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- is on the upper reaches of the Yellow River lying in the eastern
part of the Hexi Corridor. Lanzhou is a beautiful city in a long,
narrow strip of cultivated land at an elevation of 1,500 meters
inhabited by a population of 1.3 million, representing more than
10 nationalities including the Han, Hui, Manchu, Dongxiang,
Tibetan, and Mongolian. Lanzhou,called
the "Golden City" in ancient times, has a history of over 2,000
years.It
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a rendezvous for
friendly contacts between the Chinese people and people of Asia
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Provincial Museum of Gansu
- there are more than 20,000 inscribed wooden and bamboo slips recording
historical information of the Han Dynasty. There is an extensive collection
of stone rubbings from the Chunhua Hall and calligraphy displays.
Bai
Ta (White Pagoda)
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