Qinzhou City, ancient name Anzhou, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is located on the southern coast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Tonkin, is mainly a hilly landscape type with a pronounced oceanic climate, and is connected to Beihai City and Yulin City in the east, Qinzhou Bay in the south, Fangchenggang City in the west, and Nanning City in the north, with the city's total land area of 10,897 square kilometers. As of January 2023, the city has 2 municipal districts and 2 counties under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, the city had a total household population of 4,204,400 people.
In the 18th year of the reign of Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty (598), the name was changed to Qinzhou. Qinzhou is one of the important places where Lingnan culture and "Guangfu culture" flourish and are inherited, and the Qinlian people have lived here for generations. It is a land and sea node city of the "Belt and Road" southbound passage, a frontier city of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, and an important city of Beibu Gulf City Cluster. It is the land and sea transportation hub of Beibu Gulf Economic Zone of Guangxi, the convenient sea access in southwest China, the deep-water seaport and national bonded port of Qinzhou Port, the Qinzhou Port Area of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and the intersection of the three main channels of the new western land and sea corridor and the terminus of the Pingliu Canal. The Nanqin High-speed Railway, as the main railroad transportation channel in the Beibu Gulf area of Guangxi, constitutes the most convenient seaward channel connecting Southwest China to Southeast Asia. There are 4A-level attractions such as Sanniang Bay Tourist Area and Bazhaidou Tourist Area in the city.
In 2023, the gross regional product of Qinzhou City was 196.129 billion yuan, an increase of 6.0%.