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Gansu profile
Updated: 2013-10-17Gansu province is also called Long or Gan for short. It is one of the cradles of Chinese culture.
Regions and cities of Gansu
Updated: 2013-10-24The province has 14 cities, with a population of 25.53 million by 2012, mainly including ethnic groups of Han, Hui, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Mongolian, Tu, Yugur and Baoan.
Sister cities of Gansu
Updated: 2013-10-24The Gansu province has exchanges with many sates and cities around the world.
Festivals and events in Gansu
Updated: 2013-10-24There are splendid festivals and events in Gansu province.
Religions of Gansu
Updated: 2013-10-10
Gansu province has a great diversity of religious beliefs. Five major religions, including Islam, Buddhism and Catholicism, can all be found in Gansu.
Five major religions in Gansu
Updated: 2013-10-09Islam was introduced to Gansu from Xinjiang in the mid-seventh century. The religion became more widespread with the immigration of Persians and Arabs in Gansu and Qinghai during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).