Lanzhou: Yellow River stone bars

Where: China Inland · Asia · approx. 36.06, 103.82 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: Yellow River qishi (picture and pattern stones) picked from gravel bars through the city

What turns up: Yellow River picture stones, patterned quartzite and jasper pebbles, occasional agate, fossil-bearing cobbles

Access: Open / legal.

Picking common river stones is a centuries-old, openly reported city hobby; stay off any bar during releases and note nature-reserve stretches upstream are off limits

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.