Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, northwest China, Gansu is one of the cradles of Chinese cultures. It occupies a total area of 450,000 square kilometers (173,700 square miles) Neighboring provinces are Shaanxi to the east, Sichuan to the south, Qinghai and Xinjiang to the west and Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the north. With a population of 23.7 million, Gansu has a multinational population which includes ethnic minority groups of Kazak, Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, Dongxiang, Tu and Manchu. They mutually influence each other in the fields of economics, politics and culture and hold close ties with the Han people. They have thus developed a unique cultural community.

Lanzhou, a well-known ancient city in China, is the capital of Gansu. It is the second largest city in northwest China, and also the political, economic and cultural center of the province. From southeast to northwest, the climate is transmitted from sub-tropical humid to temperate arid weather, with the annual rainfall is from 800mm to 30mm.

With a long history and brilliant cultures, Gansu is abundantly endowed with cultural relics and natural scenery. Vast and graceful natural scenery like endless desert and pure glacial landscape presents an impressive and breath-taking picture before your eyes. Take for example the world-famous Mogao Grottoes. It is the largest and most well-preserved Buddhist art palace and also a post along the ancient Silk Road; the grand Jiayuguan Pass, an important outpost in ancient China, is the western end of the Great Wall; the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist resorts in China while the Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves in Lanzhou are a treasure trove of Han Buddhism. All of these are commendatory scenic spots for your tour

 

No.	Institutions		Telephone	Fax  /  E-mail  /  http		Address / Postcode
544.	LANZHOU UNIVERSITY★		8912076	8617355 http://www.lzu.edu.cn		No.222Tianshuilu LANZHOU 730000
545.	NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY		7971624	7971274 http://www.nwnu.edu.cn		No.805 Anning Donglu     LANZHOU 730070
546.	NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF NATIONALITIES		2938060	8152837 http://www.xbmu.edu.cn		No.1 Xibeixincun LANZHOU 730030
547.	GANSU COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE		8765348	8765348 http://www.gszy.edu.cn		No.35 Dingxi Road LANZHOU 730000
548.	TIANSHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY		8369876 8369946-09	8369946 http://www.tsnc.edu.cn		Binhexilu Qingcheng, TIANSHUI 741001
549.	HEZUO MINORITY TEACHER’S COLLEGE		8252898	8252380 http://www.hzmtc.edu.cn		No.397-3, Renmin Str. HEZUO 730000
550.	GANSU AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY		7631125	7631125 http://www.gsau.edu.cn		No.1 Yingmencun,Anning Distict, Lanzhou 730070
551.	LANZHOU COMMERCIAL COLLEGE		4673093	4673024 http://www.lzcc.edu.cn		No.418 Duanjiatan,Lanzhou
552.	LANZHOU JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY		4956182	7667661 http://www.lzjtu.edu.cn		No.88 Anning West Road Lanzhou 730070
553.	LANZHOU CITY UNIVERSITY		7601062	7601062 http://www.lztc.edu.cn		No.11 Jiefang Road Zhaojiazhuang, Anning District, Lanzhou 730070
554.	HE XI UNIVERSITY		8283233	8282399 http://www.hxu.edu.cn		No. 87 Huanchengbeilu, Ganzhou District, Zhangye 734000
555.	LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY		2973658	2756630 http://www.gsut.edu.cn		No.287 Langongping Road, Qilihe Districr, Lanzhou 730050
556.	GANSU INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW		7601438	7678037 http://www.gsli.edu.cn		No.6 Anning West Road Lanzhou 730070
557.	LONGDONG UNIVERSITY		8632312	8632822		No. 137 Nandajie Road, Xifeng District, Qingyang 745000
City Code of Shaanxi Province：		Lanzhou:：0931 Tianshui：0938  Qingyang：0934			Baoji：        0941                  Zhangye：     0936

 (China Scholarship Council December 4, 2008)