Gansu 甘肅

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* Mongolia 蒙古
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* Xīnjiāng [[新疆]]
* Xīnjiāng [[新疆]]
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* Lánzhōu [[蘭州]]
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''Gānsù 甘肅''' is a snaking province in northeastern China.
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'''Gānsù 甘肅''' is an arid province in the northwest of China.
== Important Buddhist Sites ==
== Important Buddhist Sites ==
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* Dūnhuáng 燉煌, an important Buddhist center in ancient times
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** The Mògāo Caves 莫高窟 southeast of the city
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* Bǐnglíng Temple 炳靈寺 and its grottoes dating back to the fifth century
== Other Notes ==
== Other Notes ==

Current revision as of 10:56, 17 January 2011

Gānsù 甘肅

Other names include: Lǒng 隴 (abbreviation); Kan-su, Kansu, Kan-suh (historical romanizations)

Nearby Locations:

Important Cities:

  • Lánzhōu 蘭州
Northeast China Region
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Gānsù 甘肅 is an arid province in the northwest of China.

Important Buddhist Sites

  • Dūnhuáng 燉煌, an important Buddhist center in ancient times
    • The Mògāo Caves 莫高窟 southeast of the city
  • Bǐnglíng Temple 炳靈寺 and its grottoes dating back to the fifth century

Other Notes

  • Buddhist scholar Tāng Yòngtóng 湯用彤 was born here on 6/21 Guāngxù 光緒 19 (1893) in Wèiyuán County 渭源縣
  • Tán Sìtóng 譚嗣同 lived some of his youth in the province
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