Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu, is an important industrial base and comprehensive transportation hub in the northwest, one of the important central cities in the western region, and an important node city in the Silk Road Economic Belt. Lanzhou ranks fifth among the top ten happiest provincial capital cities in CCTV's Survey of China's Economic Life. Lanzhou is the only provincial capital city where the Yellow River passes through the city center.
20 12 On August 28th, the State Council approved the establishment of Lanzhou New District, which is the first national new district in northwest China and the fifth national new district in China. It is clearly stated in the document that the construction of Lanzhou New District should be taken as an important measure to further implement the strategy of developing the western region, and Lanzhou should be developed into a modern metropolis in the northwest region in 2020.
Lanzhou climate:
Lanzhou has a 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. Gansu lives in the inland of northwest China, and it is difficult to reach the warm and humid air currents in the ocean, so there is little chance of rain.
The climate in most areas is dry and belongs to temperate monsoon climate, which is continental. Winter is cold and long, the boundary between spring and summer is unclear, summer is short, the temperature is high, and the temperature drops quickly in autumn. The annual average temperature in the whole province is between 0 ~ 16℃, with different altitudes, large temperature difference, abundant sunshine and large daily temperature difference.
The annual precipitation in all parts of the province is 36.6 ~ 734.9 mm, decreasing from southeast to northwest. The precipitation in the west of Wushaoling is obviously reduced, and the precipitation in Longnan Mountain area and the east of Qilian Mountain is more.