Gansu
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Lanzhou is the political, economic, and cultural center of Gansu and the capital of the province. The city is located at an altitude of 1600 meters in a high mountain valley along the southern bank of the Yellow River. The surrounding region is geologically spectacular and incredible ethnically diverse.
Total urban population is around 2 million people and represents a microcosm of Western China. This is a diverse community of Hui, Han, Tibetan, Bonan, and Xinjiang peoples. The general atmosphere this helps gives the city is astonishing as many of these people continue to wear traditional dress, create traditional handicraft, and prepare regional food.
