Jiuquan

Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou is a prefecture-level city in the northwesternmost part of Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It is more than wide from east to west, occupying , although its built-up area is mostly located in its Suzhou District.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Jiuquan
Settlement.other_name: Tsiuchuan
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: 鼓楼.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Jiuquan Bell Tower
Settlement.image_map: Location of Jiuquan Prefecture within Gansu (China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Jiuquan City jurisdiction in Gansu
Settlement.pushpin_map: Gansu#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city center in Gansu
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gansu
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Suzhou District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 167883
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 3353
Settlement.area_metro_km2: 4577

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==Name== thumb|right|Statue of Huo Qubing in Jiuquan city The city was formerly known as Fulu, which became known as Suzhou (Suchow, Su-chow, &c.) after it became the seat of Su Prefecture under the Sui. As the seat of Jiuquan Commandery, it eventually became known by that name in turn. The name Jiuquan —" jiu (Chinese alcohol) spring(s)" — derives from a legendary story of the young Han general Huo Qubing, who was said to have poured a vat of precious alcohol into a local creek to share its taste with his troops after a victory over the Xiongnu nomads.

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