1, Gansu, a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), is the capital of Lanzhou. Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the geographical center of the motherland, between 3211'-42 57' north latitude and 9213'-108 46' east longitude; Shaanxi in the east, Sichuan in the south, Qinghai and Xinjiang in the west, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia in the north and Mongolia in the north; It belongs to temperate continental climate and subtropical monsoon climate. The total land area of the province is 425,900 square kilometers, and it governs 12 prefecture-level cities and 2 autonomous prefectures, with a permanent population of 26,099,500 (20 16 at the end of the year).
Gansu is an ancient Yongzhou. Qin ruled the country and established 36 counties. Gansu still belongs to Longxi County and Beidi County. During the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military division. This is the earliest name in Gansu. 1950, Gansu provincial people's government was established, which governs present-day Gansu and western Inner Mongolia.
3. The letters in Gansu are Ganzhou and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Because Xixia once set up Gansu military sub-division, Gansu Province was set up in Yuan Dynasty, referred to as Gansu; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), Longyou Road is located here in the Tang Dynasty, so it is also called Longyan for short. Fuxi, Nuwa and Huangdi, the humanistic ancestors of the Chinese nation, are said to have been born in Gansu. Famous scenic spots include: Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Tianshui Maiji Mountain Scenic Area, Tianshui Fuxi Temple Jiayuguan and so on.
3. Gansu has a long history, about 1200 years ago. The organizational system of the county is earlier than that of the province, and it has sprouted since the Spring and Autumn Period, and it has been 2700 years. At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was the Gansu Military Division (in Ganzhou, now Ganzhou District of Zhangye City). This is the earliest name in Gansu. However, as the name of local administrative divisions, Gansu Province was formally established in the Yuan Dynasty. The naming of a province is the first word combination of Ganzhou (now Zhangye City) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan City) in the Western Wei Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty. Short for gan. Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), it is also called Longyou, or Longyan for short.