Geographical location and characteristics of Gansu province

Gansu province is located in the northwest border of China, with an east longitude of 94 24 ′ ~108 47 ′ and a north latitude of 32 7 ′ ~ 42 5 ′. Its geographical characteristics are as follows: the terrain is undulating, showing a gradient distribution of high in the northeast and low in the southwest. Located at high altitude, it is mainly distributed in mountains, plateaus and river valleys. The climate is dry, with plenty of sunshine, less annual average precipitation and higher annual average temperature. Rich in natural resources, including mineral resources, water resources and ecological resources. Gansu Province is one of the important metal mineral and energy bases in China.

Gansu Province, referred to as Gan for short, is one of the provincial administrative units in China, located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, with Lanzhou as the capital. Gansu is based on the initials of Ganzhou (now Zhangye) and Suzhou (now Jiuquan). Because Xixia once set up Gansu military sub-division, Gansu Province was set up in Yuan Dynasty, referred to as Gansu; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), Longyou Road was set up here in the Tang Dynasty, so it is also called Longyan for short.

Gansu, an ancient Yongzhou, is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, bordering Shaanxi in the east, Bashu Qinghai in the south, Xinjiang in the west and Inner Mongolia and Ningxia in the north. It is a key location and prime location of the ancient Silk Road. East-west winding1600km, with a total land area of 425,900km2 (including 53.22km2 enclave in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region).

Gansu, with a history of more than 8,000 years, is one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese nation and civilization, and also one of the birthplaces of traditional Chinese medicine. It is known as "He Yuegen, spreading Sang Zi in the west". Fuxi, Nuwa and Huangdi, the humanistic ancestors of the Chinese nation, are said to have been born in Gansu. The Queen Mother of the West descended to Jingchuan County and returned to Zhongshan. Zhou people rose in Qingyang, and Qin people were based in Tianshui and Longnan.

distinctive national feature

Gansu is a multi-ethnic area, including Han, Hui, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Yugur, Baoan, Mongolian, Kazak, Tu and Salar. Among them, Dongxiang, Yugur and Baoan are unique ethnic minorities in Gansu.

There are 54 ethnic minorities in Gansu province, with a total population of 2199,000, accounting for 8.7% of the total population of the province. There are 16 ethnic minorities living in Gansu, including Hui, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Tu, Yugur, Baoan, Mongolian, Salar, Kazak and Manchu.

Among them, Dongxiang, Yugur and Baoan are unique ethnic groups in Gansu. There are two ethnic autonomous prefectures in Gannan and Linxia, seven ethnic autonomous counties in Tianzhu, Sunan, Subei, Aksai, Dongxiang, Jishishan and Sol Zhang, and 39 ethnic townships.

Hui people mainly live in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, and are scattered in Lanzhou, Pingliang, Dingxi and Baiyin. Tibetans mainly live in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and the eastern and central parts of Qilian Mountain in Hexi Corridor. Dongxiang, Baoan and Salar are mainly distributed in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture.

Yugur, Mongolian and Kazak are mainly distributed in the central and western parts of Qilian Mountain in Hexi Corridor. Of the 86 counties and cities in Gansu Province, except 2 1 county and city are inhabited by ethnic minorities, the remaining 65 counties and cities have scattered ethnic minorities.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gansu Province