Gansu

Rongxing Guo ()

A chapter in Regional China, 2013, pp 54-63 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Gansu is a province of the PRC. It lies in northwest China on the upper reaches of the Yellow River in China’s western inland area, between the Tibetan Plateau, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Loess Plateau. It borders Shaanxi Province to the east, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the northeast, Qinghai Province and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the west and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the People’s Republic of Mongolia to the north. The Yellow River passes through the southern part of the province. Gansu contains the geographical center of China, marked at 35°50’40.9N and 103°27’7.5E. Part of the Gobi Desert is located here, as well as small parts of the Badain Jaran Desert and Tengger Desert. Lanzhou, its capital city, lies in the southeast.

Keywords: Qilian Mountain; Hydropower Station; Hexi Corridor; Silk Road; Gobi Desert (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137287670_6

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