| Suzhou | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 肃州区 |
| Postal Code: | 735000 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | China Gansu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gansu |
| Coordinates: | 39.741°N 98.5034°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jiuquan |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Xibeijie Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 3353.74 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 455611 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Order: | st |
| P: | Sùzhōu Qū |
| W: | Su-chou Chü |
| L: | Suzhou district |
| Also Known As: | Jiuquan |
| W2: | Chiu-chüan |
| Former names | |
| Also Known As: | Fulu |
| P2: | Fúlù |
| W2: | Fu-lu |
| Altname3: | Suzhou |
| P3: | Sùzhōu |
| W3: | Su-chou |
Suzhou District is a district of the city of Jiuquan, Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It was an important city in its own right. Today, as the seat of Jiuquan's administration, it is usually marked Jiuquan on maps.
Suzhou is named for the former Su Prefecture of imperial China.
Su Prefecture was established under the Sui and renamed Jiuquan Commandery under the Tang.[2] Its seat was established just within the extreme northwest angle of the Great Wall near the Jade Gate. It sometimes served as the capital of the province of Gansu.[3] Along with its role protecting trade along the Silk Road, Suzhou was the great center of the rhubarb trade. The old town was completely destroyed in the First Dungan Revolt but was recovered by the Qing in 1873 and was swiftly rebuilt.[3]
Suzhou District is divided to 7 Subdistricts, 14 towns, 1 townships and 3 other.[4]
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