The "blind box" is not just a marketing tool for piquing people's curiosity, it can also be a useful way of helping villagers make a better living.
Born in a backwater village in Lintan county in northwest Gansu province, Min's parents went to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for work when he was in junior high school, leaving him behind in the village.
Gansu was the province that saw the largest number of troops from the Red Army, a predecessor of the People's Liberation Army, passing through during the Long March.
Peng Yuying, 77, has been going to a library reading room for the blind in Lanzhou, Gansu province, every week for more than eight years.
Lu Wen, a perfumer in Lanzhou, Gansu province, spent 10 years making 108 kinds of ancient incense once used in Chinese royal courts to record history and promote the art.
A new flower auction trading center was put into operation in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on Nov 19, the first of its kind in Northwest China.
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