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GANSU ![](3D"http://old.cnta.gov.cn/lyen/shen/pic/gansu.gif") The=20
northwest Chinese province of Gansu spans the =
Qinghai-Tibet,Inner Mongolia and Loess plateaus in the upper =
reaches of=20
the yellow River. The topography is complex, and the climate =
unpredictable. The river valleys in the south belong =
to a=20
subtropical zone, while in the north it is an arid temperate =
zone.=20
The province was a center for East-West cultural and trade =
exchanges=20
as early as the Han and Tang dynasties. There are more than =
1,000=20
ancient sights attributed to different periods, including =
ancient=20
grottoes, old buildings, and a rich variety of cultural =
relics=20
discovered along the legendary Silk Road. Many go to Gansu =
to seek=20
out the roots of world civilization. The 1,600-km-long Silk =
Road of=20
the Han and Tang Dynasties unfailingly brings the visitor to =
such=20
places as the Dunhuang Grottoes (a veritable world-class =
treasure=20
house of art), the Jiayu Pass on the Great Wall, the =
Maijishan=20
Grottoes of Tianshui, the Grottoes of the Binling Temple of=20
Yongjiang, the Labrang Temple of Xiahe, the Xinglong =
Mountain of=20
Yuzhong, the Giant Buddha Monastery of Zhangye, and the =
bronze=20
sculpture of galloping horse in Wuwei.=20
Abbreviation: Gan or=20
Long
Area: 454,000 square km
Population: 25.426=20
million
The province's mean =
temperature(=A1=E6)=20
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Feb |
Mar |
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May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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Temperature |
-8.4 |
-4.7 |
2.7 |
10.7 |
17.2 |
21.3 |
23.3 |
21.6 |
16.0 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
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