The "former names" in various parts of Gansu sound so good, let's see what you used to call there? Lanzhou: Ancient name Jincheng Tianshui: ancient name Yi (gui) County, Chengji, Qinzhou Wuwei: ancient name Liangzhou Wushan: ancient name Ningyuan Linze: ancient name Zhaowu Jingchuan: ancient name Anding Lintao: ancient name Di Daohui County: ancient name Huizhou Linxia: ancient call Hezhou Guanghe: ancient name Guangtong Diebu: ancient called Diezhou Luqu: ancient name Taoyuan

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Lanzhou: ancient name Jincheng</h1>

Lanzhou City: According to the "Yuanhe County Chronicle", it was named after Gaolan Mountain, and due to the ancients' conventional omission method, the word Gaolan went to "Gao" to leave "Lan", and was named Lanzhou. According to the "Chronicle of Gaolan County", "Gaolan is Lanzhou, the name of Gaolan, named after the name of Nanshan Gaolan." Li Tang Shi Hun was inward-looking and thought that Lanzhou was the governor's mansion, and the name of Lanzhou began. "In the third year of the Sui Kai Emperor (583), the county was abolished and changed to a prefecture, and Jincheng County was changed to Lanzhou, and the governor of Lanzhou was placed, and the name of "Lanzhou" began here. In July 1941, Lanzhou City was established as the capital of Gansu Province, and it has been used ever since.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Tianshui: ancient name Gui (邽) County, Chengji, Qinzhou</h1>

Tianshui has a long history, is the birthplace of the Qin people, early Qin culture, there are more than 3,000 years of written record history and more than 2700 years of city history, in 688 BC the Qin State established the County and Ji County (now Gangu), is the earliest place in Chinese history to establish a city and set up a county.

In 688 BC, Duke Wu of Qin took his land and set it up in Yi County, which was later changed to Shangyi County.

In the first year of the Reign of Emperor Wen of the Three Kingdoms, Qin Prefecture was once established. It was named after Qinyi, and henceforth had the name of "Qinzhou".

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Wuwei: Liangzhou in ancient times</h1>

Wuwei has a long history, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent the general Huo Toyi to expedition to Hexi to defeat the Xiongnu, naming Wuwei in order to highlight the "martial arts military might" of the Han Empire. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up the four counties of Hexi, successive dynasties have set up counties here. A prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, it is named "China Wine City".

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Wushan: ningyuan in ancient times</h1>

In 1914, it was renamed Wushan County. It is named after mount Wucheng in the south of the county seat.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Linze: ancient name Zhaowu</h1>

Linze County: Zhaowu County during the Western Han Dynasty. During the Western Jin Dynasty, the county was changed to Linze County. Later, the name of the county changed many times, and in 1929 it was renamed Linze County.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Jingchuan: ancient and stable</h1>

Jingchuan County: During the Western Han Dynasty, Anding County was established in Jinghechuan Province. Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty initially established Jing Prefecture. In the seventh year of Jin Dading (1167), it was changed to Jingchuan County, named because it was located in Jinghechuan Province, and it has been used ever since.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Lintao: ancient name Di Dao</h1>

Lintao County: Ancient name Di Dao, hence the name "Di people (ancient ethnic minorities) walking the way of the scriptures", hence the name. In 1929, Didao County was renamed Lintao County, named after its location lintao River.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > HuiXian : Huizhou in ancient times</h1>

Huixian County: Ancient name Huizhou. It is named after the beautiful mountains and rivers in the territory, and there is a Huishan Station under huishan mountain in the northern corner of the city. In the seventh year of Ming Hongwu (1374), the prefecture was demoted to a county, and it was originally known as Hui County.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Linxia: ancient name Hezhou</h1>

Linxia Han set up Fenghan County, Minghe Prefecture, in 1913 changed to Daohe County, in 1928 changed to Linxia County, because of the proximity to the Daxia River and named.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Guanghe: ancient guangtong</h1>

Guanghe County: Formerly known as Guangtong County, it was named because there was a Guangtong River passing through the territory. Later, due to the same name as Guangtong County in Yunnan Province, it was renamed Guanghe County in 1957.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Diebu: Ancient dizhou</h1>

Diebu County: During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, It was called Diezhou (Diezhou) during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In 1961, Diebu County was established and named after Dieshan.

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Luqu: ancient taoyuan</h1>

Luqu County: Ancient name Taoyuan, named because it is located in the upper reaches of the Tao River. Taohe, known in Tibetan as "Luqu", was named Luqu County when the county was established in 1955.

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