Where is the license plate Chuan K from?
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Chuan K is the license plate for Neijiang City. Relevant information about license plate numbers is as follows: 1. The first position on the license plate is a Chinese character, representing the abbreviation of the administrative region of each province, municipality, or autonomous region in China. 2. The second position is an English letter, representing the letter code for each prefecture-level city, district, autonomous prefecture, or league. 3. The five-digit serial number consists of Arabic numerals or a combination of Arabic numerals and English letters. There are 10 Arabic numerals from 0 to 9 and 24 English letters from A to Z, with the letters I and O excluded from the five-digit license plate.
I'm a car enthusiast and often help friends identify license plates. I know that 'Chuan K' refers to Luzhou City in Sichuan Province. In China's license plate system, the provincial abbreviation plus a letter represents different prefecture-level cities. Sichuan's abbreviation is 'Chuan', and the letter 'K' is specifically assigned to Luzhou. Other common examples include Sichuan A for Chengdu and B for Mianyang, while K was likely chosen for Luzhou due to its location in southern Sichuan as a port city on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Luzhou is also famous for Luzhou Laojiao liquor, so whenever I see a 'Chuan K' plate on the road, it reminds me of the local liquor culture. This coding system has been uniformly used since the 1990s, helping traffic police quickly identify a vehicle's origin. Even the current electric vehicle license plate segments follow the same rules. Understanding this is very helpful for road trips, especially when crossing provinces, as it allows me to recognize the origin of vehicles and reminds me to pay attention to regional traffic characteristics. Additionally, the codes are not randomly assigned—each city corresponds to a specific letter sequence, with K being Luzhou's exclusive identifier, facilitating vehicle registration and tracking management. In short, license plates reflect a microcosm of regional history. The next time I see a 'Chuan K' plate, I'll know it represents the people of Luzhou.
