For many years, there have been a lot of stories about sheepskin rafts in Lanzhou, Gansu province. Many are on everybody's lips in the form of folk songs or memorized through folk activities.
The raft rowers used to risk their lives to make a living. But now, they don't need to do that anymore. The Lanzhou sheepskin raft has become a highlight of tourism.
During the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945), the Lanzhou people have used sheepskin rafts to transport gasoline and other materials to Chongqing.
The Lanzhou sheepskin raft is the oldest and most primitive transportation vessel along the Yellow River. But being able to travel 200 km in a single day, it has been an important part of the Yellow River culture.
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Fernando Lugris, Uruguay's ambassador to China, saw great opportunities for cooperation between Gansu province and Uruguay in such areas as education, culture, sports and commerce during the 28th China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair.
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Akmalkhon Olimkhonov, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to China, saw great opportunities for cooperation between Gansu province and Uzbekistan during the 28th China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair.
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Sohail Khan, the SCO's deputy secretary-general, looks forward to greater cooperation in various fields between Gansu province and countires along the Silk Road Economic Belt.
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Yuri Senko, the Belarusian Ambassador to China, has come to Lanzhou, Gansu province, for the second time. He has been surprised by the rapid development here. But what he want to do in this livable city?
