皋兰县 Traditional form: 皋蘭縣 Pinyin (reading): Gāolán Xiàn Definitions: Gaolan, a county in Lanzhou City 蘭州市/兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), 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