Lanzhou - Lanzhou

Lanzhou Railway Station
Lanzhou
provinceGansu
Residents
3.616.163 (2010)
height
1,572 m
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Lanzhou

Lanzhou(Chinese: 兰州 市, Pinyin: Lanzhou Shì) is a city in China.

Map of Lanzhou

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Mosque in the north of Lanzhou

The town Lanzhou is the capital of the province Gansu and is on Huang He, the Yellow river. The city is surrounded by loess mountains, which not only provide fertile soil but also the raw material for dozens of brick factories. Along the Yellow River there are a number of industrial companies, e.g. the petrochemical industry, plus the power plants necessary for energy generation. It was not for nothing that Lanzhou received the questionable award in 1998 dirtiest city on earth.

getting there

By plane

The airport Lanzhou Zhongchuan is about 70 km north of the city, it can be reached via a well-developed road network and offers good domestic Chinese flight connections.

By train

Lanzhou is on the railway line to Xining, there are connections after Shanghai and Beijing

In the street

By boat

mobility

Tourist Attractions

There are numerous brickworks in the vicinity of the city.
  • Memorial to Mother Huang He, at the Yellow River.
  • Water bike park, on Huang He.
  • White Pagoda Park, at the Yellow River.
  • Zhongshan Bridge. The first iron bridge over the Huang He, it was built in 1907 with bridge parts from Germany (Cologne-Deutz) and is now an industrial monument.
  • Earthquake museum

activities

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kitchen

Lanzhou is famous for its diverse noodle dishes.

  • Lamian (拉面) is a type of Chinese noodle made from soft wheat flour. Lamian is made by twisting, stretching, and folding the dough into strands, making use of the weight of the dough. The length and thickness of the strands depends on how many times the dough is folded. The dough is worked intensively in the Lanzhou style. It is drawn in straight, quickly and without twisting or swaying. Some pullers regularly hit the noodle against their work boards to ensure even stretch and thickness. Flour is sometimes used to dust the strands and prevent them from sticking together.
    • Lanzhou Lamian (兰州 拉面) Beef noodle soup consists of a spicy, clear broth, finely chopped beef, tender Chinese radish slices, lots of coriander and spring onions, deep red chili oil and handmade lamian noodles.

  • Lamian

  • are drawn very long

  • Lanzhou Lamian

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Gansu
Gansu - places, landscapes and national parks

Cities: Lanzhou • Baiyin • Dingxi • Jiayuguan • Jinchang • Jiuquan • Longnan • Pingliang • Qingyang • Tianshui • Wuwei • Zhangye • Gannan • Linxia

Autonomous regions: Gannan • Linxia
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