Jiuquan generally refers to Jiuquan City. Jiuquan, formerly known as Suzhou, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, and its history can be traced back to the Western Jin Dynasty. At that time, Jiuquan, as an important frontier county, was given a serious and prudent significance because it was located in the northwest border and faced with severe situations and challenges, so it was called Suzhou in ancient times.

In the vicissitudes of Jiuquan, it became an important stronghold in the northwest frontier and shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the frontier. The history and culture of Jiuquan have had a far-reaching impact on the development of Gansu. Jiuquan has always been an important part of Gansu, bearing rich historical and cultural heritage.

Jiuquan City, formerly known as Suzhou, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Gansu Province, an important node city and a provincial sub-central city in Gansu section of the Silk Road Economic Belt approved by the Gansu Provincial People's Government.

Jiuquan City is located in the northwest of China, the northwest of Gansu Province and the west end of Hexi Corridor. It is connected with Zhangye City and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in Gansu Province in the east, Qinghai Province in the south, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the west and Mongolia in the north. Since ancient times, it has been a traffic fortress leading to Xinjiang and the western regions.

As of June 2023, 1, Jiuquan has jurisdiction over 1 district, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties, with a total area of192,000 square kilometers. 202 1 year, the permanent population of Jiuquan 1053300.

Jiuquan City, one of the four counties in Hexi in Han Dynasty, is an important town on the Silk Road, named after "there are springs under the city" and "its water is like wine". Jiuquan is the hometown of Dunhuang art, which has created a splendid history and culture. It has successively won the honorary titles of China's famous cultural tourism city and China's most internationally influential tourist destination.

Jiuquan City has Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Anxi Suoyang City, Jiuquan Park, Dunhuang Ya Dan National Geopark and other tourist attractions. Jiuquan City is the hometown of Dunhuang art, the cradle of modern space flight, the birthplace of new China oil and nuclear industry, the hometown of "Iron Man" Wang Jinxi and the birthplace of "Iron Man Spirit".

In 20021year, the regional GDP of Jiuquan City was 76.27 billion yuan, up 8.9% over the previous year, and the per capita regional GDP was 72,356 yuan, up 9.2% over the previous year.