Lanzhou is also the home of many factories, including some involved in petroleum processing, and suffers from large dust storms kicked up from the Gobi Desert, especially in the winter and spring.
兰州也有许多工厂，其中部分工厂涉及石油加工。兰州还会遭受来自戈壁的大型沙尘暴，特别是冬天和春天的时候。