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It is very suitable to come to Lanzhou on May Day. I am from Lanzhou. I don’t know where you are coming to Lanzhou, so I can only provide the itinerary after arriving in Lanzhou.
First of all, Lanzhou is a transit point to various places in Gansu. You can go south to Gannan: visit Labrang Monastery and Gannan grassland, and then go south to Norgai and Jiuzhaigou. But the prerequisite is that you have to have a lot of time. The advantage of this route is that you don’t have to waste time walking back between attractions. Because it would take two full days to go from Chengdu to Jiuzhai without flying.
Lanzhou can go to Tianshui Maiji Mountain to the east, Pingliang Kongtong Mountain to the northeast, and Jiayuguan and Dunhuang to the northwest.
Attractions in Lanzhou:
Lanzhou is a city built along both sides of the Yellow River. The terrain is two mountains sandwiched by a river. To the south of the city is Wuquan Mountain, and to the north of the city is Baita Mountain. The Yellow River passes through the middle of the city. Therefore, the city of Lanzhou is elongated. Binhe Road is one of the most famous scenic spots in Lanzhou. It is about tens of kilometers long from east to west. There are many scenic spots and places to visit along the coast. I will not go into details. If you are interested, you can search on Baidu.
In addition to Binhe Road, you can take a look at Wuquan Mountain and Baita Mountain, which have some ancient buildings. But most of them are not well protected, and some have been renovated very recently. There is no archaism. The city used to have complete walls, but they were all smashed and destroyed after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Yantan Park mentioned on the Internet was a man-made lake built by diverting water from the Yellow River, so it’s okay not to go there.
In general, accommodation in Lanzhou is relatively cheap and there are many discounts during the peak season. Hotels under 200 are pretty good. However, it is not recommended to stay near the train station. It is best to stay indoors like Home or 7 Days, which is convenient for future travel and play.
There are many types of snacks in Lanzhou, and they are by no means popular items, which means you can’t find them in many cities. The first recommendation is Farmer Alley. The second place is recommended to go to Dazhong Lane. These two places are concentrated places for snacks. There is a Gray Bean King on Dazhong Alley. I really like the gray beans in it, and the sweet seeds are also good. In the east, an intersection away from Dazhong Lane, and also on Zhangye Road, there is a mutton kebab restaurant, where locals go to eat. The chef will hold a large amount of meat skewers in both hands and grill them up and down. It's 4 cents per skewer, but the meat is thinner and smaller than in Beijing, but it's extremely fragrant. Local girls will also open their mouths and ask for 20 skewers.
Beef noodles should be mentioned separately: Lanzhou’s beef noodles are completely different from other places. Only after eating them will you know what is authentic. Its fragrance can penetrate into the bones. The noodles here don’t necessarily have to be the famous Ma Zilu or the like. Sometimes a small shop has its own uniqueness. Some soups are better, some spicy oil is better, and some noodles are better. Because they are all family traditions. This time, my friends invited me to have some food. One is a noodle shop called Hua Banpo on Qingyang Road near Dongfanghong Plaza. The store is small but tastes good. The family is One Plus One on Tongwei Road. No worse than Ma Zilu. Noodles are usually 2 yuan a bowl. Adding meat is extra. Locals eat noodles for breakfast.
I have also asked Lanzhou chefs in other places why they cannot make authentic beef noodles. They said that only the Yellow River water in Lanzhou can make Lanzhou beef noodles.
Special introduction to finger meat. For those who are flying, if you have a local friend to pick you up, you can eat excellent finger meat on the way from the airport to Lanzhou. It is a medium-sized Muslim restaurant, far away from the city but very famous. People in the city drive here to eat. It is said that the annual income is extremely rich. The other one is at the foot of Baita Mountain. It should be said that the foothills of Baita Mountain in the north of the Yellow River are all inhabited by Muslims. Going west on the road in front of the mountain, there is a bar street, a restaurant called Ganu, where the hand-picked meat is very fragrant, without any smell.
Suggestions for surrounding travel:
Friends going to Kongtong should buy a ticket to Pingliang. After arriving at the station, you can take a taxi or take a minibus. Because it is 9 kilometers from the local area to the scenic spot. If possible, friends can drive there by themselves. Because you can go to Huining and Liupanshan on the way. Huining has a meeting gate and a memorial tower. Local rental prices start at 2 yuan. Because the local area is extremely poor. But there are many local people admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University. But every year there are people who commit suicide because they can't afford the tuition after passing the exam. It's sad.
Zhuangyan Temple is located on the west side of the Drum Tower in the old city center of Chengguan District, Lanzhou City. It was first built in the Tang Dynasty and is said to be the former residence of Xue Ju, the captain of Jincheng School in the late Sui Dynasty. In the thirteenth year of Daye (617), after Xue Ju proclaimed himself emperor in Lanzhou, it was his palace. After Xue Ju was pacified in the Tang Dynasty, it was converted into a Buddhist temple. It consists of three courtyards: the mountain gate, the wing room, the front hall, the main hall, and the back hall. According to documentary records, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties carried out many renovations, and there are now three main halls.
Zhuangyan Temple is famous for its "Three Wonders" of sculpture, calligraphy and painting. The statue of the Buddha in the main hall is well-proportioned and vivid, and its clothing patterns are delicate and lifelike. The original plaque on the mountain gate has six characters "Edict Dazhuangyan Zen Temple", which is a famous calligraphy of the Yuan Dynasty. Written by Li Puguang, the calligraphy is powerful. The mural of Guanyin on the back wall of the main hall is dignified and graceful. She is dressed in white and looks like yarn. The willow branches in the pure vase are as green as new. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was opened as a tourist attraction.
The Xiguan Mosque is located on the east side of Jiefangmen Square in Chengguan District. It was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt twice during the Kangxi and Yongzheng years of the Qing Dynasty. In 1990, a dome building with an Arab-Islamic style was rebuilt on the original site. It is majestic and solemn and is one of the most spectacular mosques in the country. The temple has trained a large number of Islamic scholars. In recent years, more than 100 foreign Muslims have come here to worship and visit. Not far to the north of Xiguan Mosque and on the west side of Zhongshan Road, there is Qiaomen Mosque, which is large in scale and is a centralized place of worship for local Muslims.
Shifogou Scenic Area is a national forest park located in Da Nangkouzi Mountain 16 kilometers away from Lan'a Highway in Qilihe District. It is named after the white marble Buddha statue. It was originally a Buddhist resort and is now a natural suburban park. Enter the mountain and go up the road, take the winding road, pass the archway, and come to Guantao Pavilion, where you can hear the waves of pines. There is Qixing Spring at the bottom of the ditch under the pavilion. It leads up through the path of Hamo Spring. The mountain is steep and the vegetation is lush. There are Shifo Cave and Lingyan Temple on the mountainside platform, which are very popular during the peak tourist season. Climbing high and looking at Guanshan Mountain from a distance, you will see lush green and boundless everywhere. The mountains in the distance are like black, the mountains near are like green, and the trees are scattered in an orderly manner, which is refreshing and refreshing.
Lanzhou City God Temple is located on Zhangye Road in the city. Built in the Song Dynasty, it has a three-column hall dedicated to the Han general Ji Xin, also known as Ji Xin Temple. It was renamed after reconstruction in the Ming Dynasty. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), it was destroyed by fire and later rebuilt. Situated from north to south, it covers an area of ??12,000 square meters and has a construction area of ??4,000 square meters. There are three gates, namely the Zhonglie Houfang, the second gate is a hard-top-style ring-corridor theater, the north is a roll-top resting-top-style enjoyment hall, the rear is a double-eaves resting-top-style main hall, and there are wing rooms, bell and drum towers on the left and right. The original murals under the cloister no longer exist. In 1956, it was established as the first workers club of Lanzhou City.
Yantan Park is located east of Lanzhou City. Yantan was originally 18 sand islands in the Yellow River. It is said that wild geese often lived here in the past, hence the name Yantan. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, a 20-kilometer-long dam around the beach and a 10-kilometer asphalt road have been built here, crossing the tributaries of the Yellow River to connect Yantan with the urban area. Later it was turned into a park with dense trees and beautiful scenery. There are towers and pavilions in the garden, which contrast with the scenery of the Yellow River and are very magnificent.
Tulugou National Forest Park is located in the hinterland of Liancheng Forest District, Yongdeng County, Gansu Province, 160 kilometers away from the provincial capital Lanzhou City and Xining City, Qinghai Province. It belongs to the eastern foothills of the Qilian Mountains, with a total area of ??5848.4 hectares. , altitude 1998--3165 meters. Turugou is also known as "Tulugou" because of its strange peaks, strange rocks, verdant trees and evergreen trees. The landform here is unique, the scenery is beautiful, and the vertical distribution of vegetation is extremely obvious. There are rich pastures and vast pastures at the top, forests stand on the mountainside, and farmland covers the foot of the mountain. The landform in the park is undulating and rugged, allowing you to fully appreciate the natural scenery. It is known as the "mythical green valley".
"Tulu" is an ancient Mongolian language, meaning "big, good", or "beautiful orchard". Turugou was once a multi-ethnic area. Affected by the mountain climate, the rainfall is abundant, the valleys are filled with peaks and mountains, the trees are green, the winding paths lead to secluded areas, and the scenery is beautiful, making it a primitive natural scenic spot without artificial carvings. In the area, the Tulu River originates from Ebo Peak and flows from northwest to southeast. After the three forks converge, it flows into the Datong River through the front ditch. A road is built along the valley directly into the ditch. The scenery on both sides of the river is different. Thousands of images.
The whole park can be divided into the former Turugou Forest Scenic Area, Little Turugou Forest Scenic Area, Sancha Tourist Village and Turugou Grassland Recreation Area. There are 47 large and small scenic spots, the main scenery There are more than 20 such as Humpback Ridge, Skylight Eye, Hidden Dragon Cave, Maitreya Stone, Tongtian Gate, Diamond Peak, Qixi Bridge, Lamppole Stone, Practice Platform, Qingchan Temple, Shibi Beads, etc., with different shapes and unique shapes, including " It is known as "the tranquility of Qingcheng, the beauty of Emei, the danger of Huashan Mountain, and the wonder of Jiuzhaigou".
Visitors cross the Datong River Bridge and enter the former Turugou Forest Scenic Area.
It is 6 kilometers from the bridge to Sancha Tourist Village, and it is divided into two ditches, large and small. On the left is Daturugou, with a total length of 14.7 kilometers. It is the main scenic area of ??the park, which is dominated by unique landforms and scenery. There are 24 scenic spots in total. , peaks, mountains, cliffs, rocks, all in various shapes, cliffs with waterfalls, and stone cliffs with drops of pearls. Although they were created by nature, they are just like those created by humans. Going up further, you will reach Gouzhang Grassland, a charming grassland tourist area. Go right from Sancha and enter Xiaoturugou Linshu. The ditch is 7 kilometers long and has 12 scenic spots. There are more than 1,600 kinds of trees and flowers in the community, and dozens of rare animals such as musk deer, running deer, blue-eared pheasant, lynx, and stone sheep live in the community. It is a vast forest with towering ancient trees, gurgling streams, and the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers everywhere. It is like a natural gallery. . Among them, several rare and endangered plants such as star leaf grass and purple-spotted peony are nationally protected. Blue-eared pheasant and musk deer are national second-class protected animals. Willow flowers, carrageenan, mushrooms and bracken are known as the "four mountains" on the dining table. Jane".
Tulugou was officially opened to tourists on August 1, 1984. In 1992, it was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of Forestry. In 1997, it was selected as one of the top ten national forest parks and has become a national forest park in Lanzhou City. An ideal destination for ecotourism. Turugou National Forest Park is a huge "green treasure house" for Mulan Prefecture in the northwest. It not only plays the role of conserving water sources, regulating climate and maintaining ecological balance, but also serves as a hub for sightseeing, tourism, teaching, A comprehensive tourist attraction integrating scientific research and entertainment.
Guanshan Forest Park is located 20 kilometers south of Xigu District and is a provincial forest park. There are famous mountains such as Yanzi Mountain, Longshan, and Hutou Mountain. In the mountains there are the Golden Flower Fairy Hall, Quan Temple, Jiuquan Holy Mother's Mercy Temple; Shenquan, Lingquan, Longquan; Xuxian Peak, Baishengou, Guanshangou, etc. On the top platform there is a summer villa built by British missionaries during the Guangxu period. It has been restored several times and still retains its charm. There are also historical inscriptions, exhibition halls, observatories and other monuments on the mountain as well as rich animal and plant landscapes. During the Dragon Boat Festival and July 7th Temple Fair, tourists go to the mountain to gather, which is very lively.
Baita Mountain is located on the north bank of the Yellow River in Lanzhou City. It is named after the Yuan Dynasty White Pagoda on the top of the mountain. Baita Mountain is a majestic and undulating mountain that stretches over the outskirts of the city and seems to be embracing the Golden City. Since ancient times, it has formed a natural barrier together with the Yellow River and is a strategic military location.
The White Pagoda was originally built to commemorate a Tibetan Sakya lama who went to Mongolia to meet Genghis Khan and died of illness in Lanzhou. The existing white pagoda was rebuilt by Liu Yongcheng, the eunuch guarding Gansu Province, during the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty (1450-1456). In the 54th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1715), Governor Chuoqi repaired the old and added new ones, expanded the temple site, and named it Ci'en Temple. The white pagoda has seven levels and eight sides, about 17 meters high. It has a garden foundation below and a green roof. Buddha statues are carved on each side, and iron horse bells are tied to the eaves and corners. The outside of the tower is painted with white paste, as if it were built of white jade. The mountain is 1,700 meters high and covers an area of ??more than 3 million square meters.
In 1958, Baita Mountain was opened as a park, with a total construction area of ??more than 8,000 square meters. It is divided into three building groups, built against the mountain, with flying eaves and red columns, and the buildings are connected by pavilions, pavilions and corridors. It extends in all directions. There were originally elephant skin drums, bronze bells, and redbud trees on the mountain, which were called the "Three Treasures of the Mountain" in ancient times. Now the redbud trees have died. Baita Mountain has been greened for many years, with tall trees and dense forests and winding paths. The unique "Yellow River Stone Pavilion" and the reception room of the Yugu people in the park are rare elsewhere and have unique style. At the foot of the mountain is the Zhongshan Bridge, which connects the two together and becomes a must-visit place in Lanzhou.
Also known as Baiyi'an Pagoda. On Qingyang Road, Lanzhou City, the pagoda is named after it was built in the Baiyi Temple. Inside the Baiyi Temple, there was originally a statue of a great man in white, worshiping the Bodhisattva in white. The temple was first built in the Chongzhen year of the Ming Dynasty (1631 AD). After many wars, only the temple tower has survived to this day.
The Baiyi Temple Pagoda is a solid brick tower, about 30 meters high. The base of the tower is a staggered square, 7 meters long and 7 meters wide, 2.8 meters high, with floral patterns engraved on all sides. The lower part of the tower is in the shape of a bowl, about 8 meters high and 6 meters in diameter at its largest point. A Buddhist niche is opened at the junction of the due south and the base of the pagoda. There are three Buddha statues in the original niche. The upper half of the tower is an octagonal cone, 18.5 meters high, with 12 floors of dense eaves. The number of floors is an even number, which is rare in China. There is one Buddhist niche on each side of each floor, and one Buddha statue inside, totaling 96 statues. One wind chime is hung in each corner of each floor, totaling 96. The pagoda is about 1 meter high and shaped like a treasure. Bottle, made of copper-plated metal. In front of the tower is the main hall renovated in the Qing Dynasty, followed by a newly built three-story antique style building. In 1991, the Lanzhou Museum moved in.
Lanzhou is a long and narrow valley extending east-west, sandwiched between the north and south mountains. The Yellow River passes through the city at the foot of Jiuzhou Mountain in the north of the city.
Along the south bank of the Yellow River, a riverside road spanning dozens of kilometers from east to west has been opened. Known as the Green Corridor due to its wide and straight road surface, dotted with flower beds and nurseries on both sides, it has become the longest urban riverside road in the country.
Visitors visiting Binhe Road can appreciate the style of the Yellow River and visit many exquisite sculptures dotted along the way such as Pingsha Luoyan, Bolang, Ancient Silk Road, Mother of the Yellow River, Journey to the West, etc. They can also visit the Zhongshan Iron Bridge and Baita Mountain. Parks, waterwheel parks and other attractions. During the peak tourist season, you can see the ancient raft ferry and experience the ancient charm of "blowing cowhide to cross the Yellow River"; you can also take a rubber boat to raft on the Yellow River. Binhe Road is known as the "Bund" of Lanzhou and has become a place for morning exercises for the elderly and romance for the young. Foreign tourists who come to Lanzhou must first go to Binhe Road to view the sculptures and scenery along the way.
Mother of the Yellow River is located in the middle section of Binhe Road. It is the most beautiful sculpture among the many sculptures across the country that represent the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation. It has high artistic value and won the "Excellence Award" in the first national urban sculpture plan competition. The composition consists of "mother" and two "baby boys". The mother's hair is flowing, her expression is kind, her body is tall and well-proportioned, her curves are graceful, she is smiling slightly, raising her head and slightly bending her right arm, lying on her back on the waves. On the right side is a naked baby boy, looking slightly to the left, raising his head and smiling innocently, looking naughty and cute. The sculpture has a concise composition and profound meaning, symbolizing the indomitable mother of the Yellow River who nurtures the Chinese nation, and the happy and thriving Chinese descendants.
Green Hope is located 180 meters east of the Yellow River Mother Sculpture. It was built with donations from more than 1.3 million young people in Gansu and was built in July 1987. The main image consists of three white marble cone-shaped deformed trees with heights of 11 meters, 8 meters and 3 meters. They stand in the garden green space with varying heights and density, which means that three trees form a "forest" and reflects the people of Gansu who plant grass and trees. , a great feat of greening Longyuan, symbolizing the vigorous growth of Longyuan youth.
The rafter wave is located in the "White Tower Overlook" small amusement park in the east section of Binhe Road. It was created by Wang Xingzhong on October 1, 1986. The sculpture is made of a reinforced concrete base inlaid with Yellow River pebbles, shaped like a rolling wave of the Yellow River. The raft flies diagonally over the top of the waves, breaking through the waves and flying; it feels like beating the waves and chasing the wind. A raft rider made of bronze is kneeling and waving an oar with his head held high. Behind him is a kneeling girl, with her right hand combing her temples and her expression peaceful. This sculpture reproduces the former transportation mode of rafting on the Yellow River, which is an important part of Lanzhou's Yellow River culture.
The Ancient Silk Road is located at the southern end of the Yellow River Bridge in Chengguan District, on the southern section of Binhe Road. The sculpture takes a camel from the ancient Silk Road as its core. It is carved from granite and is 6 meters high, 7 meters long and weighs more than 100 tons. It reflects the grandeur of the Silk Road during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The male camel is loaded with silk and satin, and on it is an elderly man wearing a cloak, with an awning on his right hand and looking at the horse. Hu Shang, who has deep eyes and swollen beard on the right front of his hunchback, is walking backwards. A young man behind the camel made a trumpet shape with his right hand to shout for the following camel team. The composition of the sculpture is simple, the whole is dignified, and the momentum is magnificent, giving people a sudden feeling of desolation in the desert.
Pingsha Luoyan, also known as "Fangzhou Siyan", is located in the east section of Binhe Road, south of Yantan Jianzi. The sculpture shows three stainless steel geese of different sizes flying out of the water in an irregular shallow pond. Five "goose eggs" are dotted on the west side of the pond, which are scattered in an orderly manner. The overall use of abstract techniques, slightly deformed, appears novel and unique. This sculpture is based on the landscape of "Fangzhou Thinking of Wild Geese", one of the New Ten Scenic Spots in Lanzhou, and the legend of Yantan. It embodies Lanzhou's desire to restore ecological balance and the wild geese to return to Yantan, and reminds people of the journey of wild geese from conception to flight. The process of life succession.
Jintian Temple is located in the east section of Xijin Road, Qilihe District. It was built in the second year of Jianwen in the Ming Dynasty (1400 AD). Because there is a statue of Lei Zu in the temple, it is also known as the "Thunder Altar". It was the holy place where Taoism spread its scriptures in Lanzhou in the early years. In the past, the Jintian Temple had majestic pavilions, winding corridors, and scattered pines, cypresses, locust trees, and elms. There is the Lei Tan in the middle, the Tan Temple in the east, and the Wu Temple in the west. There is a garden in the northwest corner. The Lei Tan Temple Fair is held every year on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month. It is now the Lanzhou Workers’ Cultural Palace.
Guantangou is located in Yuzhong County, 10 kilometers east of Lanzhou City. It is a horse-breeding base. In ancient times, it was a horse breeding base for Gansu policy officials. There is a boundary monument of "Mama Guantan" by King Su of the Ming Dynasty. One. There is now a resort villa built in the ditch, with five Mongolian, Tibetan and Yugur-style reception tents. The surrounding natural scenery is beautiful and it is an important summer resort.
The museum is located in Qilihe District, Lanzhou City, separated by the road from the Friendship Hotel. It is the largest comprehensive museum in Gansu Province.
The museum was built in 1956, with a construction area of ??more than 21,000 square meters and an exhibition area of ??more than 13,000 square meters. The plane is in the shape of a "mountain", with five floors in the middle, three floors on the two wings, an exhibition hall at the back, and a circular lecture hall at the end. There are 4-meter-wide corridors on both sides of the exhibition hall, which are connected to the two wings. The building was designed by Soviet experts and has a unique style. The Provincial Museum has a history hall, a revolutionary cultural relics hall, a nature hall, and a socialist construction exhibition hall. It is also equipped with a cultural relics storage room, a Han bamboo slips room, a cultural relics laboratory copying room, and the relocated and restored Wei and Jin Dynasty tomb paintings in Jiayuguan. The basic displays include "Gansu Historical Cultural Relics", "Jiayu Pass Wei and Jin Dynasty Mural Tombs", "Ancient Elephants of the Yellow River", "Gansu Natural Rich Sources" and "Gansu Revolutionary Cultural Relics Exhibition".
The museum has a rich and rare collection of various Neolithic painted pottery and grotto art treasures, showing the development system of Gansu's painted pottery that lasted from 7,000 to 3,000 years. Precious silk and linen fabrics, scripture documents, wood, lacquer, and bronze wares, a large number of Han bamboo slips and Great Wall cultural relics, as well as a group of bronze and wooden chariots and horses including the famous bronze galloping horse at home and abroad, and gold and silver relic coffins , Xixia texts and cultural relics, statues and murals of the Tianti Mountain Grottoes, not only vividly reproduce the scene of the opening and defense of the "Silk Road", but also fully display the scenes of multi-ethnic areas inhabited by different historical periods, and are also important for studying the transportation and trade between my country and the West in ancient China. Evidence of contacts and cultural exchanges and Buddhist art. The museum also preserves a replica of the complete fossil of an ancient Yellow River elephant that is 8 meters long and 4 meters high.
It is located on Gaolan Mountain, just south of Lanzhou City, and is newly built. The entire park is based on the mountain scenery, starting from Loquat Ridge on the east side of Wuquan Mountain at the low point and ending at Santai Pavilion at the high point, extending for more than 10 kilometers and covering an area of ??5,200 acres.
Gaolan Mountain is 2129.6 meters above sea level. It is the natural barrier and the highest peak in the south of Lanzhou City. The park is located on the commanding heights of the top of the mountain, with an absolute height of nearly 500 meters. The towers, pavilions and pavilions on the mountain are well-proportioned, with red pillars and green tiles complementing each other. It is an ideal place for people to enjoy the cool air and enjoy the scenery. Santai Pavilion in the park is the top building of the southern barrier of Lanzhou City. It is three stories high and has a pavilion built on it, which is majestic. Here you can have a panoramic view of the city. The Yellow River passes through the city and you can have a panoramic view of the city. In the evening, the distant mountains are covered with steaming clouds and thousands of lights in the city create a spectacular scene.
Near the park are the sites of human activities more than 4,000 years ago, the military defense piers of the Qing Dynasty, the Yingpanling battlefield of the liberation of Lanzhou and other cultural relics and historic sites. Lanshan has been a tree since ancient times. After liberation, people in Lanzhou carried ice to the mountains in winter and planted trees, but with little success. In 1983, the government of Lanzhou City completed the water supply project, which was contracted by more than 40 units. The first man-made forest park in Lanzhou City was greened and built.