Anning, Lanzhou
Anning District is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It forms part of the urban core of Lanzhou. The district was established in 1953 and is named after a former Ming dynasty fort. It is known for having numerous peach orchards, since the Ming dynasty it has thus been nicknamed the '10-li peach county' .
Administrative divisions
Anning District is divided to 8 subdistricts and 2 towns.;Subdistricts
- Peili Subdistrict
- Xilu Subdistrict
- Shajingyi Subdistrict
- Shilidian Subdistrict
- Kongjiaya Subdistrict
- Yintanlu Subdistrict
- Liujiabao Subdistrict
- Anningbao Subdistrict
- Zhonghe Town
- Jiuhe Town
Education
The district is the home of several educational institutes:- Northwest Normal University
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Gansu Agricultural University
- Gansu College of Political Science and Law
- Lanzhou City College
- Gansu Provincial Party School
- Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Gansu Academy of Social Sciences