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The establishment of Lanzhou New Area (LNA) is the culmination of multiple strategies both from Chinese Central Government and Gansu Provincial Government.Since China launched its Western Development initiative in 2000, several 'Western' Provinces, such as Shanxi, Guangxi, etc. have seen a flurry of investments during the last decade due to the favorable policies those provinces received from ...
Gansu Provincial Library was established in 1916, initially named the Gansu Public Library, [8] and was later renamed several times, [9] receiving its current name in 1953. [ 10 ] In 1966, the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries collected by the Wenyuange was moved from Shenyang to Lanzhou and kept in the special bookshelf of Gansu ...
1.9 Lanzhou New Area. 2 Jiayuguan. 3 Jinchang. Toggle Jinchang subsection. 3.1 Jinchuan District. 3.2 Yongchang County. 4 Baiyin. Toggle Baiyin subsection. 4.1 Baiyin ...
Prefecture level (Division code) County Level Name Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Division code [1]; Lanzhou city 兰州市 Lánzhōu Shì (Capital) (6201 / LHW) Chengguan District
A On August 20, 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council of China's Central Government. [46] In 2019, Lanzhou New Area was formally established as a county-level division of Lanzhou, its area being split off from Yongdeng and Gaolan. [47] [48] The updated area and population of Yongdeng and Gaolan are not yet reflected in the table.
Yongjing County's area covers more than 1,863 km². It is mountainous and hilly with elevations between 1560–2851 m above sea-level and is located between 35°47'-36°12'N and 102°53'-103°39'E. Climate
In 2006 it had a population of 31,191, [3] [needs update] however by 2020, the entirety of Lanzhou New Area had a population of 450,000. The town is located in the middle of the Qinwangchuan plain, the largest plateau basin near Lanzhou, measuring roughly 40 km (25 mi) from north to south and 16 km (9.9 mi) from east to west.
In 581, the area was known as Wuquan County, renamed to Jincheng County in 671. By the Tang dynasty, Chengguan became the seat of the Zhou ('province'), Commandery and County. In 1104 it was known as Lanquan County. By 1369, Lanzhou, then called Lan County, became subordinate under Lintao County. In 1399 the city walls of Lanzhou were built.