It was very dry and dusty around the city when I was there ... very little green was visible from the plane .... Lanzhou seems to be surrounded for miles by pretty barren fields and hills ....

The Yellow River, however, was flowing full and strongly ....

I was told this was a "deathspot", where someone had been killed in a traffic accident. The people in the middle of the road are commemorating this ... if not careful, they could be joining their departed friend ....
The city centre boasts a super-chic department store ... I just had a peek in there, but I couldn't afford to buy anything!
AMAZING ..... right on the pavement in the town centre .....
a hospital .....
Well, it saves money on     maintaining a workshop .....
Lanzhou Communist Party Headquarters

 

early-morning taichi .....