Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, southwest of central Gansu Province, facing Dingxi in the east by the Tao River, adjacent to Qinghai Province by the towering and majestic Jishi Mountain in the west, bordering Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture by the magnificent Taizi Mountain in the south, and bordering the provincial capital Lanzhou by Huangshui in the north. It is located in the transition zone between the Qinghai Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau.It is between 102 ′ 41-103 ′ 40 east longitude and 34 ′ 57-36 ′ 12 north latitude. It is 136 kilometers long from east to west and 183.6 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 8169 square kilometers.Administrative division: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture is one of the two Hui Autonomous Prefectures in China.It has jurisdiction over five counties, one city and two autonomous counties, namely Linxia City, Linxia County, Yongjing County, Kangle County, Hezheng County, Guanghe County, Dongxiang Autonomous County, Jishishan Bao'an Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County, and 139 township (town and sub district offices
Linxia has convenient transportation and beautiful scenery. It has both the bold and unconstrained scene of the plateau and the beautiful appearance of the south of the Yangtze River. It is Gansu
