What is the altitude of Lanzhou?

Lanzhou has an average elevation of 1530 to 1580 meters, which belongs to temperate continental climate. The annual average temperature is 65438 00.3℃. There is no heat in summer and no cold in winter. This is a famous summer resort. The annual average sunshine hours are 2446 hours, the frost-free period is 180 days, and the annual average precipitation is 327mm, mainly from June to September.

Lanzhou is located at 36 03 ′ north latitude and103 40 ′ east longitude. It is built on the Yellow River, which is the geometric center of the world geographic map. The Yellow River passes through the city from east to west, and it is the only capital of the Yellow River that passes through the urban area.

Due to the influence of the terrain between the north and south mountains, the urban area is long and narrow from east to west, about 30 kilometers, and the narrowest point in the north and south is only about 5 kilometers, which has the characteristics of a belt basin city.

Extended information Lanzhou enjoys the reputation of "Silk Road Town", "Pearl of the Yellow River", "Xizi Summer Palace", "Waterwheel City" and "Melon and Fruit City".

Lanzhou used to be a famous "tea-horse exchange market" on the ancient Silk Road, and now it has become an important regional trade center and modern logistics base in the west. It is one of the nine major logistics regions in China, 10 logistics channel and 2 1 0 national logistics node cities, and the market radiates to all provinces and cities in China.

Lanzhou has a profound cultural heritage, which is not only one of the important birthplaces of Chinese culture, but also an important meeting place of the Yellow River culture, the Silk Road culture, the Central Plains culture and the western regions culture. Since the Western Han Dynasty, with the opening of the Silk Road, a regional culture with multi-ethnic integration, mutual absorption and pluralism has gradually formed.

Source: Lanzhou Municipal Government official website-Introduction to Lanzhou.