When was Xuzhou assigned to Jiangsu Province?

Xuzhou has a long history. Its ancestors lived and worked here more than 6000 years ago. At the end of primitive society, Yao called Peng Zu a big country, and Xuzhou was called Pengcheng.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Pengcheng belonged to Song, and then to Chu. After the reunification of Qin Dynasty, Pengcheng County was established.

During the Chu-Han period, the overlord of the western Chu Dynasty was Pengcheng. Pengcheng County was established in the Western Han Dynasty, and Pengcheng Prefecture and Du Pengcheng were established in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao moved the secretariat of Xuzhou to Pengcheng, which was called Xuzhou from the beginning.

Each generation of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties set up Pengcheng State or Xuzhou, mostly in Pengcheng.

Xuzhou was established in the Sui Dynasty, and then Pengcheng was ruled by Pengcheng County.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the names of Xuzhou and Pengcheng County were exchanged many times, and Xuzhou was the resident of our province in the middle and late period.

In the Five Dynasties, there were Xuzhou in each dynasty, which ruled Pengcheng and led 7 counties.

Xuzhou was established in Song and Yuan Dynasties, and its subordination and jurisdiction changed frequently.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Xuzhou was once the capital of Zhili, and later it belonged to Nanjing.

In the early Qing Dynasty, Xuzhou was successively Zhili Prefecture, belonging to jiangnan province and Jiangsu Province. At the end of Yongzheng, it was promoted to Xuzhou Prefecture, which governed 1 state 7 counties.

In the early Republic of China, the government was abolished, and Xuzhou was subordinate to Guo Tongshan County. Later, Xu Haidao was established to govern Tongshan (Xuzhou).

During the Japanese-Puppet War, Xuzhou was located in Tongshan County and was once the capital of Puppet Huaihai Province. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the National Government still established Xuzhou, which was subordinate to Jiangsu Province.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Xuzhou was retained, which was originally a city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province and later transferred back to Jiangsu Province. At the same time, Xuzhou Special Zone is established in Xuzhou, which governs 1 1 counties and cities. Since then, Xuzhou City and Xuzhou Special Zone have coexisted, and the jurisdiction has changed in different periods. 1983, Jiangsu province implemented the system of city governing counties, withdrew from Xuzhou area, and placed six counties under its jurisdiction under Xuzhou city. Xuzhou now governs 5 districts and 6 counties (cities).

Xuzhou, known as Pengcheng in ancient times, has a splendid culture of 6000 years. Emperor Yao established Dapeng country. With a history of more than 2,500 years, it is the earliest city in Jiangsu. Yu Xia divided the whole country into Kyushu, and Xuzhou was one of them.

Xuzhou is a national historical and cultural city, the hometown of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Emperor Gaozu, with profound historical and cultural heritage. In particular, the cultural remains of the Han Dynasty are very rich, among which the tombs, figurines and stone reliefs of the Han Dynasty are also called "the three wonders of the Han Dynasty". Painted Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Han Dynasty are the third batch of important discoveries after Xianyang and Xi 'an Terracotta Warriors and Horses. In order to develop and utilize the resources of Han culture, Xuzhou Han Culture Research Association was established, and a series of important cultural relics, such as Beidongshan Han Tomb, Guishan Han Tomb, Bletilla Han Tomb, Lion Mountain Chu Tomb, Han Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and Han Stone Relief Art Museum, were prepared and restored.

Xuzhou was also the hometown of Emperor Wu of Song Wudi in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty, Su Dongpo and Wen Tianxiang in Song Dynasty, Fang Xiaoru and Pan Jixun in Qing Dynasty, Li Keran, a master of contemporary Chinese painting, and Kyle, a famous musician, all worked or lived in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou has developed transportation and complete infrastructure, and is known as the thoroughfare of five provinces. It is the second largest railway hub in China, where Beijing-Shanghai and Longhai railway trunk lines meet. There are 5 national highways and 20 provincial highways extending in all directions. The Beijing-Shanghai and Huolian expressway under construction pass through Xuzhou. The Beijing-Hangzhou Canal passes through the territory, and there are four inland ports along the coast.

Xuzhou is located in the southeast of North China Plain. Except for a few hills in the central and eastern regions, most of them are plains. The elevation of hilly land is generally around 00-200m, and the hilly area accounts for 9.4% of the city. Hills and mountains are divided into two groups. One group is located in the city center, and the mountains are different in height. Dadong Mountain in central jiawang district is the highest peak in the city, with an altitude of 36 1 meter. The other group is located in the east of the urban area, with the highest point of Maling Mountain in the north of xinyi city, with an altitude of 122.9 meters. The general topography of the plain decreases from northwest to southeast, with an average slope of 1/7000- 1/8000. The plain accounts for about 90% of the total land area, and the altitude is generally between 30 and 50 meters.

Xuzhou is located in the lower reaches of Yi, Shu and Si, a tributary of the ancient Huaihe River, with the old course of the Yellow River as the watershed, with Yi, Shu and Si in the north and Sui and An in the south. Rivers crisscross, and lakes, swamps and reservoirs are all over the country. The abandoned Yellow River runs through the east and west, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north and south, with Yishui, Shushu waters and Roman Lake in the east and Xia Xing, Dasha River and Weishan Lake in the west.

There are 2 large reservoirs, 5 medium reservoirs and 84 small reservoirs, with a total storage capacity of 336.5438 billion cubic meters. There are many water conservancy facilities such as bridges, culverts, canals and gates, and a water network system with multi-functions such as flood control, irrigation, shipping and aquatic products has been initially formed.

Xuzhou city belongs to the warm temperate monsoon climate zone, which is long and narrow from east to west and is influenced by the ocean to varying degrees. The east belongs to warm temperate humid monsoon climate, and the west belongs to warm temperate semi-humid climate, which is greatly influenced by southeast monsoon. The annual sunshine hours are 2284-2495 hours, the sunshine rate is 52%-57%, the annual temperature is 65438 04℃, the annual frost-free period is 200-220 days, the annual precipitation is 800-930 mm, and the rainy season precipitation accounts for 56% of the whole year. Excellent climatic resources are conducive to crop growth. The main meteorological disasters are drought, flood, wind, frost, freezing and hail. The climate is characterized by four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine, moderate rainfall and both rain and heat. Among the four seasons, spring and autumn are short, winter and summer are long, the weather in spring is changeable, summer is hot and rainy, autumn is crisp, and cold waves frequently strike in winter.