Location:
　　　　Northwest China Province on the upper reaches of the Yellow River .

Area: 455, 000 sq km

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

provincial capital: Lanzhou

Population: 24.67 millions (March 2001)

Cities

Dunhuang 　|　Jiayuguan　|　Lanzhou　|　Tianshui

Ethnic groups:
　　　　　Han, Hui, Tibetan, Mongol and eight other ethnic groups