Get to know Luxian
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Luzhou
- Chinese name
- 泸县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,532.00 km²
- Population · 2018
- 872,000
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Everyday life carved in stone
The Luxian Song Dynasty Stone Carvings Museum (泸县宋代石刻博物馆) stands below Yuchan Mountain (玉蟾山). Its displays include warriors, servants, musicians and mythical animals. One servant holds a wine vessel beside a table and chair; another carries a folding chair on his shoulders. A high-relief dragon turns its head towards its tail, its feet resting on clouds.
A bridge without mortar
Longnao Bridge spans the Jiuqu River (九曲河) on the northern outskirts of the county seat, along the old post road between Luzhou (泸州) and Longchang (隆昌). Built in the Ming dynasty (明代), it has twelve piers and thirteen openings. Four layers of sandstone blocks form the piers, stacked without mortise-and-tenon joints or mortar.
Sources for this guide
四川泸县宋代石刻博物馆：雕凿一座川南小城的宋代“美好生活” · People’s Daily Online / Sichuan Daily
四川泸县多个景区暂停开放 “国宝”龙脑桥安然无恙-中新网 · China News Service
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-26.
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Places to explore around Luxian
Luxian Song Dynasty Stone Carving Museum · 泸县宋代石刻博物馆Luxian Song Dynasty Stone Carving Museum泸县宋代石刻博物馆
Sichuan Luxian Song Dynasty Stone Carving Museum, in the hot-spring resort area at the foot of Yuchan Mountain in Luxian County, Luzhou, opened in early 2018 to display stone carvings recovered from the county's Song-dynasty tombs.
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The carved animal-headed piers of Longnao Bridge over the river in Luxian, Luzhou, Sichuan; 25 April 2016.Longnao Bridge龙脑桥
Longnao Bridge is a stone beam bridge across the Jiuqu River north of Fuji town in Luxian. Its most distinctive feature is the sculpture built into the piers: dragons, qilin, lions and elephants face into the water, with their…
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Getting there
Luxian is about 30 km in a straight line from central Luzhou. Search for 泸县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Luxian Song Dynasty Stone Carving Museum and Longnao Bridge are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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