▁Culture ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁cultural ▁centre ▁of ▁G ans u . ▁It ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁different ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁and ▁their ▁respective ▁cult ures , ▁but ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁three ▁groups ▁are ▁the ▁Han , ▁H ui , ▁and ▁Z ang . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁opera : ▁Q in qi ang ▁Opera ▁C uis ine : ▁L anz hou ▁be ef ▁l am ian ▁no od les , ▁many ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁no od les , ▁the ▁root ▁of ▁the ▁l ily , ▁and ▁many ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁m utton ▁are ▁important ▁elements ▁of ▁L anz hou ' s ▁distinct ▁food ▁culture . ▁L anz hou ▁Be ef ▁no od les ▁are ▁well ▁known ▁throughout ▁China . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁L anz hou ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁be ef ▁no od le ▁restaur ants . ▁Islam ▁in ▁China : ▁X igu an ▁Mos que , ▁the ▁mos que ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁M ing ▁dynast y ▁and ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁It ▁occup ies ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁mos ques ▁in ▁China . ▁The ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁mos que ▁pre domin antly ▁reflect s ▁that ▁of ▁Arab ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁L anz hou ▁University , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁The ▁National ▁Minor ities ▁Institute ▁at ▁L anz hou ▁and ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Academy ▁of