http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardSun 20 Apr 2008 0:00:00 GMTchinatravel http://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htmTransportation in Gansudevelops rapidly and has established comparatively complete transportation network consisting of flights, railway and highway....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htm...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htmGansu covers a large area from the north to the south; the main characteristic of the local diet is the flavor of the Hui nationality represented by Lanzhou. There are many snack streets in Lanzhou with many large restaurants of middle grade or top grade for the tourists to choose from. The area around the convolution road is a hub of hotels and restaurants, tourists can visit the farmers alley snack street to taste their delicious food, or you proceed to the Hezheng Road snack street not far fr...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htm The Local Food Gansu covers a large span from the north to the south, the main characteristic of the local diet is the flavor of the Hui nationality represented by Lanzhou. There are many snack streets in Lanzhou, as well as many large restaurants of middle grade or top grade for the tourists to choose. The area around the convolution road is a hub of hotels and restaurants, tourists can go to the farmer’s alley snack street to taste their delicious food, or you can go to the Hezheng Road snac...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/minorities-festival.htm...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/history.htmGansu is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation and ancient Chinese civilization. Dating back to the Xia Dynasty, Gansu was under administration of Yongzhou. During the periods of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the countries of Gong, Mi, Rui, Zheng and Yu were founded here. The Qin state, later to become the founding state of the Chinese empire, formed from the southeastern part of Gansu, specifically the Tianshui area. The Qin name itself is believed to have originated, in part, from the ...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htmThere are four national highway lines passing through Lanzhou city, and 7 coach stations. Besides, there are 5 provincial highways, 50 other roads linking all the counties and villages. You can see that the roads from Lanzhou to other provinces and cities and to other scenic spots extend in all directions, so it is quite convenient to travel by bus....Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htm...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htmZhongchuan Airport in Lanzhou, and now there are about 30 lines from Lanzhou to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xian, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, etc., besides, there is a regular tourist charter flight to Hongkong every Tuesday. It is about 70 kilometers from Lanzhou downtown to Zhongchuan Airport, about one hours driving, and there are regular buses and taxis to pick you up to the airport. ...Fri 22 Feb 2008 3:01:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htm...