UIGHUR RESTAURANTS IN LANZHOU 08/15/2009
Here are the three Uighur Muslim restaurants that I know of in Lanzhou. For more information about 'Cuisine of Xinjiang', see here.    Name: 新疆葡萄圆美食 xīnjiāng pútao yuán méishí Location: 白银路 báiyín lù. Map. Bus stop: 中山林站 zhōngshān lín zhàn HOW TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO? 08/14/2009
There are links to maps for many of the places on the site, especially in the locations covered in the pages listed along the top of the page. When there is no specific map link, click here to open the Redefining Lanzhou map. Scroll down the alphabetical index on the left, and click on the location you want to find. Buses are cheap: Y1 - Y1.5 for most journeys. For bus routes, the best thing is to try to buy a city map (Y3.5) from a newsstand. If you are comfortable navigating a Chinese website, then the routes are available at the Mapabc site. Here is an example, showing the route for bus #1. Try cutting and pasting two place names from this site into the from-to search boxes (xxx 倒 xxx), and you'll get some suggested bus routes, as well as tips on how to complete your journey on foot at either end. Taxis aren't too expensive either. The meter starts at Y7 for the first 3 km, and then it's Y1 per km after that. Y10 - Y15 can get you quite far in the city.  2009 Lanzhou Tourist Map (Y3.5)  Bus routes are listed along the bottom  A map of the surrounding area on the reverse Thanks to Bill Schoerner (son of Otto Schoerner, mentioned in this earlier post) for finding and passing on this fascinating article about the construction of Zhongshan Bridge (map). In the introduction Bing Chen (陈冰) writes: "The bridge as metaphor for love, life and death – even an eternal gateway to Paradise - has long haunted the innermost depths of the human psyche. Many have become the stuff of legend and folktale - The River Kwai, San Lue Rey, ancient Rome’s Tiber bridge heroically defended against impossible odds by the republic’s first citizen hero Horatius, as immortalised by Thomas Babington Macaulay, to name but three. The first iron bridge over the mighty Yellow River bids fair to join this legendary roll call." Location: North end of Zhōngshān Lù (中山路), 300m north from the Xiguan Crossing (西关什字 Xīguān Shízì) Buses: 9, 13, 15, 26, 105, 111, 112, 136, 139 and 142 REDEFINING LANZHOU ON FLICKR 06/19/2009
I'm gradually uploading photos from this site into a photo set on Flickr. You can also access the Fickr set by clicking on any of the random thumbnails that now appear on the right-hand side of this page.    GANSU SPECIALITIES - LUMINOUS WINE GLASSES 06/19/2009
Yèguāng Bēi (夜光杯) - or 'Luminous Glasses' - are made from minerals. You can find them in the local specialities shops (map), if you walk west from the Lanzhou Hotel, on the south side of Dōnggăng Xī Lù (东岗西路), west of Tiānshuì Lù crossing (天水路口往西走). Some of the shops in Huáng Miào (map) also sell them.   GANSU SPECIALITIES - CARVED GOURDS 06/19/2009
葫芦 (húlú) are dried gourds, which are then engraved, often in very minute detail. They range in price from a few kuai to hundreds and thousands. You can find them in the local specialities shops, if you walk west from the Lanzhou Hotel, along Dōnggăng Xī Lù (东岗西路), west of Tiānshuì Lù crossing (天水路口往西走). There is also a well-known shop at the top of the White Hill Pagoda. The photos below were taken at Huáng Miào.  LANZHOU TWINNED WITH CHORLEY 06/18/2009
I came across this Friendship Tree (友谊树 yǒuyī shù) in the Children's Park (儿童公园 értóng gōngyuán), on the south side of the Huáng Hé Dàqiáo bridge (黄河大桥). Map. It was planted to commemorate the twinning of Lanzhou and Chorley (in Lancashire, UK).   CHENGYU PARK 06/17/2009
Chinese: 成语公园 Chéngyǔ Gōngyuán Chéngyǔ (成语) are Chinese idioms, often made up of 4 characters, usually the moral of an old story. This park, on the north bank of the Yellow River, in Anning District, has a set of statues on display that depict these stories.  司马光砸缸 (sīmǎguāng zágāng) A child who is intelligent and brave TAILAN THAI RESTAURANT 06/15/2009
Chinese: 泰兰泰国酒店 Tàilán Tàiguó Jiǔdiàn  Tailan Thai Restaurant QILIHE DAQIAO BRIDGE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC 06/15/2009
The bridges in Lanzhou have been undergoing inspections, and the Qīlǐhé Dàqiáo Bridge (七里河大桥) has been closed for repairs. Luckily there are two new bridges a few km upstream and downstream of the bridge, otherwise Anning District (on the north side of the Yellow River) would start to feel pretty cut off from the city (on the south side).  Qilihe Daqiao Bridge, closed to traffic | ArchivesNovember 2009 CategoriesAll |
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