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Lanzhou
Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu Province in the northwest of China. The city is an industrial center and important transportation hub. The population is 3.3 million people.
airport
Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport has flights to main cities in China and to Okinawa and Singapore. Distance form the airport to the city is 70 km. Fare for the airport shuttle bus is 30 Yuan. A taxi is about 140 Yuan.
train
The main train station is in the southern part of Lanzhou.
- Lanzhou - Xining: trains daily: journey takes 2h.10min - 3h.34min
- Lanzhou - Zhengzhou: trains daily: journey takes 13h.28min - 20h.23min
- Lanzhou - Xian: trains daily: journey takes 7h.33min - 10h.11min
- Lanzhou - Urumqi : trains daily: journey takes 20h.31min - 28h.02min
- Lanzhou - Golmud: 6 trains daily: journey takes 12h.30min
bus
- Lanzhou East Bus Station (No.170 Pingliang Lu): sleeper bus to Xian
- Lanzhou West Bus Station (No.486, Xijin Dong Lu): to Yongjing, Xiahe and Dunhuang
attractions
- Gansu Provincial Museum
- Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves
- Lanshan Park
- White Pagoda Hill Park
- Labrang Monastery
luxury hotels
- Sunshine Plaza: located on Qingyang Lu in downtown Lanzhou
- Sapphire Hotel: next to Wuquanshan Park
- Lanzhou Leidisen Hotel: located on Lanzhou's West Donggang Road
- JJ Sun Hotel: Situated in Donggangxi Road
Lanzhou shopping
- Gansu Cultural Relics Shop (3 Xijin xilu)
- Provincial Arts and Crafts Shop (76 Dongang xilu)
- Gansu Overseas Tourist Department Store (288 Donggang Xi Lu)
- Lanzhou Guofang Baisheng Shopping Center (International Exhibition Center, Dongfanghong Square)
business
Lanzhou National Economics and Technology Development Zone (LZNETZ). Major industries are: aviation, electronic meter and information, construction materials, food, mechanics and pharmacies. Website of LZNETZ is www.lzeda.gov.cn (Chinese/English).
China travel
Beijing
Chengdu
Chongqing
Guangzhou
Lijiang
Hong Kong
Kunming
Shanghai
Shenzhen
Tianjin
Xiamen
The City of Lanzhou along the Huang He river (picture Thomas Kraus)
Lanzhou Airport
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