Gansu
Sign in to saveGansu is a province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan and Loess plateaus and borders Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, Shaanxi to the east, and Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Mongolia's Govi-Altai Province to the north. The Yellow River passes through the southern part of the province. Part of Gansu's territory is located in the Gobi Desert. The Qilian mountains are located in the south of the Province.
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Gansu is a large province in northwestern China, positioned between the Tibetan and Loess plateaus and traversed by the Yellow River, with its capital in the city of Lanzhou. The province is geographically significant due to its location bordering multiple regions and its landscape, which includes parts of the Gobi Desert and the Qilian mountains.
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41 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Ancient Gansu
- Imperial era
- Republican China
- Geography
- Administrative divisions
- Politics
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Mining
- Services
- Economic and technological development zones
- Demographics
- Languages
- Culture
- Religion
- Tourism
- Jiayuguan Pass of the Great Wall
- Mogao Grottoes
- Silk Road and Dunhuang City
- Silk Route Museum
- Bingling Temple
- Labrang Monastery
- Maijishan Grottoes
- Education
- Colleges and universities
- Natural resources
- Land
- Minerals
- Energy
- Flora and fauna
- Environment
- Natural disasters
- Anti-desertification project
- Space launch center
- See also
- Notes
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Gansu is a province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan and Loess plateaus and borders Xinjiang and Qinghai to the west, Sichuan to the south, Shaanxi to the east, and Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Mongolia's Govi-Altai Province to the north. The Yellow River passes through the southern part of the province. Part of Gansu's territory is located in the Gobi Desert. The Qilian mountains are located in the south of the Province.
Gansu has a population of 26 million, ranking 22nd in China. Its population is mostly Han, along with Hui, Dongxiang and Tibetan minorities. The most common language is Mandarin. Gansu is among the poorest administrative divisions in China, ranking last in GDP per capita as of 2019.