City: Gansu
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese: 甘肃省 (Gānsù Shěng)
• Abbreviation: GS / 甘 or 陇 (pinyin: Gān or Lǒng)
Named for: 甘 gān: Ganzhou District, Zhangye
肃/肅 sù: Suzhou District, Jiuquan
Capital
(and largest city): Lanzhou
Divisions: 14 prefectures, 86 counties, 1344 townships
Government• Secretary: Lin Duo
• Governor: Tang Renjian
Area• Total: 454,430 km (175,460 sq mi)
Area rank: 7th
Population (2010)• Total: 25,575,254
• Rank: 22nd
• Density: 56/km (150/sq mi)
• Density rank: 27th
Demographics• Ethnic composition: Han: 91%
Hui: 5%
Dongxiang: 2%
Tibetan: 2%
• Languages and dialects: Zhongyuan Mandarin, Lanyin Mandarin, Amdo Tibetan
ISO 3166 code: CN-62
GDP (2014): CNY 0.7 trillion
USD 111 billion (27th)
• per capita: CNY 26,500
USD 4,300 (30th)
HDI (2010): 0.630 (medium) (28th)
Website: http://www.gansu.gov.cn
(Simplified Chinese)
Top Things to do in Gansu
Top Hotels in Gansu
- 1. 7 Days Premium Lanzhou Xiguan Shizi Zhongshan Bridge
- 2. Home Inn (Lanzhou Pedestrain Street)
- 3. 7 Days Inn (Lanzhou Jingning Road)
- 4. Dunhuang Guest House
- 5. Xihu Yinfeng Hotel
- 6. New Victory Hotel
- 7. Sunshine Plaza Hotel
- 8. Zugong Building Hotel
- 9. Ningwozhuang Hotel
- 10. Home Inn (Lanzhou Yongchang Road)
Things to do in Gansu, China: The Best History Museums
May 19, 2021 Myesha Cogley
Gansu (Chinese: 甘肃, Tibetan: ཀན་སུའུ་ Kan su'u) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northwest of the country.
Restaurants in Gansu
1. Zhangye Museum (ganzhou Museum)
2. Gansu Provincial Museum
3. Library Cave Heritage Museum
4. Dunhuang Museum
No.1390 North MingShaShan Road, Dunhuang China +86 937 881 8162
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Reviewed By swirlwind - Perth, Australia
An excellent museum. We spent the same amount of time here as we did inside the Mogao Caves. It's a good idea to take a little break after the visiting Grottoes. An interesting video area at the very end of the hall.
5. Memorial of Eighth Route Army Office in Lanzhou
6. Yangguan Museum
7. Hadapu Long March Memorial
8. Dunhuang Folk Museum
9. Jingchuan Dayunshi Museum
10. Qingyang Nanliang Revolutionary Memorial Hall
Linzhen County, Huachi County 744000 China
TAGS
History Museums
Museums
Zhangye Museum (ganzhou Museum)
Gansu Provincial Museum
Library Cave Heritage Museum
Dunhuang Museum
Historic Sites
Sights & Landmarks
Memorial of Eighth Route Army Office in Lanzhou
Yangguan Museum
Hadapu Long March Memorial
Specialty Museums
Dunhuang Folk Museum
Jingchuan Dayunshi Museum
Qingyang Nanliang Revolutionary Memorial Hall
