Maps of Ningxia, Lanzhou and Xining

Lanzhou is located in the northwest of China and the middle of Gansu Province. Its urban area is located at 36 03' north latitude and103 40' east longitude. It borders Wuwei City and Baiyin City in the north, Dingxi City in the east and Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the south, with a total area of 13085.6 square kilometers.

2. Ningxia

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is located in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River in the northwest of China, with latitude 3514 ′-39 23 ′ north and longitude10417 ′-107 39 ′ east. It borders Shaanxi Province in the east, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the west and north, and Gansu Province in the south, with a total area of 66,400 square kilometers. The terrain is long and narrow, with a distance of 456 kilometers from north to south and about 250 kilometers from east to west.

3. Xining

Xining is located in the northwest of China, in the east of Qinghai Province, and in the valley basin in the middle reaches of Huangshui River. It is the east gate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the only place where the South Road of the Ancient Silk Road and the Tang-Fan Ancient Road pass. Xining has been the traffic artery and military stronghold in the northwest since ancient times, and is known as the "lock key in the west sea" and the throat at sea. It is one of the high-altitude cities in the world and the political, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, transportation and communication center of Qinghai Province.

Extended data

1, Lanzhou Scenic Area

Lanzhou, an important town on the ancient Silk Road, is one of the top ten summer tourist cities in China. As of 20 15, Lanzhou has 6 provincial-level cultural relics protection units, more than 50 cultural relics, 50 ancient sites, 2 ancient cities 15 ancient buildings15. There are Xujiashan, Tulugou and Shifogou in the National Forest Park. There are Wuquan Mountain, Baita Mountain, Baiyun Temple and other places of interest in the urban area, as well as Lanshan Park, West Lake Park, Binjiang Park, Water Park and other scenic spots with different styles.

2. Xining scenic spots

Xining, an ancient plateau city with a history of more than 2 100 years, was called Xiping Pavilion in ancient times. It used to be the land of Zhao Chongguo, the general of the post-Han Dynasty, the capital of Nanliang, the throat of the ancient Tang-Fan road, the gateway of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Central Plains, and one of the birthplaces of Hehuang culture. It has been a bright "pearl of the plateau" since ancient times, and the misty rain in the northern mountainous area is the most perfect scene left over from the eight ancient scenes in Xining.