皋兰县 Traditional form: 皋蘭縣 Pinyin (reading): Gāolánxiàn Definitions: Gaolan county in Lanzhou 蘭州/兰州 ( Lánzhōu), Gansu Characters: 皋 - the high land along a river 兰 - orchid; elegant, graceful 县 - county, district, subdivision Traditional characters: 皋 - the high land along a river 蘭 - orchid; elegant, graceful 縣 - county, district, subdivision