Lanshou (Chinese: 兰州；pinyin: lánzhōu) is the capital city of Gansu Province and has for long been the key transport link between the Chinese heartlands and the Northwest. It was an important stop on the Silk Road at the beginning of the Hexi Corridor. The city covers an area of 1631.6 square kilometers (629.96 square miles), with a population of 3.14 million, including Han, Hui, Bao’an, Dongxiang, Tibetan, Yugu and Sala and more. Lanzhou is well-known as a 'city of melons and fruits' and producs more than 20 varieties of melons and fruits in great quantity, such as peach, honey-dew melon, Huanghe-dew melon, Mapizui melon and seed-yielding melon. The Yellow River flows through the center of the city. Nowadays, Lanzhou offers good food, shopping, and an excellent museum, and attracts more and more people to come.

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