When you mention Xuzhou, you will also remember that it has a long history and cultural tradition. It is the birthplace of Chinese culture in the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, one of Kyushu in China, and the hometown of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. "Heroes in the south and heroes in the north, Chu Yun and Han Feng" is the most distinctive regional cultural feature of Xuzhou. Even in Xuzhou, there is a saying that "Nine emperors were born in Xuzhou".
Xuzhou is located in the southeast of North China Plain. Geographically, Xuzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times and its strategic position is very important. Because of its geographical location, Xuzhou has also become the strongest city in northern Jiangsu since ancient times and the economic center of Huainan.
Xuzhou's strategic position is important mainly because it is located at the junction of five provinces, that is, because it is located at the junction of Jiangsu, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces. Lianyungang is in the east of Xuzhou, and Suqian in Jiangsu is in the south. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal connecting the north and the south can only pass through here. It is also an important gateway city in East China, the central city of Huainan Economic Zone and the north gate of the Yangtze River Delta, with a population of about 9.5 million.
Xuzhou is located at the junction of north and south. Xuzhou has always been rich in northern cities and beautiful in southern cities. Xuzhou also has a large number of cultural sites of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms. Xuzhou is the best tourist destination for people who like history.
As an important traffic fortress and strategic location in northern Jiangsu, Xuzhou naturally has the reputation of "thoroughfare of nine provinces" and has become one of the important railway hubs in Jiangsu Province. Xuzhou has the geographical advantage of connecting north and south and connecting east and west, and it is also the second largest railway hub city in China. Xuzhou tie line is an important intersection of east, west, north and south, and two main railway lines, Longhai Railway and beijing-shanghai railway, meet in Xuzhou.
On 20 19, 12 and 16, Xuzhou-Yancheng, Lianyungang-Zhenjiang and Lianyungang-Huai' an high-speed railways were officially put into operation, and the northern Jiangsu province was also connected with the national high-speed railway network, which marked that Xuzhou entered the high-speed railway era and further promoted Jiangsu Province to become the second province in China to realize "high-speed railway for cities" after Fujian.
At the same time, the Xuzhou-Huaiyan high-speed railway and the Huaiyang-Zhenzhen high-speed railway can be connected with the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway and Zhengxu high-speed railway by means of Xuzhou railway hub, and connected with Lianyungang, Yancheng and Qingyan railways respectively, and then connected with the national high-speed railway network, which also relieves the railway transportation pressure in the busiest southern section of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, promotes the poverty alleviation and development of the revolutionary old areas in northern Jiangsu, and realizes the harmonious development of regional economy and society.
The arrival of the "high-speed rail era" also promoted the further development of Xuzhou's economy.