Waterwheels that lifted the Yellow River
Lanzhou’s wooden waterwheels used the river current to raise water into irrigation channels. The Waterwheel Expo Park keeps the form visible beside the south-bank promenade.
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White Pagoda Hill above the north bank
White Pagoda Hill takes its name from the pagoda rebuilt there during the Ming period. Its paths, calligraphy gallery and river views make it a landmark above Lanzhou’s north bank.
The clear broth of Lanzhou noodles
A bowl of Lanzhou beef noodles brings hand-pulled strands into clear beef broth with beef, chili oil and herbs. The craft was added to China’s national intangible cultural heritage list in 2021.
The iron bridge across Lanzhou
Opened in 1909, Zhongshan Bridge joined Lanzhou’s two banks with a permanent iron crossing. Today pedestrians cross it beneath White Pagoda Hill.