Workers weed in a sea of flowers in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
LANZHOU, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Lanzhou New Area in northwest China's Gansu Province has built multiple industrial clusters over the past 10 years, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles, etc.
The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years.
Combo photo shows a view of Huanghe avenue and the surrounding area on Aug. 22, 2013 (top, photo provided by Lanzhou New Area), and Huanghe avenue and the surrounding area on Aug. 10, 2022 (aerial photo taken by Chen Bin), in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua)
Combo photo shows a view of Qixia Lake on Aug. 22, 2013 (top, photo provided by Lanzhou New Area), and Qixia Lake on Aug. 10, 2022 (aerial photo taken by Chen Bin), in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua)
Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone in 2012, which was also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China.
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2022 shows the cityscape of Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Tourists row a boat on Qixia Lake in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2022 shows the cityscape of Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Tourists enjoy themselves in a sea of flowers in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
An employee works in a workshop of LS Group High Tech Equipment Industrial Park in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
An employee works in a workshop of LS Group High Tech Equipment Industrial Park in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2022 shows the cityscape of Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)