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Province in Northwestern China
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Gansu (甘肃; Gānsù) is a province in the North West region of China. Historically, it is the combination of the two regions, gan (甘) and su (肃). On the Silk Road Gansu marked the end or beginning of China proper depending upon if you were traveling east towards Xi'an or west towards Central Asia and Europe. Gansu's western frontier thus juts right into the borders of the vast steppes of Mongolia, the unforgiving deserts of Xinjiang and the high mountain wastelands of the Tibetan Plateau.
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is in Gansu Province, China.
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China's third largest desert, mainly in Western Inner Mongolia but also stretching into eastern Gansu and western Ningxia is a natural .
The main airport of Gansu is Lanzhou (LHW). Others include Dunhuang Airport (DNH), Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) and Jiayaguan Airport (JGN).
Read in the guideSome train access, but to get to the interesting sites local buses are a necessity. Best to consider it as an adventure, and get ready to use non-verbal communication.
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2,000 years of history, the capital of Gansu Province
Buddhist grottoes, colossal treasure trove
more Buddhist grottoes plus some ruined cities
Fort at the western end of the Great Wall, nicknamed "Last Fort Under Heaven"
Jiuquan (酒泉; Jiǔquán) is a city in Gansu Province, best known as the home of China's human spaceflight program.
colorful Islamic market town known for its mosques and madrasahs
Minle (民乐县), sometimes transliterated Minyue, is a county in Zhangye prefecture, in Gansu province, China.
Pingliang (平凉; Píngliáng) is a city in Gansu Province.
more Buddhist grottoes, 194 cave shrines, nicknamed "Gallery of Oriental Sculpture"
a little piece of Tibet for those who don't get to Tibet
former garrison town on the Great Wall of China
near beautiful mountain landforms, and a former garrison headquarters on the Great Wall of China
Subei Mongol Autonomous County is in Jiuquan Prefecture in the province of Gansu.
important site in the Taoist religion
Buddhist statues, botanical gardens
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