What is the level of Suqian in the country?

Among the top 100 cities in China, Suqian ranks 70th, surpassing 80% of the cities in China.

City introduction

Suqian, formerly known as Xia Xiang, Suyu and Zhongwu, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. It is located in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, the northern part of Jiangsu Province, the center of Xuzhou City, Lianyungang City and Huai 'an City, and the core city of Xuzhou Metropolitan Area and Jianghuai Ecological Economic Zone. As of June 2023, Suqian has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 3 counties, with a total area of 8,555 square kilometers.

topography

Suqian is a typical water town in northern Jiangsu, with high northwest and low southeast, vast plains and dense river networks. The overall terrain is hilly in the southwest and northwest, and most areas are below 40 meters above sea level, with the highest elevation of 7 1.2 meters and the lowest elevation of 2.8 meters.

climate

Suqian belongs to warm temperate monsoon climate zone, with annual average temperature 14.2℃, annual average precipitation 9 10 mm and annual average sunshine hours 229 1 hour. Superior light and heat resources, distinct seasons and mild climate. The total solar radiation is about 1 17 kcal/cm2, and the annual sunshine number is 227 1 hour.

The frost-free period is long, averaging 2 1 1 day, the first frost period is generally in late June 10, the first snowfall day is generally in mid-February 189℃, and the annual crop growth period is 3 10.5 days. The annual average precipitation is 892.3mm, which has little interannual change due to the influence of monsoon, but the precipitation distribution is uneven, which is easy to form spring drought, summer waterlogging and dry weather in autumn and winter.

hydrology

Suqian City is located in the middle and lower reaches of Huaihe River and Yishu Sihe River Basin, with Hongze Lake in the south and Roman Lake in the north. The area of receiving water in the upper reaches is 2 1 1,000 square kilometers, which is known as the "flood corridor". Suqian City has two major water systems-Huaihe River System and Yishu Sishui River System.

Suqian has a total area of 8555.0 square kilometers. Among them, the Huaihe River system covers an area of 4,225.6 square kilometers, and the Yishu Sishui River system covers an area of 4,329.4 square kilometers. The water surface area of Hongze Lake is 1248.0 square kilometers, and that of Roman Lake is 222.0 square kilometers.

Famous scenic spot

Suqian is the hometown of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. It is a well-known water town, wine capital, green sea and flower city, and is praised as "the first advantage of Jiangshan Spring" by Emperor Qianlong. Relying on rich natural and human resources, Suqian has created "four tourist business cards", which are the capital of western Chu culture, the capital of rivers and lakes experience, the capital of liquor tasting and the capital of ecological leisure. By the end of 2022, Suqian has successively established 1 national AAAAAA scenic spots and 9 AAAA scenic spots.