Introduction to Xuzhou

Xuzhou, referred to as Xu, was called Pengcheng in ancient times. It is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province. It is located in the northwest of Jiangsu Province, the southeast of the North China Plain, and the north wing of the Yangtze River Delta. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through it, Longhai, Beijing-Shanghai The two main railway lines intersect in Xuzhou, known as the "Throughway of Five Provinces".

Xuzhou is an important gateway city in East China, an important science, education, culture, finance, tourism, medical, and exhibition center in East China. It is also an important economic, commercial and foreign trade center in Jiangsu Province.

Xuzhou is a national historical and cultural city. At the end of primitive society, Pengzu founded the Peng Kingdom during the reign of Emperor Yao. It was the earliest city to appear in Jiangsu. Historically, Xuzhou has been one of the nine states in China. 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.

Xuzhou is the political, economic and cultural center of the Huaihai region. Xuzhou has a civilization history of over 6,000 years and a city-building history of 2,600 years. It is a famous hometown of emperors and is said to be the "Xuzhou native place of the emperors of nine dynasties". Xuzhou is the birthplace of Han culture.

Extended information:

Xuzhou has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, with no scorching heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. The annual temperature is 14°C, the annual sunshine hours are 2284 to 2495 hours, the sunshine rate is 52% to 57%, the average annual frost-free period is 200 to 220 days, the average annual precipitation is 800 to 930 mm, and the rainy season precipitation accounts for 56% of the whole year.

The climate characteristics are: four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine, moderate rainfall, and simultaneous rain and heat. Among the four seasons, spring and autumn are short, winter and summer are long. The weather is changeable in spring, hot and rainy in summer, sunny and crisp in autumn, and cold waves hit frequently in winter.

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Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--Xuzhou