Lanzhou is a prefecture-level city, which belongs to Gansu Province, the capital of Gansu Province, and is located in the middle of Gansu Province. It has jurisdiction over 5 districts and 3 counties and is one of the important central cities in the western region. Lanzhou was called "Jincheng" in ancient times. In 583 AD, due to the existence of Gaolan Mountain in China, "Jincheng County" was changed to Lanzhou, which was the first time that the place name "Lanzhou" appeared.

Lanzhou special

Lanzhou is the only city through which the Yellow River passes. The urban area is surrounded by mountains and waters, and the mountains are still and the water is moving, forming a unique urban landscape. In order to highlight the characteristics of a landscape city, Lanzhou is speeding up the implementation of environmental greening in the north and south mountains and the comprehensive development of the Yellow River tourist route, integrating the construction of roads and bridges on both sides of the 40-kilometer urban section of the Yellow River, the restoration and reinforcement of river banks, the dredging of navigation channels, the development of tourist attractions, the urban architectural features and greening and beautification, and bringing together the Silk Road, the Yellow River culture and national culture.

Culture is the soul of Lanzhou people, world-famous Dunhuang culture, Silk Road culture, long-standing Yellow River culture, colorful national culture and religious culture. No matter from which point of view, Lanzhou is a place with profound cultural background. Lanzhou's culture is not only the Yellow River culture, Silk Road culture and national culture, but also an open, inclusive, progressive and future-oriented culture.