Lanzhou with ＂misspelled words＂ in the railway station： Lanhatton beyond chill

　　With the arrival of the tourist season, tourists from all over the world flock to Lanzhou. As one of the old landmark buildings, Lanzhou Railway Station often flies with playful horses, which is compressed into an old photo by tourists and advertised as "a visit here". But people also found that the word "LAN" directly above the railway station is "one horizontal length and two horizontal short"; The last vertical of the word "Zhou" also has a "hook", which is considered by some people as a "typo".

　　

　　In the summer of 2022, Lanzhou Railway Station was named "Lanzhou". Photo courtesy of Lanzhou Station

　　However, what is not well known to the public is that the above scene is actually "deliberate" after careful consideration. According to Fang Baishi, former secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Lanzhou Station in lanzhou railway administration and deputy director of the Lanzhou Station Working Committee, who recently introduced the historical evolution of Lanzhou Railway Station to reporters from China News Service and Zhongxin. com, he said that the Lanzhou Railway Station, which was rebuilt for the second time in 1978, was put into use, and Zhang Bangyan, a famous calligrapher from Gansu Province, was invited to write the name of the station. It happened that the country was promoting simplified Chinese characters at that time, so he chose the latter among the traditional Chinese characters "Lan" and the simplified Chinese character "Lan", and the station name "Lanzhou" has been used ever since.

　　Fang Baishi said that the above-mentioned variant calligraphy style of "Lan" with "wide on the top and narrow on the bottom" came from the works of Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, and was later imitated by calligraphers. It was not Zhang Bangyan’s original creation, let alone "typo". Enlarge the horizontal of the word "Lan" a little to form a unique visual effect. He thinks this design is more in line with the characteristics of Lanzhou Railway Station as a transportation hub.

　　

　　Lanzhou Railway Station in 1994. Photo courtesy of Lanzhou Station

　　Zhang Boxing, a young worker at Lanzhou Station, has different interpretations of this. He introduced a saying circulated among the old workers, saying that the three stripes of "Lan" represent heaven, earth and people from top to bottom respectively, and express the political harmony and myriad weather as a provincial capital city in a wide way. "Zhou" represents the city being crossed by the Yellow River, and the landform with two mountains and one river.

　　There are also self-media interpretations: the three horizontal inversions of the word "LAN" imply the mutual humility of Lanzhou people; The hook at the end of the word "Zhou" symbolizes the fortitude of Lanzhou people.

　　

　　In the summer of 2022, Lanzhou Railway Station was photographed by aerial photography. Photo courtesy of Lanzhou Station

　　Just like the unknown behind the word "Lanzhou" on the train station, there are many unexpected stories in Lanzhou.

　　You may know a bowl of noodles in Lanzhou, but you don’t know that there are thousands of noodles in Lanzhou, and the noodles are different. Let’s go through the railway station and walk into Lanzhou for a Citywalk, and feel the relaxed and comfortable feeling brought by the super chill "Langhatton" on a hot summer day.

　　"Carbohydrate Capital": Feel free to "hard control" and enjoy the pleasure of "taste buds"

　　Carbohydrate often brings pleasure and satisfaction to people. As the "soul of carbohydrate" in Lanzhou, beef noodles have become the banner of carbohydrate culture in Lanzhou with its unique characteristics of "one clear (soup), two white (radish), three red (spicy oil), four green (coriander and garlic seedlings) and wuhuang (noodles)". This bowl sells well in more than 50 countries and regions around the world. It is made of high-gluten flour, which has been painstakingly crafted by masters. It is full of vigor, and with mellow beef bone soup, every bite is the ultimate tease for taste buds.

　　

　　The picture shows Lanzhou beef noodles. Yin Chunyong

　　The charm of carbohydrate in Lanzhou is far more than a bowl of beef noodles. There is a diversified carbohydrate food map here. No matter where you walk into the night market of Zhengning Road in Lanzhou, a street with ethnic flavor in Nanguan, and the food street of the Yellow River Shidu Wenlv in Lanzhou, the mixed flavor of fried calf meat, mutton hand-grabbed, barbecue, steamed stuffed bun, stuffed skin, saute spicy chicken, milk and egg mash, grey beans and other foods will hook your taste buds and "control" every stubborn eater at will.

　　"I originally planned to go to Tianshui to eat mala Tang, but I was’ hard controlled’ by Lanzhou cuisine for two days. I tasted local specialties in Lanzhou, which was cheap and delicious." In this year’s Lanzhou official launch of "The Most Carbohydrate Capital Lanzhou-Eating Season", some tourists shared the feeling of "Lanzhou Carbohydrate Tour".

　　

　　The picture shows the food in Lanzhou night market. Official Photo courtesy of Chengguan District of Lanzhou City

　　Intentional Lanzhou locals also presented the "exclusive secret" carbohydrate food: Baiji stir-fried calf meat, Chuntai finger food, Hujia steamed stuffed bun, Li Ji Shawan saute spicy chicken, Yixing noodles, Assia, Jiangshuiju, Zaihuitou, Guihua Mala Tang, Masan potato chips, sweet embryo milk tea, chili pepper barbecue, milk and egg mash, Pei Afu apricot skin water, Laomoujia yak yogurt and so on. The "hidden corner" of food-the carbohydrate cross also brings a lot of surprises; The official also launched a "food map" intimately, marking food, addresses and routes, focusing on persuading and serving tourists well.

　　

　　The picture shows Lanzhou cuisine attracting diners to stop and buy and taste. Official Photo courtesy of Chengguan District of Lanzhou City

　　Lanzhou, known as the "Capital of Carbohydrate", not only has the confidence of high-quality raw materials such as wheat from the Loess Plateau, naked oats in Hexi Corridor and buckwheat in southeast Gansu, but also has the profound integrated food culture of the ancient Silk Road to add color to it, and the modern voices of "No sheep can walk out of Gansu alive" and "soul juice, water it" have established Lanzhou’s position in the "Carbohydrate Jianghu".

　　"Folk Song Capital": Unload "Banwei" and "Slow Shake" freely by the Yellow River.

　　

　　On the evening of April 23rd, 2024, in Lanzhou, Gansu, a roadside concert held by the Yellow River attracted people to "punch in". The picture shows people singing along the Yellow River (photo of drone). Nine beautiful Dan Zengshe

　　"Lanzhou, always run away in the morning. Lanzhou, warm and drunk at night ","Hello Lanzhou, sing your ballads, the river under that bridge flows in your heart ","The water of the Yellow River keeps flowing, distant relatives, listen to me sing a Yellow River ballad "… Blowing the river wind by the Yellow River, listening to folk songs, sucking a mouthful of beer and lighting a Lanzhou cigarette have a sense of relaxation and freedom.

　　Lanzhou, Lanzhou, Hello, Lanzhou and Yellow River Ballad, created by folk bands, are full of regional characteristics and rich emotional colors, which are not only widely circulated in the local area, but also have an impact throughout the country, making the name "Lanzhou" closely related to folk music.

　　As an important node on the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou is a gathering place for cultural exchanges in history. Today, it still maintains an open and inclusive cultural atmosphere, attracting many folk singers to collect folk songs, create and perform.

　　

　　On October 23rd, 2023, Baylegg, a music teacher of Northwest University for Nationalities in Lanzhou, arranged new music in the studio. Photo by Li Yalong

　　Baylegg, a music teacher at Northwest University for Nationalities in Lanzhou, is one of the vivid examples. He "mixed" China folk musical instruments such as Ma Touqin, Tobxiuer, Tuwa sheepskin drum and Ickler with western musical instruments such as guitar and cello, and then mixed them with singing methods such as Humai and Long Tune, and was called a frequent visitor to the cultural performances of Lanzhou universities. He was also invited to Austria, Mongolia, Hong Kong and other places and was welcomed by local people.

　　Based on the accumulation of folk songs for many years, since the beginning of this year, after the introduction of "Yellow River Chorus" was lit by the sound field laboratory of Lanzhou Band, successive roadside concerts have exploded along the Yellow River. As night falls, the bands stationed beside Zhongshan Bridge and the Yellow River either ring drums to drive the mood of the scene, or turn on the live broadcast and "cloud music" with netizens, setting off a chorus carnival upsurge. "People just came back and left their hearts in Lanzhou. The stamina is too great." Sichuan tourist Rui Fang said.

　　

　　On the evening of April 23rd, 2024, in Lanzhou, Gansu, a roadside concert held by the Yellow River attracted people to "punch in". The picture shows people singing along the Yellow River (photo of drone). Nine beautiful Dan Zengshe

　　Lanzhou often holds all kinds of folk concerts and activities. In order to enrich tourists’ sense of participation and experience, the official also launched a series of activities of Lanzhou Yellow River Chorus-The Yellow River is also beautiful. In the form of lead singer+chorus+open wheat, more than 20 classic tracks were performed every week and holiday from 19:30 to 21:30, which lasted until mid-October. Don’t you want to come to Lanzhou like this?

　　Lanzhou, the Silk Road Town: Lanhatton beyond chill

　　

　　On June 28, 2023, Denggao Lanshan took a night view of Lanzhou city. Yan Wei photo

　　Mount Lanshan at night overlooks the whole Lanzhou city, and "Lanhatton" can be visualized at that moment. At the beginning of the Hua Deng, the neon lights are flashing, and the lights on both sides of the street are intertwined with the lights in the high-rise buildings, which makes the night sky warm and blurred. Some netizens ridiculed that "the daytime is inconspicuous and the night is so bright that people feel unattainable."

　　Super chill "Langhatton" mainly comes from the network culture and the popular context of local young people. "chill" refers to a relaxed, leisurely and comfortable life attitude or atmosphere, while "Langhatton" is an interesting contrast between Lanzhou and Manhattan in new york, which reflects the charm and vitality of Lanzhou in some aspects.

　　Lanzhou is an important town of the ancient Silk Road, and it has been a necessary place for business travel since ancient times. It has also promoted the integration of the Yellow River culture, the Silk Road culture, the Central Plains culture and the western regions culture, leaving behind the remains of the business road such as the Tusi Yamen, and carving the gourd and other silk roads, where multiculturalism meets.

　　

　　On January 20, 2024, Taiwan Province teenagers tasted beef noodles and other delicacies in Lanzhou Ronghe Restaurant, and experienced the charm of the city combining tradition and modernity. Photo by Li Yalong

　　In recent years, with the acceleration of urban modernization, Lanzhou not only retains a strong cultural heritage, but also incorporates elements of modern cities, such as emerging restaurants, entertainment venues and fashionable lifestyles among young people, creating a unique atmosphere that is both traditional and modern, showing a relaxed and energetic image.

　　On the social media platform, you can see many posts describing some super-chill places in the city, such as cultural markets, open-air restaurants, specialty cafes, fine wine bars, outdoor camps, etc. The relaxed and pleasant atmosphere attracts young people who pursue quality of life.

　　

　　On April 7, 2023, many young people gathered in the activity of "Xinsheng Lanzhou Urban Cultural Market". Nine beautiful Dan Zengshe

　　Of course, the Yellow River amorous feelings at night, various food streets and night markets, plus some special bars and music scenes provide people with a good place to relax, and the prosperity of Lanzhou nightlife also makes it look more "chill".

　　This unexpected Lanzhou, this summer, is waiting for you!