Lanzhou, being a commercial center on the ancient Silk Road, is dubbed the “Tea-Trade House City” and is also regarded as an important traffic center along the Eurasia Bridge.
Lanzhou, renowned as a city of science and education in northwestern China, incorporates numerous scientific research institutions and has nurtured many specialists and technicians.
Lanzhou is now a comprehensive transportation hub containing a well-developed aviation system, railways and highways, where four main railway lines and six state highways intersect.