Location

Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, northwest China, Gansu is one of the cradles of Chinese cultures. It occupies a total area of 450,000 square kilometers (173,700 square miles) Neighboring provinces are Shaanxi to the east, Sichuan to the south, Qinghai and Xinjiang to the west and Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the north.

Survey

With a population of 23.7 million, Gansu has a multinational population which includes ethnic minority groups of Kazak, Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, Dongxiang, Tu and Manchu. They mutually influence each other in the fields of economics, politics and culture and hold close ties with the Han people. They have thus developed a unique cultural community. Lanzhou, a well-known ancient city in China, is the capital of Gansu. It is the second largest city in northwest China, and also the political, economic and cultural center of the province.

Transport

Gansu province lies halfway on the Silk Road linking the northwest to the central part of China. From the ancient time, it occupies a very important role for communication. Passengers who want to go to Xinjiang and Tibet by train have to go through Gansu. Zhongchuan Airport has flights to many large cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian, etc. Roads leading to Xian, Qinghai, and Tibet transverse hundreds of miles crossing Gobi Desert, which also plays an important role for this region.

Sightseeing

Vast and graceful natural scenery like endless desert and pure glacial landscape presents an impressive and breath-taking picture before your eyes. Mogao Grottoes is famous world wide. It is the largest and most well-preserved Buddhist art palace and also a post along the ancient Silk Road; the grand Jiayuguan Pass, an important outpost in ancient China, is the western end of the Great Wall; the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist resorts in China .

 
 
 
Highlights:
.Giant Buddha Temple
.The Wooden Pagoda Temple
 
 
Highlights:
.Giant Buddha Temple
.The Wooden Pagoda Temple