Lanzhou
Lanzhou
兰州市 | |
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Lanzhou skyline and the Yellow River Xiguan Mosque Zhongshan Bridge Waterwheel Expo Garden Chanyuan Temple Lanzhou beef noodles | |
Location of Lanzhou City jurisdiction in Gansu | |
Lanzhou Location of the city center in Gansu Lanzhou Lanzhou (China) | |
| Coordinates (Gansu People's Government): 36°03′38″N 103°49′36″E / 36.0606°N 103.8268°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Municipal seat | Chengguan District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Lanzhou Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Zhang Xiaoqiang |
| • Congress Chairman | Zhang Jianping |
| • Mayor | Liu Jianxun[1] |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Li Hongya |
| Area | |
| 13,086.9 km2 (5,052.9 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,432.9 km2 (939.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,112.9 km2 (429.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| 4,359,446 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,474,858 |
| • Urban density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,042,863 |
| • Metro density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 209.6 billion US$ 33.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 56,972 US$ 9,147 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730000 |
| Area code | 931 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GS-01 |
| License plate prefixes | 甘A |
| Website | www |
City flowers Rugosa Rose | |
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"Lanzhou" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 兰州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蘭州 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Lanchow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Orchid [Hills] Prefecture"[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lanzhou[a] is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China.[6] Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk Road and it stands to become a major hub on the New Eurasian Land Bridge. The city is also a center for heavy industry and petrochemical industry.
Lanzhou is the geographical center of China’s land territory, and the third largest city in Northwest China after Xi'an and Ürümqi.[7] Lanzhou is also an important center for scientific research and education in Northwestern China after Xi'an.[8] The city is one of the top 60 major cities in the world by scientific research output as tracked by the Nature Index.[9] It hosts several research institutions, including, Lanzhou University, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou University of Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, and Lanzhou Jiaotong University.[10][11] Notably, Lanzhou University is one of China's prestige universities as a member of the Project 985.
- ^ "博士刘建勋任兰州市市长，全国已有多个"70后"省会城市市长".
- ^ "China: Gānsù (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ 甘肃省统计局、国家统计局甘肃调查总队 (November 2016). 《甘肃发展年鉴－2016》. China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7-5037-7894-0.
- ^ Jun Jing (1996), The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village, Stanford: Stanford University Press, p. 4.
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- ^ "Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions". PRC Central Government Official Website. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
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- ^ "US News Best Global Universities Rankings in Lanzhou". U.S. News & World Report. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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