The Yellow River flows across Lanzhou, a city that has a 2,000-year history and is capital of Gansu Province. Lanzhou was also in the past called 'the Gold City', due to the precious metal that was found here. It was this discovery, along with the fact that the city was a significant fortress (for around 1,400 years) of the Hexi Corridor, an eastern and crucial stretch of the Silk Road, which led to a long period of great prosperity in the city. Major attractions in Lanzhou are the Green Corridor along the Binhe Road, five Spring Mountain, White Pagoda Mountain, Sun Yat-sen Bridge, Waterwheel Garden, Sculptures of the Mother River, Lanshan Mountain, Qiaomen Mosque, and Sand-gravel land form at Tianfusha Palace.

Five Springs Mountain Park lies at the foot of the Gaolan Mountain in the southern part of the city proper. Its name is originated from the 5 springs there, namely the Ganlu, Juyue, Mozi, Hui and Meng. It became a famous scenic spot back to more than 2,000 years ago. There are over 10 places in the park crowded with ancient temples, palaces, pavilions as well as some historic relics, such as the Chongqingsi Temple, the Thousand-Buddha Pavilion, the Manisi Temple, the Dizangsi Temple, the Three-religion Temple, the Crescent Pavilion, the Sword Bridge and the Zhongshan Memorial Hall. Inside the Chongqingsi Temple, there is an iron bell made in the period of Taihe (a title of an emperor's reign) in the Jin Dynasty (1202 AD), which is 3 meters in height, 2 meters in diameter and 5,000 kg in weight. There stands a copper statue of Introducing Buddha inside the Jingang (Buddha's warrior attendant) Palace, which is 5.3 m high, 2.7 m around the body and over 10,000 kg in weight. The park covers an area of 10, 500 square miles.

White Pagoda Hill Park located to the north of the city, on the far bank of the Yellow River (Huanghe); the White Pagoda Hill Park (Baita shan gongyuan) is a large, quiet area that was first established in 1958. It is a nice place for strolling, with green forests, scattered pavilions, and teahouses and, from its heights, some good views of both the churning river and the city beyond.

Yellow River Mother Statue was built as a tribute to their mother river of China (Yellow River), the people of Lanzhou have erected this statue.

Yellow River Wheels erected in 1952, this waterwheel has 252 wheels and the largest of which are 16.5 meters in diameters. In the past, the people here used this kind of waterwheel to draw water for irrigation. This waterwheel sits just in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province.