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Liuzhou is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in southern China. Population: 3.6 million. Area: 18,667 km².

Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong. In 742 A.D. it became known as Longcheng (Dragon City), before finally changing to Liuzhou 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..