GANSU

Location: Northwest China Province on the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
Area: 455,000 sq km
Capital: Lanzhou

Population: 24.67 million (March, 2001)
Urban Population: 8.1 million

Ethnic groups: Han, Hui, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Yugur, Bao'an, Mongol, Kazak, Tu, Salar and She

Tourist Attractions: Dunhuang, a post on the former Silk Road, famous for its Mogao Grottoes; the Jiayuguan Pass, an important outpost in ancient China and the western terminus of the Great Wall

Climate: Gansu has a temperate monsoon climate with the marked transitional characteristics of a continental climate. It has an annual temperature of 0Cº-15Cº, with great difference between north and south, and an annual precipitation of 50-800 mm, decreasing from southeast to northwest