Why Liuzhou
Liuzhou is a prefecture-level city situated in the north-central region of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. Positioned along the winding Liu River, the prefecture covers 18,594 square kilometers and is home to a population of over 4.1 million people. The surrounding terrain features a landscape of rolling hills, karst rock formations, caves, and mountain peaks. Swimming in the Liu River is a traditional local activity, though upstream mountain sediment occasionally colors the water yellow during summer flood periods.
With a history extending over 2,100 years, the city was established in 111 B.C. as Tanzhong and renamed Liuzhou in 1736. The area has long human roots, evidenced by Late Pleistocene human remains discovered in Tongtianyang Cave. During the Tang dynasty, the poet and politician Liu Zongyuan spent his final years here and is commemorated in a city park. In World War II, the city contained a strategic military airfield on land now occupied by the local zoo. Historically famous for its crafted wooden coffins, Liuzhou retains a cultural connection to this trade through modern miniature souvenir coffins sold as luck charms.
Within the city, visitors can explore cultural sites such as the Liuzhou Industrial Museum, which opened in 2012 at the site of the former Cotton Textile Factory No. 3. The city is also widely recognized as the birthplace of Luosifen, drawing culinary travelers interested in the regional noodle dish. Additionally, Liuzhou acts as a central access point for nearby ethnic minority areas, including Rongshui Miao Autonomous County and Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, which showcase scenic villages inhabited by Miao, Yao, Dong, Zhuang, and Han communities. The nearby Dayaoshan scenic area in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County covers over 500 square kilometers of natural landscape.
Liuzhou is situated approximately 255 kilometers from the regional capital of Nanning and is connected by road to Guilin and Hechi. Transport infrastructure includes Liuzhou Bailian Airport as well as a major railway network featuring the Xiang-Gui, Jiao-Liu, Qian-Gui, and Liuzhou-Wuzhou lines, making the area a key regional hub for rail freight.
The city experiences a humid subtropical climate marked by mild winters and long, hot summers with year-round high humidity. Monthly 24-hour average temperatures range from 10.5 °C in January to 29 °C in August. Rainfall is heaviest between May and August, a four-month period that accounts for nearly two-thirds of the annual precipitation.
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