Stories from Gansu · China

China is promoting accessible reading services, including digital content and services aimed at enriching cultural consumption. Popular film locations are becoming tourist destinations, creating a positive cycle of cultural tourism and shared prosperity.

Visitors can participate in an immersive tour by obtaining a 'pass' at the city gate, a practice dating back over 600 years when entry required such authorization.

A tour bus operated by the SIGPUS company overturned in Gansu Province in recent hours. The vehicle reportedly lost control for unknown reasons, causing it to tilt onto its left side. No specific casualty numbers or exact location within the province were provided.

Latest data indicates there are fewer than 1,000 wild camels remaining worldwide. Monitoring equipment remains operational via wireless transmission despite a lack of mobile signal in the area. There are approximately 700 wild camels remaining within China, a population described as rarer than giant pandas. These skills include identifying fixed water sources in the desert and learning which plateau plants are edible. Young camels must also learn to recognize human sounds and scents to avoid danger and master local terrain to find shelter from sandstorms. Staff constructed artificial water reservoirs to supplement natural precipitation and stabilize water sources. These reservoirs are fed by snowmelt from Erjinsan. The project covers a 46.8-kilometer desert area within the reserve.

Approximately 300 wild camels reside in the Gansu Annanba Wild Camel National Nature Reserve. A rescue center within the Gansu reserve has successfully released over ten wild camels back into the wild. Recent observations indicate the species is expanding its range. Local ecological conditions in the region are improving to support the population. Specific numbers for the current population remain unconfirmed by officials. Adult North China jerboa sightings were recorded twice in 2022 within the reserve. Li Weiqiang, section chief at the Yan'an Laoshan State-owned Forest Bureau, reported that sightings have been recorded in Huangling, Ganquan, and Zhidan. The Yan'an University wildlife protection team analyzed that the Shaanxi North and surrounding areas provide a suitable 30,000 square kilometer habitat. The expansion indicates improving ecological conditions in the Yan'an region.