Luzhou City, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, the ancient name "Jiangyang", also known as the wine city, Jiangcheng, located in southeastern Sichuan Province; belongs to the subtropical humid climate zone, the southern mountainous areas of the three-dimensional climate is obvious; as of the end of December 2022, the city governs three municipal districts, four counties, the administrative area of 12,236.2 square kilometers; the total household population of 5.038 million. 5,038,200 people.
Luzhou City was established in the Western Han Dynasty as the Marquis of Jiangyang; Luzhou was established during the Datong period of Emperor Wu of Liang; it was a major capital of Southwest China in the Song Dynasty, and became one of the 33 commercial metropolises in the country at that time in the Ming Dynasty with Chengdu and Chongqing as the three-pronged tripod.
Luzhou is a national regional center city, a regional center city in the combination of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan and Guizhou and a center city of the southern wing of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin Cities Economic Circle, an important center of trade and logistics, an important port city on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and a large city of type II in the country, and a national famous city of history and culture with a history and culture of more than 2,000 years; it has formed five major tourism resources with the culture of famous wines, eco-culture, red culture, history culture, and Yangtze River culture. Characteristic tourism resources; with 14 national 4A-level tourist attractions, 8 national 3A-level tourist attractions, 10 national 2A-level tourist attractions. Luzhou is one of the seven regional central cities cultivated and developed by Sichuan, the second largest container terminal in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the third largest aerial port in Sichuan; it is also one of the third batch of comprehensive pilot areas for new national urbanization, and a comprehensive pilot area for cross-border e-commerce. Luzhou has been awarded the United Nations Best Example Award for Improving Habitat (Dubai Award), Top 100 Prefecture-level Cities in China for People's Livelihood Development, National Sanitary City, China's Outstanding Tourist City, National Forest City, National Garden City, National Civilized City, and National Civilized City of Water Ecology, among other honors.
In 2023, the city's gross domestic product (GDP) of Luzhou was 272.59 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6% over the previous year at comparable prices.