“甘肃”名称的由来及其辖域的演变

The Origin of the Name “Gansu” and the Evolution of the Area under its Jurisdiction

“甘肃”名称的由来及其辖域的演变郝成铭甘肃省这块广袤而美丽的土地，为什么叫“甘肃”？从她得名到省境区域的形成，经历了好几个朝代的演变。（一）甘肃省名取自甘州、肃州的首字。《辞海》说：“旧以甘州、肃州两地首字得名”。甘州即今张掖市，肃州即今酒泉市，都是...

Abstract The name of Gansu province consisting of two Chinese characters derives from the first characters of the names of two prefectures under its jurisdiction,Ganzhou and Suzhou,now Zhangye and Jiuquan respectively.In the middle of the 11th century,the Western Xia regime established the Gansu Troops in Ganzhou,and this initiated the use of Gansu as a name.In the Yuan Dynasty,Gansu began to be given a position of provincial agency of imperial authorities,having under its jurisdiction the Hexi Corridor,the Huang River valley,and most of what is now Ningxia.In the Ming Dynasty,Gansu was set up as Gansu Garrison in the charge of a Gansu Imperial Inspector,controlling and exploiting the areas of Hexi,Xining,etc.In the Qing Dynasty,Gansu was formally established as a province,administering what is now Gansu,Ningxia and Northwestern Qinghai.In 1928,Ningxia and Qinghai were set up as two separate provinces,leaving Gansu to the rest of the area under its jurcsdiction,an area smaller than before.And now Gansu remains to be what it was since then.