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As the capital as well as the commercial center of Gansu Province, Lanzhou is located in the geometric center of China with the Yellow River running from west to east through the whole city, enclosed by the hills on one side and waters on the other, and it is also the economy center in the upper reaches of the Yellow River as well as the radiation source of economy zone along the Long-Hai Railway and the Lan-Xin Railway, connecting perfectly the east part with the western regions of China. There are 4 main railways intersecting in Lanzhou City, which are the Long-Hai Railway (from Lianyungang Railway Station of Jiangsu Province to Lanzhou Railway Station), the Lan- Xin Railway (from Lanzhou... Lanzhou Overview

Lanzhou Attractions

  • The Museum of Gansu Province: The Museum of Gansu Province is located in the south of Xijin West Road in Qilihe District of Lanzhou City, which has a rich and colorful collections in different kinds of forms, including the historical relics, the ethical relics and the revolutionary relics as well as the natural specimens, reaching as many as 350,000 in total. There are more than 82,000 historical relics which are collected in the forms of archeological discovery and donation, among which 16 historical relics are national treasures and over 720 ones are the first-grade culture relics in the state -level.
  • The Waterwheel Exhibit Park: The Waterwheel Exhibit Park is located in the west of Binhe Road of Lanzhou City with the Zhongshan Bridge in the east, the Mother Statute of the Yellow River in the west, the White Tower Mountain in the north and the White Cloud Temple in the south, covering an area of 14,500 square meters (17,342 square yards), which was built by a local senior architecture in 1994. The waterwheels are actually the irrigation tools with the diameter of the 16.5 meters (18 yards) in the wheel span, standing on the south bank of the Yellow River, which rotate with the help of the natural water, and the park is a professional tourism park recovering the ancient traditional irrigation system in Gansu Province.
  • Zhongshan Iron Bridge : Located at the foot of the White Tower Mountain in the north part of the Binhe Central Road, the Zhongshan Iron Bridge was built in the 33rd (1907) year during the reign of Emperor Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1,616 A.D.-1,911 A.D.), which is bestowed with the title of “the First Bridge across the Yellow River”, and it is actually the oldest bridge with a long history in Lanzhou City.

Lanzhou Restaurants

  • Chinese restaurants: Gourmet Food Streets The main gourmet food streets in the city concentrate on the Dazhong Street, the Hezheng Road, the Peasant Lane and the Jianlan Road, which feature the local flavor with the reaso...
  • Western Restaurants: 1. KFC Location: it is in the east of the Dongfanghong Square of Lanzhou City Tel: 0931-8890300 Bus Routes: 117, 101, 108, 140, 144, 149, 2, 56, 59 and 9 Opening Hours: from 8:00 am to 10:30 pm every ...

Lanzhou Transportation

  • City Transportation: Buses The roads in Lanzhou City are wide and good, so the transportation is very convenient in the city, actually there are more than 120 public bus routes in the city. You can take a bus to most plac...
  • Air: As one of the biggest airports in the northwest part of China, Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport is located in the north part of Lanzhou City center, about 74.5 kilometers (46 miles) away from the city cente...
  • Highway: There are many routine buses from almost all the major cities to Lanzhou City each day. As the first expressway built in Gansu Province, there are National Roads No. 6 (Beijing- Lhasa), G30 (from Lian...

 

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