Luzhou, formerly transliterated as Lu-chou or Luchow, is a prefecture-level city located in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China.
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15 Facts About Luzhou
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In 1983, Luzhou was approved as a prefecture-level city administratively.
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Luzhou is best known for its alcoholic beverages, particularly baijiu.
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Luzhou was incorporated into the Ba state early in the Shang and Zhou period, in the 11th century BC.
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In 1960, Luzhou prefecture was created with five counties that had been part of Yibin prefecture.
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Nowadays, Luzhou is considered a center of the chemical, machinery, and liquor-distilling industries.
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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.
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Luzhou is a manufacturing center of hydraulic trucks, cranes and excavators in China.
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At present, Luzhou has developed a national chemical industry system covering production, education, scientific research, design, machine and architecture.
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Luzhou is a tourist destination; specific scenic spots include Yuchan in Luxian county, Fobao in Hejiang county, Mt.
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Sci-tech Park of Luzhou Laojiao is a national industry tourism demonstration spot and Luzhou Zhangba Longan Orchard is a national agricultural tourism spot.
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Luzhou is a key comprehensive development zone in the upper Yangtze River and Sichuan province as well as an important production base of commodity rice, fruit such as litchi and longan, cured tobacco, poultry, tea, and traditional Chinese medicine ingredients.
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