From top, left to right: Lanzhou skyline, Xiguan Mosque, Chanyuan Temple, Lanzhou city from Five Springs Park, Lanzhou beef noodles, Yellow River Mother sculpture
"Lanzhou" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese
兰州
Traditional Chinese
蘭州
Postal
Lanchow
Literal meaning
"Orchid [Hills] Prefecture"[3]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lánzhōu
Bopomofo
ㄌㄢˊ ㄓㄡ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Lanjou
Wade–Giles
Lan2-chou1
IPA
[lǎn.ʈʂóʊ]
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjing
لًا جِوْ
Dungan
Ланҗу
Wu
Suzhounese
Lé-tseu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Làahn-jāu
Jyutping
Laan4-zau1
IPA
[laːn˩.tsɐu˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Lân-chiu
Tâi-lô
Lân-tsiu
Lanzhou[a] is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China.[5] Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. Historically, it has been a major link on the Northern Silk Road and it stands to become a major hub on the New Eurasian Land Bridge. The city is also a center for heavy industry and petrochemical industry.
Lanzhou is also an important center for scientific research and education in Northwestern China after Xi'an. The city is one of the top 60 major cities in the world by scientific research output as tracked by the Nature Index.[6] It hosts several research institutions, including, Lanzhou University, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou University of Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, and Lanzhou Jiaotong University.[7][8] Notably, Lanzhou University is one of China's prestige universities as a member of the Project 985.
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^甘肃省统计局、国家统计局甘肃调查总队 (November 2016). 《甘肃发展年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7894-0.
^Jun Jing (1996), The Temple of Memories: History, Power, and Morality in a Chinese Village, Stanford: Stanford University Press, p. 4.
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^"Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions". PRC Central Government Official Website. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
^"US News Best Global Universities Rankings in Lanzhou". U.S. News & World Report. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^"ShanghaiRanking's Best Chinese Universities Ranking". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
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