Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
Lanzhou City, Gansu Province
Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, is an important stop on the ancient Silk Road west of Xi 'an. Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Lanzhou has been playing an important role for thousands of years because of the Hexi Corridor or the "Corridor to the West of the Yellow River", and the early civilization of China began here. About 3000 years ago, in the Zhou Dynasty, agriculture began to take shape in the Jin-Wei River valley, which formed the corridor, marking the beginning of the great civilization in the Yellow River valley. ?
Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, is the main site of the ancient Silk Road in the west of Xi. Lanzhou is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Because of the Hexi Corridor or the "West Bank of the Yellow River and Jordan River", the early civilization of China began, and it has been thousands of years. About 3,000 years ago, in the Zhou Dynasty, agriculture in the Jin River and Wei River basins, which formed corridors, began to take shape, marking the beginning of the great civilization in the Yellow River basin.
Starting from the Qin Dynasty, merchants and businessmen traveled from Xi 'an to Central Asia, and then to the Roman Empire, or on the contrary, interrupted their long-distance travel in Lanzhou. In order to protect this corridor and an important transportation hub, the Great Wall extended to Yumen under the rule of the Han Dynasty, in the northwest of today's Gansu Province. ?
Starting from the Qin Dynasty, merchants and businessmen traveled from Xi 'an to Central Asia, then to the Roman Empire, or vice versa, and broke a long journey in Lanzhou. In order to protect this corridor and an important communication hub, the Great Wall has been extended to Yumen, a remote place in northwest Gansu today, within the scope of Han people.
During the turbulent period after the decline of the Han Dynasty, Lanzhou became the capital of a series of tribal countries. In this turbulent period, people began to turn to the ideology to meet their needs for hope. Taoism developed into a religion, and Buddhism became the official religion of some northern states. Buddhist art is also very prosperous, and temples are built in temples, caves and cliffs. From the 5th century to 1 1 century, Dunhuang, outside the Yumen Pass of the Great Wall, became a center of Buddhist studies, attracting scholars and pilgrims from afar. This is a period when great works of art are created.
In the turbulent enterprises after the decline of the Han Dynasty, Lanzhou became the capital of a series of tribal countries. In this turbulent period, people began to turn to ideology to meet their needs for hope. Taoism developed into a religion, and Buddhism became the official religion of some northern countries. Buddhist art has also flourished, and temples have been built in temples, caves and cliffs. From the 5th century to 1 1 century, Dunhuang and Yumenguan of the Great Wall became the centers of Buddhist studies, attracting scholars and pilgrims from afar. This is a period of great artistic creation.
Lanzhou, referred to as "Lan" for short, is the capital of Gansu Province, an important industrial base and comprehensive transportation hub in the northwest of China, one of the important central cities in the western region, an important fulcrum of the West Longhai-Lanzhou New Economic Belt, an important transportation hub and logistics center in the northwest, one of the five central cities in the China section of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge, the second largest city in the northwest, a bridge and link between East China and Central China, a transportation and communication hub, a research and education center in the northwest, and the Silk Road.
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Lanzhou-Baidu Encyclopedia