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Introduction

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Ren Zhenhe

  • NationChina
  • Government NameGansu Province
  • GovernorREN Zhenhe

History

  • Gansu, formerly known as Yongzhou, was an important golden section of the ancient Silk Road.
  • Gansu is nameder the first characters of two regions, Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). It was called Gansu because of the establishment of the Gansu Military Department in the Western Han Dynasty and the establishment of the Gansu Province in the Yuan Dynasty. It was also called Long because of the establishment of the Long Youdao in the Tang Dynasty, as most of its territory was located west of Mount Long.-

General Information

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Geography and Climate
  • Location: Upper reaches of the Yellow River, bordering Shaanxi to the east, Bashu (Prachuap) and Qinghai to the south, Xinjiang (Tibet) to the west, and Inner Mongolia and Ningxia to the north.
  • Geography: a complex distribution of mountains, plateaus, plains, river valleys, deserts, and highlands, surrounding the region, and the terrain gradually slopes from southwest to northeast.
  • Climate: four main climate types from south to north: subtropical monsoon climate, temperate monsoon climate, temperate continental (dry) climate, and plateau alpine climate
Population
  • Population： 24,920,000 persons (2022)
  • Ethnicity: The Dongxiang, Bao’an, and Yugur ethnic minorities live exclusively in Gansu Province
Administrative Divisions and Organizational Structure
  • Administrative Divisions: 14 cities, 2of which are ethnic and autonomous (Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Region)
  • Provincial seat of government: Lanzhou
  • Organizational Structure： Governor（1），Vice Governor（7）
Major Events Lanzhou China Investment and Trade Fair China Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultual Expo
Culture Tourism It is a region rich in cultural resources, with 16,895 unmovable relics, including Dunhuang culture, Changcheng culture, Yellow River culture, ancestral culture, and ethnic folk culture. There are more than 7,000 prehistoric sites in the region, more than 50,000 burial mounds have been excavated, and there are seven World Heritage Sites, including the Dunhuang Mogao Caves.

Economic Status

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Level of Economy(2022)
  • Regional Gross Domestic Product (RGDP): CNY 1,120,160 million (USD 1,539,150 million
  • Per Capita RGDP: CNY 45,000（USD 6,200）
Main Industries Petrochemical, steel, non-ferrous metals, coal, building materials, equipment manufacturing, heavy pharmaceutical processing
Local Specialties
  • Food: Lanzhou beef noodles, baked skin, Chongxin lamb Rougamo, Zhuanglang hot pot
  • Local Specialties: Tianshui Huaniu apples, Jingyuan goji berries, Gannan yak, Jinta tomatoes
Major Industrial Belt(Project) Lanzhou New Area, Circular Economy Pilot Zone, Lanbai Science and Technology Innovation Experiment Zone, China Civilization Transmission Innovation Zone, Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, National Ecological Safety Barrier Comprehensive Test Site

Others

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Contact
  • Point of Contact: Gansu People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office
  • Address: 甘肃省兰州市城关区南昌路805号
  • Phone: +86 0931-8720733
Official Website http://wsb.gansu.gov.cn/