Lanzhou is located in the northwest of China and the middle of Gansu Province. Its downtown is located at 36 03 ′ north latitude and103 40 ′ east longitude. It borders Wuwei City and Baiyin City in the north, Dingxi City in the east and Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the south, with a total area of 13085.6 square kilometers.

2. Ningxia

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is located in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River in the northwest of China, at 3514'-39 23' north latitude and 0/0417'-107 39' east longitude. It borders Shaanxi Province in the east, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the west and north, and Gansu Province in the south, with a total area of 66,400 square kilometers. The terrain is long and narrow, with a distance of 456 kilometers from north to south and about 250 kilometers from east to west.

3. Xining

Xining is located in the northwest of China, the east of Qinghai Province, and the valley basin in the middle reaches of Huangshui River. It is the eastern gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the only place where the ancient Silk Road South Road and the ancient Tang-Fan Road pass. Since ancient times, Xining has been the traffic artery and military stronghold in the northwest, known as the "lock key of the West Sea" and the throat of the sea. It is one of the world's high-altitude cities and the political, economic, scientific and educational, cultural, transportation and communication center of Qinghai Province.

Extended data

1, Lanzhou scenic spots

Lanzhou is an important town of the ancient "Silk Road", with many scenic spots and historical sites, and has been selected as one of the top ten summer tourist cities in China. By 20 15, Lanzhou had 6 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, more than 50 cultural relics sites, 50 ancient sites, 0/2 ancient cities and 0/5 ancient buildings. National forest parks include Xujiashan, Tulugou and Shifogou. There are Wuquan Mountain, Baita Mountain, Baiyun Temple, and other places of interest in the urban area, as well as country-specific mountain park, West Lake park, riverside park, water park and other scenic spots with different styles.

2. Scenic spots in Xining

Xining, an ancient plateau city with a history of more than 2,100 years, was called Xiping Pavilion in ancient times. It was once the place where Zhao Chongguo, a general after the Han Dynasty, settled fields, the capital of Nanliang, the throat of the ancient Tang-Fan road, the gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Central Plains, and one of the birthplaces of Hehuang culture. Since ancient times, it has been a bright "pearl of the plateau", and the misty rain in the northern mountains is the most perfect scene left over from the eight ancient scenes of Xining.