Gansu province

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Gansu province - a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and PersiaGansu, KansuSilk Road - an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach CathayCathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the worldLanchou, Lanchow, Lanzhou - the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River