Lanzhou, referred to as "Lanzhou" 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, and an important fulcrum of the West Longhai-Lanzhou New Economic Belt. [ 1]? As an important transportation hub and logistics center in the northwest of China, it is one of the five central cities in the China section of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge and the second largest city in the northwest, [1]? It is a bridge and link between East China, Central China and the western region, a transportation and communication hub and a research and education center in the northwest region, and an important node city of the Silk Road Economic Belt [2]? It is also the headquarters of the army organs in the western theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. [3]?
Lanzhou is an important town on the ancient Silk Road. As early as 5000 years ago, human beings thrived here. The county government was established in the Western Han Dynasty, which means "Jincheng Tang Chi" and is called Jincheng. At the beginning of Sui Dynasty, it was renamed Lanzhou. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, with the opening of the Silk Road, there was a grand occasion in which silk went west and Tianma came east. Lanzhou has gradually become an important traffic artery and commercial port of the Silk Road, an important metropolis and link connecting ethnic minorities in the west, and has played an important role in communicating and promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and the West. [ 1]?
20 12 On August 28th, the State Council approved the establishment of Lanzhou New District, which is the first national new district in northwest China and the fifth national new district in China. It is clearly stated in the document that the construction of Lanzhou New District should be taken as an important measure to further implement the strategy of developing the western region, and Lanzhou should be developed into a modern metropolis in the northwest region in 2020. [4]?
On February 23rd, 20 16, Lanzhou was rated as the fifth among the top ten happiest provincial capital cities in 20 15 by CCTV. [5]?
On June 20 17, 10, it was awarded as a national garden city.