Situated in the middle of the Gansu Province, Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, has a history of more than 2000 years. In ancient times, it used to be of strategic importance on the well-traveled ancient Silk Road, Huoqubing, famous general of the Han Dynasty stationed his troops here and Xuanzang (602-664), eminent Buddhist monk of the Tang Dynasty also passed though this place on his pilg

Five Springs Park (Wuquan Shan Gongyuan) Five Springs Park lies in the northwest part of Gaolan Mountain, which stands in the south part of the downtown area in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province. The park, the largest in Lanzhou, occupies 266,400 square meters (2,867,599.56 square feet) on Five Springs Mountain. There are always legends and stories behind beautiful scenic spots in China. Five Spring

Airport Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport(ZGC) is located about 70 kilometers from the downtown area. More than 30 airlines connect Lanzhou to the outside world, with daily flights to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Xian. The direct daily flights to and from Lhasa now is available and the whole flight lasts only 3.5 hours. Flights to major cities like Tianjin, Chengdu, Chongqing, Na

Baihe Tao Baihe Tao is so named because the dish is shaped like peaches. The washed fresh lily - a specialty of Lanzhou - is steamed for about 15 minutes. The lily is then stuffed with sweetened bean paste so that it looks like a peach. the 'peach' is braised in a bamboo steamer for about twenty minutes and then served with a white sugar sauce. Jincheng Baita Jincheng Baita is an assortment of

Guwan Zihua Cheng (The City of Antique and Calligraphy and Paintings) Location: Yantan, Lanzhou This archaized architecture houses around 80 shops, offering antiques, calligraphies, paintings, the four treasures of the study (writing brush, ink stick, ink stone and paper), jade ware, jewelry, porcelain, copper ware, root carving, strange stones, old coins, stamps, etc. Gansu Antique Shop Locat