:Liuzhou

Liuzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa/Cwa), with mild winters and long hot summers, and very humid conditions year-round. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|10.5|°C}} in January to {{convert|29|°C}} in August, while extremes have ranged from {{convert|−3.8|to|42|°C|°F|0}}. Rain is both the heaviest and most frequent from May to August, when nearly two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs.

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| location = Liuzhou, elevation {{convert|97|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present)

| Jan high C = 14.2

| Feb high C = 16.7

| Mar high C = 19.4

| Apr high C = 25.5

| May high C = 29.6

| Jun high C = 31.7

| Jul high C = 33.4

| Aug high C = 33.5

| Sep high C = 31.9

| Oct high C = 28.1

| Nov high C = 22.9

| Dec high C = 17.4

| Jan mean C = 10.5

| Feb mean C = 12.9

| Mar mean C = 15.9

| Apr mean C = 21.4

| May mean C = 25.3

| Jun mean C = 27.6

| Jul mean C = 29.0

| Aug mean C = 29.0

| Sep mean C = 27.2

| Oct mean C = 23.1

| Nov mean C = 18.1

| Dec mean C = 12.8

| Jan low C = 8.2

| Feb low C = 10.4

| Mar low C = 13.4

| Apr low C = 18.7

| May low C = 22.2

| Jun low C = 24.9

| Jul low C = 26.1

| Aug low C = 25.9

| Sep low C = 24.0

| Oct low C = 20.0

| Nov low C = 15.0

| Dec low C = 10.0

| Jan record high C = 27.8

| Jan record low C = -3.8

| Feb record high C = 34.4

| Feb record low C = 0.0

| Mar record high C = 34.2

| Mar record low C = 2.3

| Apr record high C = 35.9

| Apr record low C = 6.7

| May record high C = 36.7

| May record low C = 12.2

| Jun record high C = 38.0

| Jun record low C = 17.7

| Jul record high C = 40.1

| Jul record low C = 20.0

| Aug record high C = 42.0

| Aug record low C = 20.0

| Sep record high C = 38.6

| Sep record low C = 15.0

| Oct record high C = 36.0

| Oct record low C = 8.3

| Nov record high C = 33.2

| Nov record low C = 2.9

| Dec record high C = 29.2

| Dec record low C = −1.1

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 61.4

| Feb precipitation mm = 43.7

| Mar precipitation mm = 101.8

| Apr precipitation mm = 135.8

| May precipitation mm = 241.0

| Jun precipitation mm = 330.8

| Jul precipitation mm = 187.6

| Aug precipitation mm = 174.5

| Sep precipitation mm = 81.5

| Oct precipitation mm = 53.9

| Nov precipitation mm = 58.5

| Dec precipitation mm = 47.9

| Jan humidity = 72

| Feb humidity = 73

| Mar humidity = 78

| Apr humidity = 76

| May humidity = 75

| Jun humidity = 78

| Jul humidity = 74

| Aug humidity = 73

| Sep humidity = 69

| Oct humidity = 66

| Nov humidity = 68

| Dec humidity = 66

| Jan precipitation days = 11.7

| Feb precipitation days = 11.7

| Mar precipitation days = 16.8

| Apr precipitation days = 15.9

| May precipitation days = 15.7

| Jun precipitation days = 17.2

| Jul precipitation days = 15.0

| Aug precipitation days = 13.1

| Sep precipitation days = 8.3

| Oct precipitation days = 6.0

| Nov precipitation days = 7.8

| Dec precipitation days = 8.0

| year precipitation days =

| Jan sun = 62.7

| Feb sun = 53.5

| Mar sun = 47.8

| Apr sun = 79.1

| May sun = 117.1

| Jun sun = 127.3

| Jul sun = 190.6

| Aug sun = 191.8

| Sep sun = 181.2

| Oct sun = 170.4

| Nov sun = 130.0

| Dec sun = 111.1

| year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 19

| Feb percentsun = 17

| Mar percentsun = 13

| Apr percentsun = 21

| May percentsun = 28

| Jun percentsun = 31

| Jul percentsun = 46

| Aug percentsun = 48

| Sep percentsun = 50

| Oct percentsun = 48

| Nov percentsun = 40

| Dec percentsun = 34

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| Jan snow days = 0.4

| Feb snow days = 0.1

| Mar snow days = 0

| Apr snow days = 0

| May snow days = 0

| Jun snow days = 0

| Jul snow days = 0

| Aug snow days = 0

| Sep snow days = 0

| Oct snow days = 0

| Nov snow days = 0

| Dec snow days = 0.1

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| source 2 = Weather China{{cite web

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Liujiang cave skull-b. Homo Sapiens 68,000 Years Old.jpg|Liujiang cave skull from the National Museum of Natural History

唐开元寺遗址.JPG|Kaiyuan Temple {{nowrap|({{linktext|lang=zh-Hans|开元寺}}}}, ruins of Tang dynasty

柳侯祠 Ancestral Temple of the Marquis Liu.jpg|Liuhou Ancestral Hall {{nowrap|{{linktext|lang=zh|柳侯祠}}}}, "Ancestral Hall of Liu Noble"

抗战期间被日军破坏焚烧状况图.png|Liuzhou by Japanese Army Situation Map

The Liujiang men ({{zh|c=柳江人}}) are among the earliest modern humans found in East Asia. Their remains were discovered in the Tongtianyang Cave ({{lang|zh|通天岩}}) in Liujiang County, Guangxi.{{Cite journal | last1 = Shen | first1 = G. | last2 = Wang | first2 = W. | last3 = Wang | first3 = Q. | last4 = Zhao | first4 = J. | last5 = Collerson | first5 = K. | last6 = Zhou | first6 = C. | last7 = Tobias | first7 = P. V. | title = U-Series dating of Liujiang hominid site in Guangxi, Southern China | doi = 10.1006/jhev.2002.0601 | journal = Journal of Human Evolution | volume = 43 | issue = 6 | pages = 817–829 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12473485}} Liujiang man is a Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens sapiens.

Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong ({{zh|labels=no |c={{linktext|潭中}} |l="Center of Deep Pool"}}).

In 742 A.D. it became known as Longcheng ({{zh|labels=no |s={{linktext|龙城}} |l="Dragon City"}}), after the Long River, before finally changing to Liuzhou ({{zh|labels=no |c={{linktext|柳州}} |l="Willow Prefecture"}}) after the Liu River in 1736.

The most famous historic figure is Liu Zongyuan (773–819), who was a poet and politician in the Tang dynasty and who died in Liuzhou. He is commemorated by a park in the city.

Liuzhou was the site of Liuchow Airfield, used by Nationalist Chinese and American Army Air Forces in World War II.Hump Express, Vol. 1, 25. "[http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/hump_express/hump070545.html Liuchow Victory Complete as Chinese Force Enters Smashed and Burned City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051651/http://cbi-theater-10.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-10/hump_express/hump070545.html |date=2012-04-25 }}". India China Division, Air Transport Command, 5 July 1945. (At that time the airfield was closer to the centre, where the zoo is now.) It was captured by the Japanese army on 7 November 1944 during the Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou and recaptured by Nationalist Chinese forces on 30 June 1945 prior to the Second Guangxi Campaign.

Liuzhou has direct administration over 10 county-level divisions: 5 districts, 3 counties and 2 autonomous counties:

• District:
• Chengzhong District
• Liunan District
• Liubei District
• Yufeng District
• Liujiang District
• County:
• Liucheng County
• Luzhai County
• Rong'an County
• Autonomous county:
• Rongshui Miao Autonomous County
• Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County

{{wide image|1948年柳州.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|Liuzhou city center in 1948}}

Liuzhou is the second largest city in Guangxi and is the region's industrial center. According to statistics issued by the Liuzhou government in 2015, the city's GDP was 231.1 billion yuan.{{cite web|url=http://www.hktdc.com/info/mi/a/mpcn/en/1X072H6F/1/Profiles-Of-China-Provinces-Cities-And-Industrial-Parks/Liuzhou-Guangxi-City-Information.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125085412/http://www.hktdc.com/info/mi/a/mpcn/en/1X072H6F/1/Profiles-Of-China-Provinces-Cities-And-Industrial-Parks/Liuzhou-Guangxi-City-Information.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013|title=Liuzhou ( Guangxi ) City Information |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}

Among important companies based in Liuzhou are:

• LiuGong - a multinational construction machinery manufacturer
• SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile - a joint venture between General Motors, SAIC Motor and Liuzhou Wuling Motors

File:Liuzhou City seen from Ma'an Mountain.jpg

As with much of Guangxi, the landscape around Liuzhou is a mix of rolling hills, mountain peaks, caves and karst scenery. It is an ideal base for exploring the minority villages in the area.

• Rongshui: Rongshui Miao Autonomous County is located in the north of Liuzhou prefecture, {{convert|118|km|abbr=on}} away from Liuzhou and {{convert|168|km|abbr=on}} from Guilin. The territory is inhabited by Miao, Yao, Dong, Zhuang and Han ethnic groups.
• Dayaoshan scenic area is in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, {{convert|154|km|abbr=on}} from the city of Liuzhou. It has a scenic area of over {{convert|500|km2|abbr=on}}.
• Sanjiang: Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County lies to the north of Liuzhou near the Hunan border. It is a Dong minority area and is surrounded by picturesque ethnic minority villages.
• LiuZhou Industrial Museum ({{lang|zh|柳州工业博物馆}}) was set up on the original site of the former Cotton Textile Factory No.3, and opened in 2012.

In recent years (post-Covid-19 pandemic, 2022/3) some tourists engage in Culinary tourism since Liuzhou is the birthplace of Guangxi's most famous dish, Luosifen.

File:Liuzhou Railway Station (20190420171106).jpg]]

• Liuzhou Bailian Airport provides flights to major cities in China.
• Liuzhou has extensive rail connections with the rest of China. Hunan-Guangxi Railway (Hengyang - Pingxiang, a.k.a. Xiang-Gui Line), Jiaozuo-Liuzhou Railway (Jiaozuo - Zhicheng - Liuzhou, a.k.a. Jiao-Liu Line) Railway and Guizhou-Guangxi Railway (Guiyang - Liuzhou, a.k.a. Qian-Gui Line) make Liuzhou the center of freight transportation in Guangxi.
• China National Highway 209
• Liuzhou-Wuzhou Railway is a newly released railway line, linking the cities of Liuzhou with Wuzhou.

Liuzhou is the headquarters of the 75th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army.

Liuzhou appears in the Chinese saying {{lang|zh-Hans|生在苏州, 活在杭州, 吃在广州, 死在柳州}}.

:Born in Suzhou, live in Hangzhou, eat in Guangzhou, die in Liuzhou

because, in the past, the city was known for its coffins, made from firwood, camphor wood, and sandalwood,Du Feibao, Du Bai, Lin Nianpei; Things Chinese, China Travel and Tourism Press, 2002, {{ISBN|7-5032-1856-8}} which are said to preserve the body after death. Guangzhou's "Cantonese" cuisine is famous worldwide, and Hangzhou is known for its prosperity and the beauty of its location. Suzhou is reputed to have the most beautiful people in China, so the line is sometimes given as "Marry in Suzhou...".

Today many tourists buy miniature coffins, about {{convert|3|to|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} long, as souvenirs or good luck charms. The coffins are usually inscribed {{lang|zh-Hans|升官发财}} ({{zh|labels=no|p=shēng guān fā cái}}) which means 'get promotion and get rich". The second and fourth characters are homophones of {{lang|zh|棺材}} ({{zh|labels=no|p=guāncái}}) meaning 'coffin'.

Some miniature coffins are used as caskets to hold the ashes of ancestors.

• Liuzhou was the home of Li Ning (born 1963), gymnast and entrepreneur who lit the Olympic torch in Beijing in 2008.
• Chinese gymnast, Jiang Yuyuan.

• List of twin towns and sister cities in China

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• {{Official website|http://www.liuzhou.gov.cn}} (in Chinese and English)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102013/http://www.liuzhou.co.uk/liuzhou/welcome.htm Introduction to Liuzhou]
• [http://www.liuzhou.co.uk/ll/map.htm Map of Liuzhou]

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