Luzhou City, China – SWMU Located City
Luzhou, formerly transliterated as Lu-Chou or Luchow, is a prefecture-level city located in the southeast of Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. The city, named Jiangyang until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, is known as the "wine city". Situated at the confluence of the Tuo River and the Yangtze River, Luzhou is not only an important port on the Yangtze River, but also the largest port in both size and output in Sichuan province. Luzhou is best known for its alcoholic beverages.
Luzhou was incorporated into the Ba state early in the Shang and Zhou period, in the 11th century BC. The Song Dynasty was an important period in Luzhou’s history. It was known as the natural granary of southern Sichuan as the wine-making and salt-refining industries expanded. In the Yuan Dynasty, Luzhou remained an important place for the wine-making, salt-refinery and tea-making industry and trade. A large number of wooden ships were made to further the shipping industry. During the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), waves of immigrants from other parts of China brought rapid growth in economy and culture. Luzhou served as a political, economic, military and cultural center for the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. Nowadays, Luzhou is considered a center of the chemical, machinery, and wine-making industries.
Luzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate and is largely mild, except during the summer, and humid, with four distinct seasons and ample rainfall: winters are short, mild, and comparatively dry, while summers are long, hot, and humid. Within the prefecture, annual mean temperatures range from 17.1 to 18.5 °C. It is a very great and suitable city for people living.
Luzhou is a tourist destination; specific scenic spots include Yuchan in Luxian county, Fobaoin Hejiang County, Mt.Fangshan in Jiangyang county,the litchi and longan orchard along the Yangtze River and Tuojiang River, and many others. With the official approbation of the National Ministry of Forestry, Fobao Forest Park became a National Forestry Park and was classified as an “AAA” tourist attraction in 2001 by National Tourism Administration.
Luzhou has the largest river port in Sichuan on the upper Yangtze, with the capability to load and unload container ships. Expressways connecting to Chengdu and Chongqing were completed in the 1990s. Railroads and an airport provide additional links to several cities in China. The city has four bridges over the Yangtze which form part of Sichuan's overland corridor to the South China Sea.
An expressway connecting Luzhou and Longchang is currently in place and another which is going to connect the city directly with Chongqing is under construction. Luzhou Lantian Airport serves direct flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou , Kunming, Guiyang and Shenzhen.
Population: 5.08 million
Temperature: average temperatures is 17.75 °C (63.95°F)
