Gansu, China Poorest City: At present, China is a big country emerging on the world stage. The neighboring country has progressed very rapidly in the last few years. Everyone is appreciating the efforts made by the government there towards eradicating poverty. However, it is not that poverty has completely ended there. Even today there are some cities where people are working hard to earn a living. Despite this, poverty remains a big problem.
Gansu, the poorest province of China
Gansu is famous as the poorest province of China. It is not that the government is not working for the people here, but the natural environment here is such that the people there are not getting along at all.
The maximum wrath of nature is seen in Gansu. People here always have to face natural disasters like earthquake, drought and famine. This is the reason why economic instability and reduction in agricultural productivity persists here.
Gansu is located in the north-west of China
Gansu province is located in the north-west direction of China. The capital of Gansu is Lanzhou city, located in the south-east. Lanzhou is also the largest city of Gansu. Gansu is spread over about 453,700 square kilometers. It is the 7th largest administrative province of China in terms of area.
The total population of Gansu is about 26 million. It is the 22nd most populous province of China. Mostly Dongxiang and Tibetan minorities live here. The common language here is Mandarin. Till 2019, this province was ranked 31st in terms of per capita GDP.