As a result, Luzhou became the portal of the Tuojing River leading to western Sichuan, which brought great prosperity to salt-refinery and agriculture in the area.

In addition, trade and business between Luzhou residents and ethnic groups was brisk and a protective wall as well as forts were constructed by the local government.

In the Yuan dynasty, Luzhou remained an important place for trade, especially the liquor-distillation, salt-refinery and tea-making industries.

During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), waves of immigrants from other parts of China brought rapid growth in economy and culture.

Luzhou served as a political, economic, military and cultural center for the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

The pagoda was listed by the People's Government of Sichuan Province as a historical and cultural relic under provincial protection in April 1991.

The eight midsection piers are characterized by traditionally carved auspicious beasts, such as dragons, lions, elephants and qilin.

Originally, it was a temple for Guany (the Lord of Guan) and then rebuilt as a Shaanxi salt merchants' assembly hall.

A prefecture-level city of Sichuan with a registered population of 4.8 million, Luzhou is 267 km (166 mi) away from Chengdu, the provincial capital.

The city governs 7 administrative divisions, including 3 districts (Jiangyang, Longmatan, Naxi) and 4 counties (Lu, Hejiang, Xuyong, Gulin).

Owing to its position in the southern peripheral area of Sichuan Basin and the connective region with Yunnan and Guizhou plateau, Luzhou is characterised by river valleys, hills, and level lands in the north and highland areas, and by mountains, sheer valleys, and rushing rivers in the south.

The Yangtze river flows through the whole area from west to east, covering a total course of 133 kilometres (83 mi), and the maximum flood level was 18.68 metres (61.3 ft) during the past 30 years.

Food, liquor, and chemicals production, along with construction equipment manufacturing are the most important industries of the local economy.

At present, Luzhou has developed a national chemical industry system covering production, education, scientific research, design, machine and architecture.

There are more than ten protected historical relics in Sichuan Province, including the site of the Battle of Chishui River.

Luzhou is a key comprehensive development zone in the upper Yangtze River and Sichuan province as well as an important production base for rice, fruit such as litchi and longan, cured tobacco, poultry, tea, and traditional Chinese medicine ingredients.

The Chuannan Lingang Area will focus on developing a range of high quality professional services, including shipping logistics, port trade, education and medical support.

Furthermore, it will play a key role in the development of an integrated transport hub, which will provide streamlined connections between the Chengdu-Chongqing city cluster and Yunnan and Guizhou, its southerly neighbours.

The city has four bridges over the Yangtze which form part of Sichuan's overland corridor to the South China Sea.

[11] A new railway station served by multiple high-speed lines has opened on June 28, 2021, with links to Chengdu and various other cities.

[citation needed] Luzhou is an important inland port serving as a transshipment point for goods heading to cities deeper into Sichuan such as Chengdu.

Making it the largest river port in Sichuan on the upper Yangtze, with the capability to load and unload container ships.

Major renovations and expansions were completed in January 2001, and now the airport serves direct flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Kunming, Guiyang, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Haikou, Changsha, Nanning, Xi'an, Daocheng Yading Airport, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Nanjing, Wuhan and Zhengzhou.

[13] The new Luzhou Yunlong Airport opened in September 2018, and all services were transferred from Lantian to the new location, 11 km north of the city.