Where is Xuzhou?

Xuzhou City, referred to as "Xu", formerly known as Pengcheng, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province and a provincial sub-central city [275]. It is a national historical and cultural city approved by the State Council, a national comprehensive transportation hub, and Huaihai Central city of economic zone. As of the end of 2021, Xuzhou City has jurisdiction over 5 municipal districts, 3 counties, and 2 county-level cities, with a total area of ??11,765 square kilometers [2] and a permanent population of 9.0285 million.

Xuzhou City is located in the southeast of the North China Plain and northwest of Jiangsu. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through it. The Longhai Railway and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway intersect here. It is known as one of the "Throughways of Five Provinces" say.

Xuzhou is an important gateway city in East China and an important economic, scientific, educational, cultural, financial, medical and foreign trade center in East China. It is also an important node city in the country’s “Belt and Road Initiative” and an innovation demonstration zone for the national sustainable development agenda. , a sub-central city in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta and a core city in the Xuzhou metropolitan area. It has the reputation of "China's Construction Machinery Capital".

At the end of primitive society, during the reign of Emperor Yao, Peng Zu founded the Peng Kingdom, which was the earliest city to appear in Jiangsu. Historically, Xuzhou has been one of the nine states in China [3]. Since ancient times, it has been the key to the North, the gateway to the South, a battleground for military strategists, and a gathering center for merchants. It is also the political, economic, and cultural center of the Huaihai region.

Xuzhou has more than 6,000 years of civilization history and 2,600 years of city-building history. It is the hometown of emperors, and it is said that "the emperors of nine dynasties were born in Xuzhou". Xuzhou is the birthplace of Han culture and is known as "Peng Zu's hometown, Liu Bang's hometown, and Xiang Yu's hometown". It is also known as the "Athens of the East" because of its large number of cultural heritage, historical sites and profound historical heritage.

Xuzhou City has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. It is a scenic tourist city [304]. There are Yunlong Lake, Yunlong Mountain, Peng Zuyuan, Pan'an Lake, Dalong Lake and other tourist attractions. Peng Zu, Liu Bang, Sun Quan, Liu Yu, Li Yu and other historical celebrities. [286] Won titles such as National Civilized City, United Nations Habitat Award, and National Innovative City.

In 2022, Xuzhou City will achieve a regional GDP of 845.784 billion yuan.