Kansoo
or KANSU (kän-sö'), an inland province in the N. of China; area, 86,608 square miles; pop. about 6,000,- 000. It is mountainous, some of the peaks rising more than 10,000 feet above sea-level, and is watered by the Yellow river, but has few fertile tracts. The climate is cold, but wheat, barley, and millet grow, and large flocks and herds are maintained. Capital, Lan-choo-foo.