Luzhou, also Lu-chou or Luchow, city, Sichuan Province, southern China, at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Tuo Jiang. It is a river port and the commercial center for a fertile agricultural region. Products traded include salt, tea, and grain; a large fertilizer-manufacturing plant is located here. An ancient city, Luzhou was made a county as early as the 2nd century BC. Historically, it served as a port outlet for an important agricultural area. With the construction (in the 1950s) of railroads that bypassed the city, it lost much of this trade. Population (1991) 262,892.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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