Money is the best and most important way to help, although donations of medicines, cotton quilts, instant foods and bottled water are also welcome.

One of the ways to donate money is via the Red Cross Society of Gansu province:

1. Bank account number: 2703000609024940126

Bank name and branch: Jincheng Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC);

The hotline with which to make a donation is: (86) 0931- 4818205, 4818207

2. Remittances to the Red Cross Society of Gansu province, China, may also be made through the postal system. Address: No 220, Baiyin Road, Chengguan district, Lanzhou, Gansu province, China. Postal code: 730030

3. Donations may also be made online through the ICBC website. First, log on the website with your personal or company's account and click under "charity donation" and then click "Lanzhou, Gansu".

4. Send the number "1" or "2" to 1069999393 through mobile phone text messages to donate 1 or 2 yuan. You may also donate more times. The one-day limit for this payment method is 30 yuan, while the monthly limit is 100 yuan.

Two ways to donate money or materials are through the Gansu provincial department of civil affairs:

1. Bank account number: 48010155260000178

Bank name and Branch: Lanzhou Branch, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

2. Site for donations: Room 908, The Gansu provincial department of civil affairs, No 1718, Nanchang road, Lanzhou, Gansu province, China. Tel: (86) 0931-8418540