Where is Gannan?

Gannan is in the southwest of Gansu province.

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province. It is a water conservation area and recharge area of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. It is an ecological main functional area determined by the state and a pioneering demonstration area of ecological civilization. As of February, 20 19, Quanzhou has jurisdiction over 7 counties of 1 city, with a total area of 45,000 square kilometers. By 202 1, the total population of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (registered population) was 752,200, and the permanent population was 6,965,438+10,000.

Gannan is known as "China's Little Tibet and Gansu's Back Garden". There are two national nature reserves in Gahai and Zecha, two national forest parks in Lianhua Mountain and Yeliguan, and dozens of natural scenic spots such as Sangke Grassland, the first song of the Yellow River and Dayugou. There are national cultural relics protection units such as Xiahe Labuleng Temple, Zhuoni Temple and Luqu langmusi 12 1 Tibetan Buddhist temples, and there are folk festivals such as Xianglang Festival, Sun Buddha Festival, Flower Festival and Flower Festival.

geographical environment

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is located on the northeast edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the transitional zone between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Loess Plateau and the Longnan Mountain Area. The terrain of the plate is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and it inclines from northwest to southeast. The territory of overlapping mountains, canyons, complex terrain. The Jishi mountain system in the southwest, the oblique mountain system in the northwest and the Minshan-Dieshan mountain system in the south constitute the main framework of the whole state landscape.

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has the characteristics of continental seasonal climate, with abundant sunshine, low utilization rate, insufficient heat, large vertical difference, more precipitation and significant geographical distribution difference. Except for Zhouqu and Diebu counties, there is no severe cold period in some parts of the state, and the winter and Changchun in other areas are short. The annual average temperature in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is between 1 ~ 13℃, with great regional differences, and the general distribution trend is gradually decreasing from southeast to northwest.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture