Gansu can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, when Xixia ruled Hexi, there was a Gansu military sub-division, which was stationed in Ganzhou (now Zhangye City) and governed Ganzhou and Suzhou (now Jiuquan City). Gansu is the earliest name of Gansu, which is composed of the initials of two states. Because Xixia once set up Gansu military sub-division, Gansu Province was set up in Yuan Dynasty, referred to as Gansu; Because most of the province is in the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain), Longyou Road was set up here in the Tang Dynasty, so it is also called Longyan for short. Lanzhou, the provincial capital: According to Yuanhe County Records, it was named after Gaolan Mountain. Due to the ellipsis method established by the ancients, the word Gaolan was changed from "Gao" to "Lan", hence the name Lanzhou. According to the Records of Gaolan County, Gaolan is the name of Lanzhou and Gaolan, which is named after Nanshan Gaolan. Yuzhong County: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Qin "opened Wan Li, with the river as the boundary, the stone as the city, and the elm as the plug". Because the county seat is located in Yushu plug, it is named Yuzhong. Yuzhong County was founded in the thirty-second year of Qin Shihuang (2 14 BC). Gaolan County: It is named because the county seat is located at the northern foot of Gaolan Mountain. In the third year of Qingganlong (1738), it was renamed Gaolan County because of the existence of Gaolan Mountain in China, and it has been used ever since. Yongdeng County: At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhang Yifu, the secretariat of Liangzhou, established Zhiyang County, which was divided into Lingju County and Zhiyang County in Jincheng, Yongdeng County and Guangwu County in the third year (3 16). This is the first time in history that the name "Yongdeng" appeared, which means that the grain is abundant. Jiayuguan City Jiayuguan City: It is named after the first Xiongguan in the world, and Jiayuguan is named after being built next to Jiayu Mountain. In addition, Jiayu means "beautiful valley". Jinchang, Jinchang: Fan County in Han Dynasty, named Yongchangwei in Ming Dynasty, changed to Yongchang County in Qing Dynasty. Because the Jinchuan River flows through the territory and takes the golden character, Jinchang is named after being separated from Yongchang County. Yongchang County: Yongchang, which means "Yongwang". In the 9th year of Yuan Shizu Zhiyuan (1272), it was named Yongchang House. Baiyin City, Baiyin City: According to records, the mining of silver deposits began in the Han Dynasty and reached a certain scale in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that "work at sunrise and rest at sunset", and the government once set up a mining organization "Silver Factory", hence the name Silver. Huining County: It means "Peace in Huizhou". During the Han Dynasty, it was named Zuli County. The name Huizhou was first seen in the first month of the third year of the Western Wei Dynasty (554). Wei Xiangyu went to the Western Ocean in Wen Tai, and when he passed today's Jingyuan border, a local rich man, Zhang Xin, spent all his money on the Sixth Army. Tai Da Yue founded the country by destiny and ruled Huining in the name of Huizhou. This is the beginning of Huizhou. In the 12th year from Huizong to Zheng Zheng in Yuan Dynasty (1352), a major earthquake occurred near Huining, causing heavy casualties. The court allocated funds for disaster relief, "changing Huizhou into Huining Prefecture", which means "Huizhou is peaceful". Jingyuan County: In the Qing Dynasty, the meaning of "remote land has been settled" has been used ever since. Jingtai County: At first, we took a word from the names of Hongshui County and Jingyuan County, called Jinghong. There is Yongtai in Hongshui County, and the Thai word stands for Hongshui County, and the two counties each synthesize Jingtai. Some people think that the word respect is a military word, which is not harmonious with the Thai word, and advocate replacing it with a homophonic word respect, thus becoming Jingtai. Jingtai means prosperity, peace and prosperity. Tianshui City Tianshui City: Tianshui is named after the beautiful legend of "Tianhe Water Injection". It is said that more than 3,000 years ago, Tianshui was densely populated and houses were adjacent, with "beautiful mountains and rivers and dense trees". At the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, long-term war and drought made the people of Gao Shan miserable. One night, suddenly the wind roared, thunder and lightning crossed, a golden light shone and the ground showed red light. Suddenly, the earth shook continuously, and a big crack appeared in the rumble. I saw the river falling from the sky and pouring into a big crack, forming a lake called "Tianshui Lake". The water level of this lake is stable, the water quality is pure, sweet and mellow. "Spring is not dry, summer is not overflowing, and the four seasons are abrupt." Some people say that this lake is connected with Tianhe, and they also call it "Tianshuijing". Later, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard this legend, he named the newly-built county near the north lake of Gao Shan as "Tianshui County". Since then, it was named "Tianshui". Qingshui County: According to historical records, "its board (which refers to the Gulong board where Qingshui County is located, commonly known as Guanshan) has Qingshui on it, four notes on it and a county on it, hence the name. Qin 'an County: In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin 'an was a part of Qin Museum. The name of Qin 'an means "longing for the tranquility of Guqin Pavilion". In the second year of Jin Dynasty (1 157), Qin 'an County was established. Gangu County: Yang, a famous Song Dynasty soldier, built a barrier against Xixia in Chengzi Village in the north of the county seat, named Gangu City, hence the name Gangu. Wushan County: Named after Wucheng Mountain in the south of the county, it was originally named ningyuan county, and 19 14 was renamed Wushan County. Sol Zhang * * * Autonomous County: In the early years of Taiping Xingguo in Song Taizong, Zhang Chuan City was built here, and later Zhang Chuan was named Zhang Chuan. Wuwei City Wuwei City: Wuwei means the martial arts emperor. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, it was occupied by Huns. In the second year of founding ceremony in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 12 1), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Huo Qubing to conquer Hexi. To commemorate this victory, he later named this place Wuwei and set up Wuwei County to show that the martial arts and military strength of the Han Empire reached Hexi. Gulang County: Named after Gulang River. Minqin County: Here, "people are brave and know righteousness, vulgar and simple, men plow and women weave" was renamed Minqin, which has been used ever since. Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County: It is named after the initials of the Buddhist temples "Tang Tian Temple" and "Zhu Gong Temple" in the county. Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County was established on 1955 because of its large Tibetan population. Zhangye City: It was occupied by Xiongnu in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty and later conquered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was named Zhangye, which means "breaking the arm of Xiongnu and tucking the arm of Zhang Han", and set up Zhangye County. Shandan County: Shandan County was founded in Ding Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty for six years (BC11). During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei was renamed Shandan County because it was surrounded by mountains in the south, north and east. Minle County means "people live and work in peace and contentment". Linze County: In the Western Jin Dynasty, the county was swampy, so it was renamed Linze County. Gaotai County: Gao Tai Station, built in the early Ming Dynasty, was named after the high ancient terrace in the west of the city. In the third year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1725), Gaotai County was established, and the county name is still in use today. Sunan Yugur Autonomous County: It is named because it is located in the south of Gusu area. There is a large Yugur population in the territory, and Sunan Yugur Autonomous County was established in 1955. Jiuquan City, Jiuquan City: Defend the northwest of Hexi Corridor. Because there are springs under the city, the spring water is like wine, so it is named Jiuquan. Named after the conquest of Hexi by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Jiuquan County was established. Yumen City: According to historical records, "Yumen Pass was set up in the Han Dynasty, and others moved here", hence the name Yumen. Yumen County was founded in Ding Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty for six years (BC 1 165438). Dunhuang City: Dunhuang means "magnificent splendor", and it was also named after the conquest of Hexi by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Dunhuang County was established at that time. Jinta County: 19 13, Jinta County was named after the "Jinta Temple" in the southeast of the county, and it has been in use ever since. Guazhou County: Guazhou County was called Guazhou in the Spring and Autumn Period because of its unique honeydew melon production in history. Subei Mongolian Autonomous County: It originated from Subei Administrative Office established in the north of Gusufu in 1938. Subei Mongolian Autonomous County was founded in 1956 due to the large population of Mongolian in China. Aksai Kazak Autonomous County: It is named after Aksai Valley in the west of the county seat, which means "purity" in Kazakh. From 1934 to 1939, Kazak herdsmen in Xinjiang moved eastward here, and 1954 established Aksai Kazak Autonomous County. Pingliang City: During the Sixteen Kingdoms Period, Fu Jian, the former emperor of Qin Dynasty, wanted to cool the former country and set up Pingliang County, meaning "pacify the cool country". Jingchuan County: It is named because it is located in Jinghe Road. In the seventh year of Dading in Jin Shizong (A.D. 1 167), it was renamed Jingchuan County, which has been in use ever since. Lingtai County: According to legend, Zhou Wenwang conquered the country, and the Mi people sympathized with Wang Gongde, so they built Lingtai in today's Zhongtai Town, hence the name Lingtai County, which has been in use ever since. Chongxin County: Chongxin was one of the "eight towns in the northwest of Beijing" in the Tang Dynasty, and the place name of Chongxin came into being after the Chongxin Army. Chongxin County was established in the fourth year of Stegosaurus in North Song Taizu (963), and it has been in use ever since. Huating County: Named after Huajian Mountain Pavilion at the foot of Huangfu Mountain in China, Huating Town was established in the second year of Northern Wei, Jin and Tai (532), and Huating County was established in the first year of Sui Daye (605), which has been in use ever since. Zhuanglang County: named after Zhuanglang River. In the eighth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1375), Zhuanglang County was established, which is still in use today. Jingning County: It means "peace and tranquility". The Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were Jingning Prefecture, and 19 13 was changed to Jingning County. Qingyang City, Qingyang City: According to legend, Qingyang is located in the triangle platform north of the intersection of Huanjiang River and Rouyuan River in the upper reaches of Ma Lian (that is, the location of Qingcheng County today). The ancients called Shan Zhinan, and the north of the water is the sun, hence the name Qingyang. Also known as "Qingyang", taken from the Song Dynasty. Song Taizu built Gyeongju Yingyong in the first year of Jianlong, and was promoted to Gyeongju at the beginning of Gande. During the reign of Emperor Yingzong Zhiping, the celebration road was changed to the celebration road. It was named after the initials of Zhou Huan and Gyeongju. In the seventh year of Zheng He (1 1 17), Qingyang Army was established in Qingzhou. The name "Qingyang" can only be found in history books and is still in use today. Qingyang County: Zhengning County, the same as above: in the first year of Tang Tianbao (752), there were 27 real jade statues in the east of Luochuan, renamed Zhenning County. In the first year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1723), it was renamed Zhengning County because of the taboo of avoiding the world. Huachi County: named after Huachi Water, it was called Chuanhe in ancient times and was the second general of China. Heshui County: Jianshui and Beicha merged at that time, which was called Heshui, hence the name. In the 16th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (596), Heshui County was established. Ningxian County: In the Western Wei Dynasty, it was named after Ningzhou, which means "Fu Rong Ning Land". 19 13 Change Ningzhou to Ningxian. Zhenyuan county: Therefore, it was called Yuanzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and Rongzhen Army (Prefecture) was established in the Song and Jin Dynasties. Therefore, Rong Zhen and Yuanzhou merged in the Yuan Dynasty to be called Zhenyuan County. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1369), zhenyuan county was changed to zhenyuan county, which is still in use today. Huan County: It was named after "the river flows around the west" and was called Zhou Huan in ancient times. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Taizu (1369), Zhou Huan was changed to Huan County, which has been used ever since. Dingxi City, Dingxi City: Dingxi County was established in the third year of Jin Dynasty (1 143), which means "settling the west". Tongwei County: It means "this tunnel leads to Tongwei House". In the first year of Xining, Song Shenzong (1068), Tongwei Fort was built in Zhumo Valley (now Shichuan Guchenggou), and 10 was built in Tongwei County, which has been in use ever since. Longxi County: It is named because it is located in the west of Longshan. Longxi County was founded in the thirty-fifth year of Zhao Haoqi in Qin Dynasty (272 BC). Longxi County was established in the 10th year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (590), and it is still in use today. Zhang Xi 'an County: The Eastern Han Dynasty was regarded as the "Western Barrier" of the Han Dynasty because of its strategic position. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xi 'an County was renamed because of "Zhang Shui moistens the land, Zhen Jing benefits the people and enriches the people", which has continued to this day. Weiyuan County: It is named because it is located at the source of Weihe River. According to "Notes on Water Classics Wei Shui", "There is Gaochengling in this county, and Weiyuan City is on it, which means water comes out", hence the name Weiyuan. Minxian County: In 1954, in the 10th year of the Western Wei Dynasty, Zhou Min was built because of Minshan Mountain. In the second year of the Republic of China (19 13), it was changed to Min County, which is still in use today. Lintao County: Named after Lintao River, it was changed to Lintao County in the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), which is still in use today. Wudu District, Longnan City: As the old saying goes, osawa and Tianchi are called the capital. " (Hanshu Geography Wudu) Qin expanded its territory by force, breaking the White Horse to Tianchi osawa, so it was called Wudu. Wudu County was established in six years (BC 1 1). Chengxian: known as Chengzhou in ancient times, there are countries such as Wu, Cheng and Kang in the west. In the early Ming dynasty, the state was reduced to a county, which has been used ever since. Liangdang county: It is named after two rivers in China. Huixian: It is named after Huishan Post Station at the foot of Huishan in the north corner of the city because of its beautiful mountains and rivers. Xihe County: According to the unified records of the Yuan Dynasty, it was named Hexian County because of the peace of Song and Jin Dynasties. Because it has the same name as the county in Anhui, western characters have been added. Lixian: Originated from the place name "Li Dian". During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the northeast of Lixian County belonged to Changdao County, which was under the jurisdiction of Li Dian. Yuan Jia Li Dian Marshal House. Later, due to the vulgar word "Li", it was changed to elegant homophonic "Li", and it was not officially named "Li County" until the county was established in the ninth year of Ming Chenghua (1473). Kang Xian: It means "Yongning Kangtai". Later, the word "forever" was changed to Kang Xian. Wenxian County: Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the war broke out, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty was settled by the Ming Emperor, determined to suppress martial arts and practice "literary records", hence the name "Zhou Wen". Ming Hongwu built a county in the fourth year, formerly known as Wenxian County, which is still in use today. Dangchang County: During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Qiang people once established the "Dangchang Country" here, and Dangchang was named the tribal leader of the Qiang people. After the destruction of the country of Dangchang in Tianhe (566) in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the general political department of Dangchang was established, which has continued to this day. Linxia County, Linxia Autonomous Prefecture: It is named after its proximity to Daxia River. 1928 was changed to Linxia county, which is still in use today. Kangle County: In the sixth year of Xining in Song Shenzong (1073), Le Kang Sai was established, which means "Kang Tai An Le". In the second year of Jin and Tang Dynasties (1 142), it was changed to Kangle County. Guanghe County: It was named after the existence of Guangtong River in China, and was originally named Guangtong County. Later, due to the same name as Guangtong County in Yunnan Province, it was renamed Guanghe County on 1957. Yongjing County: Taking the meaning of "Yong 'an", Yongjing County was established in 1929 and has been in use ever since. Hezheng County: A political post was established in the early Ming Dynasty, which means "communication between people and politics", only in the name of politics. 1929 was founded in Hezheng county and is still in use today. Dongxiang Autonomous County: Therefore, it is the birthplace of Dongxiang nationality, and the population of Dongxiang nationality is the main body in the county, so Dongxiang Autonomous County was established on May 1955. Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County: It is named after Jishishan. In addition, due to the existence of ethnic minorities such as Baoan, Dongxiang and Salar, Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County was established in 1980. Cooperative city in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture: cooperative language means "antelope" in Tibetan. 1956 People in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture moved from Labrang to Hezuo Town, 1996 established Hezuo City. Zhouqu County: Because the Bailong River, the main river in China, is called "Zhouqu" in Tibetan, it is named Zhouqu. Jonny: Because zuniga Temple is named after it. Zhuoni is a transliteration of "Masson Pine" in Tibetan. According to legend, a temple was built here in the Yuan Dynasty, which was named after two tall Pinus massoniana trees in the temple. From then on, Jonny's place name came into being. Lintan County: It is named after "its east, west and north are juxtaposed with Taoshui". Diebu county: named after Dieshan. Xiahe County: 1928 When it was founded, it was named because it was located in the upper reaches of Daxia River. Maqu County: Because the Yellow River surrounds the county seat, it is called "Maqu" in local Tibetan. Luqu: It is named because it is located in the upper reaches of Taohe River. Taohe is called "Luqu" in Tibetan, so 1955 was named as Luqu when it was founded. PS: Some pictures are from the Internet. If there is any infringement, please contact to delete it. Wen, Lan Si, Tu, network editor, Mo, Yu, Qi, Lan Si, outstanding products.