Gānsù 甘肅
Other names include: Lǒng 隴 (abbreviation); Kan-su, Kansu, Kan-suh (historical romanizations)
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Nearby Locations:
- Inner Mongolia 內蒙古
- Mongolia 蒙古
- Qīnghǎi 青海
- Shǎnxī 陝西
- Sìchuān 四川
- Xīnjiāng 新疆
Important Cities:
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Northeast China Region
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Geography Portal
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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