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Location of Gansu Province
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Gansu (甘肃) is located in Northwest China (西北). Its capital city is Lanzhou (兰州). Gansu's name was taken from the names of its two ancient cities, Ganzhou (甘州) (today's Zhangye, 张掖) and Suzhou (肃州) (today's Jiuquan, 酒泉). The southwestern part of Gansu, called Gannan grassland, is cold and humid. The northern part of Gansu province is covered by Alxa Plateau (阿拉善高原) where Badain Jaran Desert (巴丹吉林沙漠) is located.
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Location of major attractions in Gansu
- Mogao Grottoes (莫高窟). The largest and most well-preserved treasure houses of stone inscriptions along the ancient Silk Road.
- Jiayuguan Pass (嘉峪关). Known by the name the "First and Greatest Pass Under Heaven" (天下第一雄关), is the first pass at the west end of The Great Wall.
- Labrang Monastery (拉卜楞寺). Home to the largest number of monks outside of Tibet (西藏).
- Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves (炳灵寺千佛像石窟). Featuring Han Buddhism sculptures.
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Wikipedia:Gansu
