Gansu, referred to as "Gan" or "Long" for short, is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Lanzhou as the capital. Located in the northwest of China, it connects Shaanxi in the east, Xinjiang in the west, Sichuan and Qinghai in the south, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia in the north and Mongolia in the northwest. It is located between 3211'-42 57' north latitude and 9213'-108 46' east longitude, with a total area of 425,800 square kilometers. Jurisdiction over 12 prefecture-level cities and 2 autonomous prefectures. ? [94]?
Gansu has a long and narrow terrain, which is complex and diverse. Surrounded by mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, deserts, Gobi and mountains, the terrain inclines from southwest to northeast. Gansu is located at the intersection of Loess Plateau, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Inner Mongolia Plateau. Climate types from south to north include subtropical monsoon climate, temperate monsoon climate, temperate continental arid climate and plateau mountain climate. ? [ 1-2]
By the end of 20021,the permanent population of Gansu province was 24.9002 million. In 20021year, Gansu province achieved a regional GDP of 102433 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry 13647 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry 346.66 billion yuan and the added value of the tertiary industry 54 120 billion yuan. The proportion of tertiary industry structure is 13.32: 33.84: 52.83. According to the resident population, the annual per capita GDP is 4 1.046 yuan.