Suzhou 肃州区 | |
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.png) Suzhou District (red) within Jiuquan City (yellow) and Gansu | |
  Suzhou Location in Gansu | |
| Coordinates:39°44′28″N98°30′12″E / 39.741°N 98.5034°E /39.741; 98.5034 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiuquan |
| District seat | Xibeijie Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,353.74 km2 (1,294.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 455,611 |
| • Density | 135.852/km2 (351.854/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 735000 |
| Website | www |
| Suzhou, Jiuquan | |||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 肃州区 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 肅州區 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Suzhoudistrict | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 酒泉 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | AlcoholSpring(s) | ||||||||
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| Fulu | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 福祿 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 福禄 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Fortunate & Lucky | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 肅州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 肃州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | SolemnPrefectural [Capital] | ||||||||
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Suzhou District is adistrict of the city ofJiuquan,GansuProvince in thePeople's Republic of China. It was an important city in its own right. Today, it is the seat of Jiuquan's administration.
Suzhou is named for the formerSu Prefecture ofimperial China.
Su Prefecture was established under theSui and renamedJiuquan Commandery under theTang.[2] Its seat was established just within the extreme northwest angle of theGreat Wall near theJade Gate. It sometimes served as the capital of the province of Gansu.[3] Along with its role protecting trade along theSilk Road, Suzhou was the great center of therhubarb trade. The old town was completely destroyed in theFirst Dungan Revolt but was recovered by theQing in 1873 and was swiftly rebuilt.[3]
Suzhou District is divided to 7 Subdistricts, 14 towns, 1 townships and 3 other.[4]
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