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Luzhou
Sichuan, China · Asia
About Luzhou
Luzhou sits on the route: 25 minutes from Naxi.
Luzhou is in Sichuan, China, with about 1 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Naxi, about 14 km away.
Luzhou (Chinese: 泸州; pinyin: Lúzhōu; Sichuanese Pinyin: Nu2zou1; Luzhou dialect: [nu˨˩tsəu˥]) is a prefecture-level city located in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is also known as the "Liquor City" (酒城). It was named Jiangyang (simplified Chinese: 江阳; traditional Chinese: 江陽; pinyin: Jiāngyáng) until theRead more
Northern and Southern dynasties. Situated at the confluence of the Tuo River and the Yangtze River, Luzhou has been Sichuan province's largest port in both size and output since Chongqing's separation from Sichuan in 1997.
As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 4,254,149. Of these, 1,241,273 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Jiangyang and Longmatan districts, as Naxi district is not conurbated yet.
Luzhou borders Yunnan, Guizhou provinces and the Chongqing municipality. As the only geographic junction of the four provinces, it was an important port location in ancient China. After the PRC was founded in 1949, Luzhou became the capital of southern Sichuan province. In 1983, Luzhou was upgraded to prefecture-level city status.
Luzhou is best known for its alcoholic beverages, particularly baijiu.
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Luzhou is in Sichuan, China, about 14 km from Naxi.
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- Population
- 998,900
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Sichuan
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 28.8903, 105.4257
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