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Gansu overview
Gansu province, referred to as Gan or Long, is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in western China. There are over 12 prefecture-level cities, two autonomous prefectures and 86 counties (cities and districts included) within its jurisdiction.
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Lanzhou
Lanzhou, also referred to as "Jincheng", is the only provincial capital city that the Yellow River passes through in its downtown area.
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Tianshui
Located in the southeast of Gansu province, near the western part of Qinling Mountain and the middle reaches of the Weihe River, Tianshui city is an important node city of the Silk Road Economic Belt and a sub-core city of Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration.
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Jiuquan
Jiuquan is the hometown of Dunhuang Art, the cradle of modern spaceflight, and the birthplace of China’s oil and nuclear industries.
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Zhangye
Zhangye got its name from the phrase "to extend the arm of the country through to the Western Realm" in the Western Han period and has enjoyed a reputation as "Jiangnan Beyond the Great Wall" and "Golden Zhangye" since ancient times.
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Longnan
Longnan is located in the junction where the Qinba Mountain Area, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Loess Plateau meet.
