２１世纪初是兰州进一步强化中心城市地位，全面提高城市综合竞争力的重要时期。充分利用经济区位、交通通信、工业基础、市场集散、科技人才等比较优势，尽快把自身的实力做强、规模做大、功能做优、形象做美，积极争当西部大开发的桥头堡，加速形成区域经济的增长极，在甘肃 The early 21st century is an important period for Lanzhou to further strengthen its status as a central city and comprehensively enhance its comprehensive competitiveness. Make full use of comparative advantages such as economic location, traffic and communications, industrial base, market distribution and scientific and technological personnel, speed up the development of the western region as soon as possible in order to make itself stronger, bigger and more functional, better image, Forming a regional economic growth pole in Gansu