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Lanzhou
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 The
capital of Gansu province and a regional communications
and transportation hub, also the start point of Lan-Xin
railway, with Longhai, Lanxin and Baolan lines; known
as the city of fruits, producing some famous melon,
apple, lily and rose
Attractions in Lanzhou
Lanzhou
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Neighboring Areas: Shaanxi,
Sichuan, and Qinghai provinces, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia
Hui and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions
Population: 280 million
Area: 14,620 sq km
History
Early settlement in this region could be dated to Han
Dynasty, when it was a major stop on the ancient Silk
Road. To protect the city, the Great Wall was extended
as far as Yumen.
After the fall of the Han Dynasty, Lanzhou became the
capital of a succession of tribal states. Mixed with
different cultural heritages, the area at present-day
Gansu province, from the 5th to the 11th century, became
a center for Buddhist study.
Contemporary Lanzhou was founded in 1656 (Qin Dynasty).
Lanzhou is famously one of the most polluted cities
in China. The air quality is so poor that at times one
cannot see Lanshan, the mountain rising straight up
along the south side of the city. The city is located
in a river valley with an unfortunate curve causing
it to be hemmed in with no free air flow. Lanzhou also
is the home of far too many factories including petroleum
processing, and suffers from storms of dust kicked up
from the Gobi Desert, especially in the winter and spring.
Climate located
in the north temperate zone with mild continental climate
and great temperature difference; less rain, droughty
and dry; with frost-free period above 180 days; sunshine
abundant of 2446 hours; without cold winter and hot
summer
Average Temperature: July is the hottest, with
the average temperature of 22.2 C;
January is the coldest, with the average temperature
of 6.9C;
annual average 10.3C
Rainfall: annual precipitation 327mm, evaporation
1468mm, relative humidity 56%
Mountains:
Qilian
Ranges, Mt. Pingliang and Mt. Kongtong - the most famous
in Taoism
Rivers: Yellow River and its branches,
Yantan Beach
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