介绍:
Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River of China, Lanzhou is surrounded by mountains to its south and north. The city extends along the river, which runs across it from the west to the east and forms spectacular and amazing scenery.
The city’s history can be traced back to 86 BC. It was referred to as a “Golden City” because its defense walls were “as strong as hard gold”. Later, it was called Lanzhou, or “Ludu” — capital city inland and “the City of the Yellow River” in ancient literature.
Historically, Lanzhou was a significant communication center along the ancient Silk Road that witnessed its rise and fall. Since the two Han Dynasties of China, numerous soldiers, envoys, merchants, monks and poets came and went from the west to the east and the other way around, passing through the old city.
The ancient Silk Road left plenty of historical relics and brilliant cultural heritages in Lanzhou, which are quite attractive to visitors at home and abroad. Lanzhou is considered as a grand tourism center for the Silk Road tour, with the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang as one of its most famous spots.
The Yellow River never stops flowing through the city and its people live with the river and develop along the river. Now with the operation of the new Euro-Asia Continent Bridge and the One Belt and One Road Initiative, the strategic position of Lanzhou has been further enhanced to serve as a linkage for strengthening cooperation between China and Central and West Asia, Middle East and Europe.
In modern times, Lanzhou is embracing the world with an open mind.
