Gansu Province, referred to as "Gan" or "Long" for short, is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Lanzhou as its capital. By 2023, the total population of Gansu will reach 26.37 million, accounting for about 1.9% of the total population of the country, which will continue to maintain the previous growth momentum and provide a strong impetus for Gansu's economic development.

Gansu Province is located in the northwest of China, bordering Shaanxi in the east, Xinjiang in the west, Sichuan and Qinghai in the south, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia in the north and Mongolia in the northwest. It is located between 3211'-42 57' north latitude and 9213'-108 46' east longitude, with a total area of 425,800 square kilometers. By the end of 2023, there were 12 prefecture-level cities and 2 autonomous prefectures in Gansu Province.

Gansu's history and culture

Gansu culture is an important part of the pluralistic and integrated culture of the Chinese nation, with a long historical tradition and distinctive regional characteristics. Culture Gansu has a long and narrow region, a large span from east to west, rich cultural types and diverse series. There are 52 national key cultural relics protection units1in Gansu province, including 50 ancient sites, 53 ancient buildings, 24 cave temples and stone carvings, and 4 important historical sites and representative buildings1.

There are 13 kinds of operas in Gansu province, namely, Qin Opera, Long Opera, Quzi Opera, Minqin Quzi Opera, Longnan Shadow Play, Lei Yu Lantern Opera, Lingtai Lamp Opera, Gaoshan Opera, Bantai Opera, Nanmute Tibetan Opera, Hu Mei Opera and Henan Opera. Among them, Shaanxi Opera, Dragon Opera, Quzi Opera, Minqin Quzi Opera and Hu Mei Performance Group have relatively more employees and rich repertoire creation, which are active and stable operas in the province.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gansu Province