Chengguan District () is one of 5

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of the

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Lanzhou Lanzhou is the capital and largest city of Gansu province in northwestern China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. His ...

, the capital of

Gansu Province Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ...

, China. It is located mostly on the southern side of the

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, and includes the downtown Lanzhou. Both the Gansu provincial government capitol and that of Lanzhou prefecture-level city are located within the district. The Lanzhou Railway Station is also located in this district.

History

The area has been inhabited by Qiang since the

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(2070 BC). In 215 BC,

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captured the area south of the Yellow River from Hu barbarians and

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was established at the current location of Donggang Subdistrict in Chengguan. In 581, the area was known as Wuquan County, renamed to Jincheng County in 671. By the

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, Chengguan became the seat of the Zhou ('province'),

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and

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. In 1104 it was known as Lanquan County. By 1369, Lanzhou, then called Lan County, became subordinate under

Lintao County Lintao County () is administratively under the control of Dingxi, Gansu province, China. History Pottery from the Majiayao culture (3300 to 2000 BC) has been found in Lintao. Until the 20th century, Lintao was known as Didao (). The Battle of ...

. In 1399 the city walls of Lanzhou were built. In 1666, the governor of Gansu moved back to Lanzhou. In 1764 the administrative centers moved back to Chengguan, then known as Gaolan County. In 1941 present day

Gaolan County Gaolan County () is a county of Gansu Province, China, one of 58 counties of Gansu. Its postal code is 730200, and its population in 2019 was 147,000 people, a 13% decrease since 1999. It falls under the administration of the prefecture-level cit ...

was spun off and the modern Chengguan District was established, which then encompassed the entire urban area of Lanzhou. Since 1955 the district is named Chengguan, named after the old city centre of Lanzhou. During the

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it was named Dongfeng District (东风区). In 2005 all towns were abolished and since then the district is divided in subdistricts only.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided in 26 subdistricts:

References

External links

* Chengguan District Geography of Lanzhou {{Gansu-geo-stub

History

Administrative divisions

See also

References

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