The advantageous location is eminent

Gansu lies in the heart of China connecting the east, middle districts with northwest China. Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu and the Geographical center of China, is the main commerce center in the west and one of the twelve main communication hubs with four state railway lines of Lanzhou -Xinjiang, Baotou-Lanzhou, Lanzou-Lianyungang and Lanzhou-Qinghai crossing here. In the past, the important geographical position made Gansu a key junction in the ancient Silk Road, today, Gansu acts as the strategic passage in the modern Silk Road-the Urasian Bridge and a linking and supporting base in developing the whole of northwestern China.

Completing Infrastructures

Transportation Gansu is the important transportation hub in northwest China with its complete network of railways, highways and airlines, which have already taken shape over the face of the province. The total length of railways has amounted to 3275 km and the length of transport mileage amounted to 2322 km. The network of highways covers a distance of 36212 km including second grade and four civil aviation airports, such as Lanzhou Zhongchuan, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan and Qingyang, and two both military and civil airports such as Qingshui and Qianshui. Being available to Boeing 767 and A300-A600 aircrafts in Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport, Gansu has opened 31 domestic lines to Hong Kong and other domestic cities.

Telecommunication Gansu has entered into program-controlled telephone stage and the telecommunication network has linked all parts of the province with the volume of mobile telephones amounting to 1.3 million lines of the number-dialing telephone network, the public-number-grouping telephone network, the internet and other public mass media telecommunication network have opened successively and covered the prefectures and cities of the province. Lanzhou has become the telecommunication hub in northwest China and dialed directly to over 100 countries and regions with the state optical cables completing through Xizang-Lanzhou-Urumqi, Beijing-Huhhot-Yingchuan-Lanzhou, Lanzhou-xining-Lasha, Lanzhou-Chendu.

Electricity Power The electricity power network of Gansu is the center of northwest power network of China with the voltage-grade 330 kV. The total capacity of power equipments amounts to 6.13 million kV and the annual power generation to 26.242 billion kWh. The substations with transforming capacity of 110 kV have set up in almost counties of Gansu and the length of power transmission line amounts to 2977.48 km, so the electricity power has been used in almost every counties and villages in Gansu.

Municipal Infrastructure The rate of water supply coverage amounts to 90.2 per cent, the rate of sewage treatment to 30.4 per cent, the rate of garbage disposal to 36.2 per cent. The total area of centered heat supply covers 30 million square meters, and average public green land of each person covers 3.6 square meters.

Complete Market System

There are 1800 various commodities markets including 223 wholesale markets, 55 personnel exchange centers, technological markets, 14 real estate markets including 77 county-level real estate exchange centers which have been worked. There are 24 stock markets and 19 stock services departments, 2 futures markets have been established and 15 enterprises have been on the stock market in Gansu.

Economic and Technological Development Zones

There are 9 economic and technological development zones in Gansu, such as Lanzhou, Lianhai, Beiying, Jinchang, Xichen, Qianshui, Dunhuang, Lingxia and Wenfeng. In these development zones, there are all relevant institutions such as banks, taxation, insurances, accountant and law offices. It also has complete infrastructure facilities such as water supply, electricity supply, gas supply, communication highways, etc. Lanzhou High-tech Industry Development Zone was established in 1991 where over 20 units have entered in including Lanzhou Branch of Chinese Academy and other scientific research institutions attached to the departments of the center government and Gansu province with 10000 scientific researchers. The number of enterprises entered into the zone amounts to 501 including 47 foreign investment enterprises.

Medical Services

There are 8979 various medical service institutions in including 366 hospitals, 106 epidemic prevention stations, 25 special treatment stations, 90 mother and child health stations, 6730 comprehensive treatment offices. There are 58992 beds supplied for the patients in the medical institutions.
　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 [Origin:Gansu Government Website]