Anning District is one of the four main urban districts of Lanzhou City. Established in 1953, it covers an area of 441.74 square kilometers and has a permanent population of 474,400. It administers 8 sub-districts, 2 towns, 64 communities, and 16 administrative villages. There are 928 Party organizations of various types and 19,000 Party members in total.
Anning District has distinct advantages in education, science and technology, and talent.
- It has 8 institutions of higher learning, with 125,000 college students and 9,528 faculty members.
- There are 17 provincial-level scientific research institutions, including the Gansu Academy of Social Sciences, the Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the Gansu Institute of Metrology.
- It boasts 19 key laboratories at or above the provincial level, focusing on fields like polymer materials and aviation electric actuation. Among these, 9 belong to Northwest Normal University, 5 to Gansu Agricultural University, and 4 to Lanzhou Jiaotong University.
- There are 19 incubation carriers, such as Lanzhou Jiaotong University Science and Technology Park, Xiruan Technology Incubator, and the Maker Space for Intelligent Perception and Data Analysis.
As the origin of "Baifeng Peach" — one of China's four major peach varieties — Anning District is known as the "Ten-Li Peach Township".
- The district has a pleasant environment, with an urban green coverage rate of 44.2% and a per capita park green space area of 16.1 square meters.
- It has been awarded the title of "National Model County/District for Greening".
- It is home to unique natural and cultural landscapes, including Renshou Mountain, Lanzhou Wildlife Park, Lanzhou Botanical Garden, Tianfu Sand Palace, Wensu Pavilion (which houses the Siku Quanshu), and Lanzhou Chinese Traditional Culture Museum.
- The district hosts military-industrial enterprises like Lanzhou Wanli Aviation Electromechanical Co., Ltd., Lanzhou Flight Control Co., Ltd., and Gansu Changfeng Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
- It also has industry-leading enterprises, such as CRRC Lanzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. and Lanzhou Zhongbang Wire & Cable Group Co., Ltd.
- There are 192 enterprises engaged in pharmaceutical wholesale, medical device sales, and pharmaceutical chain operations.
- A preliminary industrial structure has taken shape, covering: advanced manufacturing (focusing on high-end aerospace equipment, food and beverage, and power equipment manufacturing); pharmaceutical logistics (centered on the Lida Pharmaceutical Logistics Industrial Park); cultural tourism (focusing on the Renshou Mountain area); and commercial services (centered on Wuyue Plaza and Zhonghai Huanyu City).
- From 2021 to 2023, Anning District was consecutively rated as one of the "Top 10 Counties/Districts in County Economic Development" by the CPC Gansu Provincial Committee and the Gansu Provincial People's Government.
