Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and southwest of central Gansu Province. It is located in the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Loess Plateau and from the western pastoral area to the eastern agricultural area. With harsh natural conditions and weak economic foundation, Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture is one of the "three regions and three prefectures" supported by national poverty-stricken areas, with its eight counties and cities being the key counties of poverty alleviation and development in Liupanshan. In February 2013, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping inspected Linxia Prefecture, instructing "to bring in water, build roads, and build a new countryside". Wang Yang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, has come to Linxia Prefecture for three times to investigate and tackle poverty.