Gansu
Gansu (Simplified: 甘肃, Traditional: 甘肅, Pinyin: gan1 su4, Wade-Giles: Kansu) is a province located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It lies between Qingzang, Inner Mongolia, and the Huangtu Plateaus, and borders Mongolia to the north. The Huang He river passes the southern part of the province. It has a population of approximately 25 million (1997) and has a large concentration of Hui Chinese. The capital of the province is Lanzhou.
Gansu is abbreviated Gan or Long (陇/隴), and is also known as Long West or Long Right, in reference to the Long Mountain east of Gansu.
Administration
There are 14 administrative areas immediately below Gansu: ten regional cities (地级市), two regions (地区), and two autonomous prefectures (自治州):
History
Gansu is the acronym first used in Song China, of two Sui and Tang prefectures (州): Gan (around Zhangyi) and Su (around Jiuquan).
Geography
Gansu province has an area of 390,000 km², and the majority of its land is above 1 km over sea level. It lies between Qingzang, Inner Mongolia, and the Huangtu Plateaus, and borders Mongolia to the north. The Huang He river passes the southern part of the province.
Part of the Gobi Desert is located in Gansu.
Neighboring provinces: Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan, Shanxi and Ningxia.
Cities:
Economy
Demographics
Gansu has a large concentration of Hui Chinese.
Culture
Within China, Gansu is known for its pulled noodles, and Muslim restaurants which feature authentic Gansu cusine are a common in most major Chinese cities.
Tourism
Places of Interest:
Postage Stamps
In August 1949, the provincial government overprinted the nondenominated stamps "locomotive" and "airmail arrow" stamps issued by the central government. These overprints were made by handstamping in purple, and are quite rare, valued at over US$500 each. Counterfeits are known, and apparent examples should be expertized.
Miscellaneous topics
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is located in the Gobi desert in Gansu Province.
Colleges and universities
External links
Referenced By
25 December | 25th December | Bonan | Buddhism in China | Chahar | Chakhar | China, People's Republic of | China, the People's Republic of | China Proper | Chinese Buddhism | Chinese Desert Cat | Chinese History | Chinese Islamic cuisine | Chinese Mountain Cat | Chinese Turkestan | Chinese dynasties | Chinese dynasty | Chinese province | Chinese provinces | Christchurch, New Zealand | Communist China | Da qingzheng qu | Da qingzhengqu | Daqingzhengqu | Davidia | December 25 | December 25th | Desinicization | Diji shi | Dijishi | Diqu shi | Diqushi | Divisions of China | Dove tree | Du Fu | Dunhuang | Dynastic China | East Han | Eastern Han | Eastern Han Dynasty | Eastern Turkistan | Ethnic groups in Chinese history | Eurasian Lynx | European Lynx | Fei Zi | Feizi | Felis bieti | Former Han Dynasty | Former Liang | Former Qin | Former Qin Empire | Genghis Khan Mausoleum | Geography of China | Great Administrative Area | Great Wall of China | Greater administrative area | Han China | Han Dynasty | Han Empire | History of China | Hsien Pei | Hsien Pi | Hsin-chiang | Hsinchiang | Hsuan Tsang | Hsuan Tswang | ISO 3166-1:CN | ISO 3166-2:CN | Inner Asia | Jiquan Satellite Launch Center | Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center | Kara-Khanid Khanate | Lan-chou | Lanzhou | Lanzhou, China | Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China | Later Liang | List of China-related topics 123-L | List of China administrative regions by area | List of China administrative regions by population | List of China administrative regions by population density | List of capitals of subnational entities | List of earthquakes | List of past Chinese ethnic groups | List of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage | Loess Plateau | Long March 2F | Long March rocket | Mausoleum of Genghis Khan | Mogao | Mogao Caves | Mogao Grottoes | Municipalities in China | Natural World Heritage | Ningxia | Ningxia-Hui Autonomous Region | Northern Liang | Outer China | P'eng Te-huai | P.R.C. ...
|
