Brief introduction of Lanzhou

Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, is located in the geometric center of China's land map. The city is surrounded by mountains in the north and south, and the Yellow River in the east and west passes through the city. It has the characteristics of a banded basin city. Lanzhou is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, with a continental climate in the middle temperate zone, with no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer. The annual average precipitation is 360mm, the annual average temperature is 10℃, the annual sunshine hours are 2446 hours, and the frost-free period is 180 days.

City tree: Sophora japonica; City flower: rose.

Lanzhou is the only city in the Yellow River Valley where the Yellow River passes through the city. The urban area is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the mountains are still and the water is moving, forming a unique and beautiful urban landscape.

In order to highlight the characteristics of landscape cities, speed up the implementation of environmental greening in the north and south mountains and the comprehensive development project of the Yellow River tourist routes, integrate the construction of roads and bridges on both sides of the 40-kilometer urban section of the Yellow River, the restoration and reinforcement of river banks, the dredging of navigation channels, the development of tourist attractions, the greening and beautification of urban buildings, and gather the Silk Road culture, the Yellow River culture and national culture.

The Yellow River not only nurtures the people of Lanzhou, but also brings rich specialties here. White melon, soft pear, winter pear, white peach and other fruits have long enjoyed a good reputation. Lily, black melon seeds, roses, bracken, hookah and other local products are well-known at home and abroad, making Lanzhou a city of melons and fruits well-known at home and abroad.

Lanzhou is an important town on the ancient Silk Road.

As early as 5000 years ago, human beings thrived here.

The county government was established in the Western Han Dynasty, which means "Jincheng Tang Chi" and is called Jincheng.

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, an important metropolis and link connecting ethnic minorities in the western regions, and has played an important role in communicating and promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West.

The ancient Silk Road has also left many places of interest and splendid culture here, attracting a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists, making Lanzhou the center of the Silk Road tourist area, which is 2,000 kilometers long and connects Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Tianshui Maijishan, Zhangye Buddhist Temple, Yongjing Bingling Temple and Xiahe Labuleng Temple.

With the opening of the new Eurasian Continental Bridge, especially the implementation of the western development strategy and the reconstruction of the modern Silk Road, Lanzhou, as an important channel for cooperation and exchanges between the east and the west of China and the gateway to Central Asia, West Asia, the Middle East and Europe, has a more prominent strategic position and is playing an important role in connecting the east and the west and connecting the north and the south.