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The city of Tianshui is located in the northeastern part of Gansu province. It is the second largest city in the province, and it is about 338 kilometers from Lanzhou City, Gansu's capital. Car travel to Lanzhou takes about 4 hours. Tianshui is on both the Yangtze River basin and the Yellow River basin, and it is on the "Eurasian Continental Bridge," a rail route said to be the cheapest and fastest land route between China's Pacific Ocean coast and northwestern Europe.

Under its jurisdiction are five counties: Zhangchuan, Qin'an, Gangu, Wushan, and Qingshui. It also has jurisdiction over the Qinzhou and Maiji districts. It has a total area of 14,300 square kilometers, and a population of approximately 3 million. About 300,000 people live in the Tianshui urban area.

Established during the time of Emperor Wu Di, Tianshui County has had a 2000 year history.

Tianshui is a famous historic and cultural city. It is on the route of the ancient Silk Road. The city was named by the legend of the "Tianhe River Infusion." In myths, Tianshui was the birthplace of Fuxi, the earliest Chinese ancestor. The Dadiwan society existed here during the Neolithic times. Then, the Qin state, later to become the founding dynasty of the Chinese empire, conquered other territory from Tianshui.

The Qin established the first empire of China that lasted from 221 to 206 BC. The famous Terracotta Army statues in Xian and the first part of the Great Wall of China was built by this dynasty. The land was originally bestowed by Xiao Wang of the Zhou Dynasty to Feizi whose surname was called "Yin." Feizi described ideas on law and justice that were adopted by the Qin rulers.

Tianshui is renowned for its historic relics and natural beauty. Fuxi Temple and Guatai Mountain are places where Chinese people worship their ancestors. Water Curtain Cave in Wushan Mountain has a lot of ancient towers, sculptures, and portraits. Daxiangshan Mountain in Gangu county is majestic and magisterial.

On the hill sits the giant Buddha. The Immortal Cliff is near Maijishan Mountain. Here is a unique tourist attraction that integrates three religions: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The Maijishan Grottoes are filled with thousands of exquisite clay artifacts in grottoes. This is reputed to be one of China's Four Greatest Grottoes, along with the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, the Longmen Grottoes, and the Yungang Grottoes .

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2011-05-23
Located to the north of the city, on the far bank of the Yellow River (Huanghe), the White Pagoda Hill Park (Baita shan gongyuan) is a large, quiet area that was first established in 1958. It is a nice place for strolling, with green forests, scattered ...Read More
2011-05-23
Maijishan is so-named because its shape resembles that of a shaft of wheat. Jutting straight-up out of the surrounding landscape, Maiji Shan was accessible by a series of stairs once joined to its side by logs thrust like pegs in holes carved out of the rock ...Read More
2011-05-20
November 6, kiln inlets of Tianshui Sinoma Cement Co., Ltd. 2 2500t/d clinker cement production lines, which are contracted by Sinoma Suzhou Construction Co., Ltd, were successfully capped. Started from May 20, 2009, Tianshui project is one of the key ...Read More

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by Corowa 2011-05-20
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by Cathy 2011-05-20
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by Dawn 2011-05-20
Recently, CCCC First Highway Engineering Co., Ltd. won the bid for Section H-C18 of Ankang-Hanzhong Expressway. The contract value amounted to RMB210 million with construction period of 18 months. This section is 4.5km long. Source from: CCCC First Highway Engineering Co., Ltd.