Is Xuzhou in northern Jiangsu?

Xuzhou belongs to northern Jiangsu. According to the current administrative divisions of Jiangsu, northern Jiangsu includes five prefecture-level cities: Xuzhou, Lianyungang, Suqian, Huai 'an and Yancheng. * * * It is divided into five prefecture-level cities, three county-level cities, 17 counties and 17 municipal districts, with a total population of 29 million and an area of about 52,300 square kilometers.

Xuzhou, called "Xu" for short and called Pengcheng in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city and sub-central city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, a national historical and cultural city approved by the State Council, a national comprehensive transportation hub and a central city of Huaihai Economic Zone.

Climate change in Xuzhou;

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