although in the eyes of many people, Lanzhou has many problems. But overall, Lanzhou people still love this city deeply. Some people always complain about many problems when they are in Lanzhou, but when you leave Lanzhou and live in a foreign land, you will miss your life in Lanzhou.

Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu Province and an important hub city in the five northwest provinces. It can be said that friends who come to Lanzhou basically go to various places to travel or visit relatives. I once asked an out-of-town friend of mine how he felt about our city. What is the impact? He told me that although this city is not as prosperous as first- and second-tier cities, the people in this city are still quite friendly and polite, unlike people in first- and second-tier cities who only focus on profits. It is true that the fast pace of first-tier cities makes people breathless, and they will not be as simple and honest as the people here in Lanzhou. This is also my biggest feeling after leaving Lanzhou and living in Lanzhou for two years!

I came to Lanzhou in 2008, and it has been eleven years now. I have started a family, married a wife, and had children. It is a pretty good city. As you slowly integrate into it, you will feel a sense of belonging. Especially when you are on a business trip, you are always in a hurry to get things done. Hurry back to Lanzhou, to Lanzhou, the city where I have suffered and worked hard. I hope the sky in Lanzhou will be more blue, and I also hope that all the people who work hard in Lanzhou will go well.

I like this city more and more. In the past, we were too demanding and felt that development was a little slow. But saying there is no development is a bit extreme. As long as you savor this city patiently and carefully, there are still obvious changes. For example, the sky is blue and the climate is getting better. Especially in recent years, there has been more rain, and the hills are gradually becoming greener. No matter how difficult it is, the subway is open and the north and south ring roads are open. The city's southern ring road has also been opened; although the city's appearance will not change significantly in a short period of time, the streets are cleaner and more and more refined. In fact, these changes may not be visible to outsiders, but as citizens who have lived in this city for a long time, these are changes that are closely related to the people. I think it is more practical. First-tier cities look grand, but if I really want to live there, I cannot accept a life of rushing and striving all my life.

Speaking of Lanzhou, I still have a deep impression, because it was the first city I went to for the first time in my life! In 1997, because I had nothing to do after school, I followed my neighbors in the same village to Lanzhou, and my long years of working began. At that time, Lanzhou seemed to me so prosperous and beautiful (because I had never been to other big cities).

Walking on Qingyang Road and looking at the high-rise buildings next to it, Dongfanghong Square and the city's flashing red lights at night, it feels so wonderful! Every night after get off work, I always invite my fellow villagers to go shopping in the supermarket. I am happy even if I don’t buy anything (I thought the city was so beautiful at that time). I walk along the Yellow River and look at the chain bridge. The tiredness of working during the day is instantly relieved. Disappeared, life is still very beautiful!

Of course, there are many delicacies in Lanzhou. My favorite is noodles, such as fried noodles, fried noodles and so on. The most impressive thing is Lanzhou Ramen. It is economical and affordable, and a favorite among migrant workers

Of course, what I dislike the most is the climate in Lanzhou. The air feels relatively dry, and there are occasional sandstorms. The scene is really scary. Watching the overwhelming dust rolling in from the distance, it really feels like It's the end of the world. But it has been more than ten years since I left Lanzhou, so I think there are very few such scenes now!

More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. I miss every sight and thing there, the fellow villagers who are still struggling there, and the "comrades" who worked together. I wonder how you are all doing?

I think if I have the opportunity, I will definitely go to the places where I have struggled, to find that feeling, and to meet the people who used to be there!

First of all, my impression of Lanzhou is that it has developed very fast in recent years. Due to the support of the state in recent years, it has become the most important city in the northwest region. It has also become a transportation hub. The area of ??the city is getting wider and wider, the traffic volume is also getting larger and larger, the population is also increasing, and more and more high-rise buildings are slowly erected. They are all one city. A sign of development.

The second is that its transportation is very convenient. Lanzhou has now become one of the most important transportation hubs in the northwest region, whether it is going deep into the northwest region, such as Xinjiang or the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Passing through this place, it is conceivable that as a transportation hub, its economy and transportation are developing relatively quickly. It also has trains, EMUs, high-speed rails, and airplanes. The third is that the people of Lanzhou are very enthusiastic and bold. Lanzhou is located in the northwest region, but the people of Zhou are very enthusiastic. Even if you go to travel, they will bring out the best things to entertain you. Moreover, their character is also very generous, very open-minded, not fussy, and their service attitude is also very good. The fourth is the profound history and culture. As an important city that the Silk Road passed through, both silk culture and ancient culture are very profound. For example, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and some murals are very famous. , and it is famous overseas.

Lanzhou is a lonely city, except for the Yellow River is yellow sand!

A river. A city. A group of people!

In Lanzhou, everyone is drunk, laughing and crying late at night.

In Lanzhou, the streets are full of beef noodle restaurants, just like the streets of Paris are full of artists.

Some people say that I don’t particularly like this city, but it happens to be the place where I was born and raised. But I missed it so much after leaving this city.

Lanzhou in the morning is like this rotating waterwheel, starting a new day. Lanzhou, a city of immigrants, carries the dreams of many young people. Just like water irrigating farmland, people with dreams use their own sweat to irrigate the hope of living in this city.

At dusk, the Zhongshan Bridge is no longer crowded with tourists during the day, but more hurried pedestrians. The buildings in the distance are like paper-cuts, portraying this ever-changing city more beautiful and profound. After working hard all day, the figures of people hurriedly returning home have been transformed into silhouettes by the light of the setting sun, which reminds people of a poem: "You stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and the people watching the scenery are watching you upstairs. . The bright moon decorates your windows, and you decorate other people’s dreams. "This is Lanzhou. No scenery exists apart from life. Each of us is the scenery of this city.

Lanzhou at night has a certain temperament that makes many people linger.

Lanzhou, this northwestern city, has such a bold, domineering, and simple enthusiasm that is infinitely amplified in the night. The nightlife in Lanzhou is rich. You can drink and shake dice when you are happy, but you can't be happy when you are unhappy. Drink, listen to music and think about life. This is the heart of this city that embraces everything about us.

On the banks of the Mother River, everything about love is happening every day. Some people are happy here, and some are sad here. What has changed is our lives, but what remains unchanged is the flowing water of the Yellow River, which soothes the hearts of every Lanzhou person like a mother's warm palms.

Lanzhou City, located in the northwest, is the only city in the country where the Yellow River passes through the city. It is easy to see the Yellow River in Lanzhou. The Yellow River Mother sculpture has stood on the south bank of the Yellow River for nearly 30 years. It was built by the Germans Zhongshan Bridge, a century-old iron bridge over the Yellow River. They are all landmark buildings on the Yellow River in Lanzhou. Therefore, foreigners cannot go to Lanzhou without seeing the Yellow River.

"Reader" magazine was once the third best-selling magazine in the world and the first in the country. This digest magazine tells countless warm stories and warms generations of readers, accompanying the youth of those born in the 50s, 60s and 70s. In the 1980s and 1990s of the last century, whether they were young students or in school, Public officials in the class and all walks of life are familiar with the magazine formerly known as "Reader's Digest", with a monthly circulation of up to 1.32 million copies and a cumulative circulation of more than 2 billion copies so far. It once became the magazine with the largest number of self-subscribed readers in the country. Many people's impression of Lanzhou may come from this famous "Reader" magazine. People really can't believe that Lanzhou, a city in the northwest that has the impression of being desolate and rough in the Gobi Desert, can write such delicate cultural books that have influenced the Chinese people for more than 30 years. "Reader" magazine is a business card of Lanzhou.

In Lanzhou, the streets are full of beef noodle restaurants, and they all taste good. Lanzhou people are famous for their love of beef noodles, and the emphasis on "one clear, two white, three red, four green and five yellow" makes Lanzhou beef even more popular. His face became popular all over the country. Lanzhou beef noodles have a place all over the country and even at home and abroad. Therefore, when outsiders say Lanzhou, they will think of Lanzhou beef noodles.

Lanzhou, a city of one river, one book, and one bowl of noodles!