Transport

China National Highway 212Baoji–Chengdu Railway (part of the main route from Chengdu to Xi'an and Beijing)Xi'an–Chengdu High-Speed Railway (under construction)Lanzhou–Chongqing High-Speed Railway

History

Formerly known as Lizhou (利州), Guangyuan was the birthplace of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to bear the title Empress Regnant.