A province of north-central China. It was long a corridor for the Silk Road to Turkistan,India,and Persia. Lanzhou is the capital. Population,20,410,000.

• 甘肃中国中北部一省份。它很长时间以来是通往土耳其斯坦、印度和波斯的丝绸之路的门廊。兰州是其首府。人口20，410，000。