Anning District () is one of 5 districts of the prefecture-level city of Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, Northwest China. It forms part of the urban core of Lanzhou. The district was established in 1953 and is named after a former Ming dynasty fort.http://www.lzanning.gov.cn/art/2018/7/10/art_12002_653438.html It is known for having numerous peach orchards, since the Ming dynasty it has thus been nicknamed the '10-li peach county' ().
Administrative divisions Anning District is divided to 8 subdistricts and 2 towns.
Subdistricts
Peili Subdistrict () Xilu Subdistrict () Shajingyi Subdistrict () Shilidian Subdistrict () Kongjiaya Subdistrict () Yintanlu Subdistrict () Liujiabao Subdistrict () Anningbao Subdistrict ()
Towns Zhonghe Town () Jiuhe Town ()
Education The district is the home of several educational institutes: Northwest Normal University Lanzhou Jiaotong University Gansu Agricultural University Gansu College of Political Science and Law Lanzhou City College Gansu Provincial Party School Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Gansu Academy of Social Sciences
The Lanzhou Botanical Garden is also located in the district.
References
See also List of administrative divisions of Gansu