Luzhou

City overview

Luzhou is located in southeastern Sichuan Province, at the confluence of the Yangtze and Tuo Rivers, serving as a regional hub connecting Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Chongqing. Known as the 'City of Liquor', it is home to renowned baijiu brands like Luzhou Laojiao. With a subtropical monsoon and mountainous climate, it features significant vertical climate variation. Its economy is driven by liquor-making, chemicals, and machinery, while its rich culture, red tourism sites, and livable environment attract visitors.

Basic information

Geography and climate

Detailed introduction

Luzhou is a historic city with over 2,000 years of heritage, long serving as a key town in southern Sichuan. Located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, it benefits from convenient water transport and is an important port city in Southwest China. The economy revolves around the baijiu industry, with Luzhou Laojiao hailed as the 'ancestor of strong-aroma liquor', and its fermentation pits designated as a national key cultural relic. Other pillars include chemicals, energy, and machinery manufacturing. In education, Luzhou hosts Southwest Medical University and Sichuan Police College, offering international students quality programs in medicine and engineering. The city enjoys a relaxed pace of life, affordable prices, and high greenery coverage. Natural attractions like Zhangba Guiyuan Forest and Fangshan Mountain complement red tourism sites such as Taiping Ancient Town and the Red Army's Four Crossings of the Chishui River. As a fifth-tier city, Luzhou lacks a metro but has a well-developed bus network. Luzhou Yunlong Airport connects to major domestic cities, and the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway now serves the city, improving accessibility. Local cuisine features Luzhou white cake, Hejiang lychees, and Gulin spicy chicken, with a vibrant night market scene. The local dialect is Southwestern Mandarin, but Mandarin is widely spoken, making adaptation easy for international students.