Which city in Jiangsu is known as the thoroughfare to the five provinces?

Xuzhou in Jiangsu is known as the thoroughfare of five provinces.

Xuzhou is located at the junction of the four provinces of Shandong, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, bordering the Yellow Sea to the east, the Central Plains to the west, Qilu to the north, and Jianghuai to the south. In ancient times, the Biansi River met here, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Yellow River ran adjacent to the city. However, the land and water post roads with Pengchengyi as the center extend in all directions. It is an important transportation hub in the history of our country and is known as the "thorough road to the five provinces".

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. It is a national historical and cultural city approved by the State Council, a national comprehensive transportation hub, and the center of the Huaihai Economic Zone. City. As of the end of 2022, Xuzhou City has jurisdiction over 5 municipal districts, 3 counties, and 2 county-level cities, with a total area of ??11,765 square kilometers and a permanent population of 9.0185 million.

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".

The geographical environment of Xuzhou City

The terrain of Xuzhou City is dominated by plains, which account for about 90% of the city's area. The general terrain of the plains decreases from northwest to southeast, with an average slope of 1/ 7000-1/8000, the altitude is generally between 30-50 meters. There are a few hilly and mountainous areas in the central and eastern parts of Xuzhou City. The altitude of hills is generally around 100-200 meters, and the hilly and mountainous area accounts for about 9.4% of the city.

The hills and mountains in Xuzhou City are divided into two large groups. One group is located in the central part of the city, with mountains of different heights. Among them, Dadong Mountain in the middle of Jiawang District is the highest peak in the city, with an altitude of 361 meters; the other group is located in the eastern part of the city. The highest point is Maling Mountain in the north of Xinyi City, with an altitude of 122.9 meters.

Xuzhou City has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, without severe heat in summer and 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.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xuzhou City