China Travel >> Gansu Travel >> Gansu Province is located in the western region of the motherland, is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, a vast territory. Between latitude 32 ° 11 '~ 42 ° 57', longitude 92 ° 13 '~ 108 ° 46' between. The east of Shaanxi, Sichuan, south, west and Qinghai, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, north, Mongolia and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the People's Republic of the border. Gansu diverse landforms, mountain, plateau, Hirakawa, valley, desert, the Gobi staggered distribution. Since the terrain southwest to the north-east tilt, long and narrow topography, 1655 km from east to west, north-south 530 km wide, can be divided into six regions with their own characteristics:
Gansu is a multi-ethnic province. The province's minority composition of the existing 54, 2,199,000 of the total population of ethnic minorities, the province accounted for 8.7 percent of the total population. Gansu resident of the minority are back, Tibetan, Togo, Turkey, Yugur, security, Mongolia, Sarah, Kazakhstan, Manchu, and other 16 ethnic minorities. The Dongxiang, Yugur, Baoan Zu for the unique nation in Gansu. Gannan existing in the province, the Linxia autonomous prefecture of the two peoples, Tianzhu, Sunan, subei, Aksay, Togo, Jishi Shan, Zhang Chuan 7 ethnic autonomous counties and 39 townships in the autonomous areas have a total land area of 179,000 square Km, accounting for 39.8 percent of the province's area.
Gansu Province is located in the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Mongolia intersection of the three major areas. The territory of the complex terrain, criss-crossing mountain ranges, there are significant differences between above sea level, mountain basin, Hirakawa, and the Gobi Desert, such as a combination, is the landscape of mountain-plateau. From the southeast to the northwest, including the North District to the cold humid subtropical areas, arid zones of various types of weather.
Provincial-level scenic spots Ming Yan Song, located in the county and political hanging Tanxiang small gorge, 145 km from the city of Lanzhou, Linxia City, 55 km, the peak 2730 meters above sea level. Scenic area of 33 square kilometers from the South without Taiwan, the top of the West, the Jade Emperor Peak, Feng Ji Guanshan four components. Because of their towering tall and straight, like penholder, also known as the "Beacon Hill." Feng Yun here then, Gusong towering, cloud-filled seasons, the gurgling water all year round. Whenever the mountain breeze blowing, such as Song Ming-tao, shock Canyon, named "Ming Yan Song." In ancient times, "Sumeru Cuise" King, the park has trees, shrubs more than 200 species, 174 kinds of wild flowers and trees, there are 205 kinds of wild medicinal materials, some economic and ornamental value of the fruit of wild-type number 10. Abundant plant resources to make sharp changes in the Four Seasons area, a rich and varied landscape, and "Kingdom of plants" known.Gansu Hotels: Dunhuang Hotels, Jiayuguan Hotels, Jiuquan Hotels, Lanzhou Hotels, Tianshui Hotels, Wuwei Hotels, Dunhuang
"Dunhuang is a national historical and cultural cities, have passed 2000 years of history, it is the Silk Road Hexi Road, the golden mean Qiang (Qinghai Road), South West Region, north of the border Interchange Road fortress… Jiayuguan
Jiayuguan, the Ming Dynasty Great Wall is the western end of the starting point - named after the Jiayuguan city, a thousand miles south of the Qilian Mountain Miangen Xuefeng, a North Long Shan and Ma Zongshan first, because of its geographical location are unique, therefore, since the Qin and Han history Dynasty troops are stationed here… Jiuquan
Jiuquan area at the western end of the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province in the northwest of Altun and Qilian Mountain and Ma Zongshan (the northern), about 680 km East-West, North and South width of 550 km with a total area of 191,200 square kilometers, is the city's political, economic, cultural At the center… Lanzhou
Lanzhou is to visit along the Silk Road Xungu wins the popular tourist destination, Weiyi surrounding mountains, lush forests, many cultural relics and scenic spots differ from the Yellow River flows through urban areas and that is very rich tourism resources… |
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