How about Suqian, Jiangsu

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In the meeting place of Qin and Han cultures, there is a vibrant hot spot, that is, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, which was praised by the Qing Emperor Gan Longsheng as "the first spring benefit". This young city has a long history, with the earliest site of ancient human activities found in Jiangsu Province-"Xiacaowan Cultural Site". It is the hometown of Xiang Yu, the overlord of the western Chu Dynasty, the only hero in China history who does not regard success or failure as a hero. In Historical Records, it is said that "Xiang Ji is a person with a lower profile." The next phase is Suqian now.

Suqian, a prefecture-level city, was established in 1996. It has jurisdiction over Shuyang County, Siyang County, Sihong County, Sucheng District and suyu district, with a total area of 8,555 square kilometers and a population of 5.29 million. She is an important and emerging central city in Jiangsu, and also a gorgeous new flower in the urban agglomeration of the East Bridgehead of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge. As the thoroughfare of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, Suqian has outstanding people and rich resources.

Suqian has a warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and a long frost-free period, with an average annual temperature of 14.2℃ and an average annual precipitation of 91mm. The territory is flat and fertile, with 6.75 million mu of cultivated land. It is a famous commodity grain base in China. Forestry resources are extremely rich, and it is known as the first hometown of Yiyang in China.

Hongze Lake, one of the four famous freshwater lakes in China, and luoma lake, one of the few secondary water lakes in China, moisten this famous land of plenty like twin sisters. There are many rivers in the territory, and the high-quality water surface for aquaculture reaches 3.3 million mu, which is rich in more than 5 kinds of aquatic products such as whitebait, eel, turtle, crab and shrimp. The output of crabs ranks first in China, and the export of whitebait ranks first in Jiangsu Province.

Rich cultural and natural tourism resources are another treasure in Suqian. Hongze Lake and luoma lake are vast in smoke and waves, with thousands of weather, rare birds and birds, and fishing boats are full of shadows; The Qianlong Palace, which was built in 1681, has an extraordinary momentum; Xiang Wang's hometown, the memorial hall of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, is magnificent; Zhangshan Forest Park has beautiful scenery and typical nature.

Suqian city is rich in mineral resources, with quartz sand and clay reserves exceeding 5 million tons, and kyanite and yellow sand reserves rank first in provincial cities in China. These rich resources provide an excellent foundation for Suqian's economic take-off. Since the city was founded, Suqian's annual gross domestic product has been growing at a double-digit rate, and the city has formed an industrial system with local characteristics such as food, wine-making, textile, building materials, electronics, chemical industry and machinery. Among them, "Yanghe" and "Shuanggou" Daqu were famous as early as the Ming Dynasty, ranking among the top ten famous wines in China. Spcc spun silk exports account for more than half of the total spun silk exports in China.

natural resources

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The city's cultivated land area is 6.59 million mu, with 1.28 mu of cultivated land per capita. Agricultural production conditions are unique, and there are many kinds of crops, trees, aquatic products and livestock and poultry.

Suqian is a production area of high-quality agricultural and sideline products, which is rich in grain, cotton, oilseeds, cocoons, wood, flowers, etc. The three counties under its jurisdiction are all national commodity grain base counties. Suqian is a famous "hometown of poplars", and the four counties under its jurisdiction are all advanced counties in plain greening in China, with 1.33 million mu of wood forest dominated by Italian poplar and 7 million cubic meters of standing trees. Shuyang County is a well-known "hometown of flowers", with a wide variety of flowers and seedlings.

Suqian is a famous "hometown of aquatic products" at home and abroad, with a water area of more than 3.5 million mu. There are two lakes (Hongze Lake and luoma lake) and four rivers (Grand Canal, Huaihe River, yi river River and Shuhe River) in the territory, of which the water quality of the two lakes reaches the national second-class standard, and it is rich in more than 5 kinds of aquatic products such as whitebait, freshwater shrimp and crab. Sihong County was also named "Crab Town of China" by the former Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.

Suqian is rich in mineral resources, with a large non-metallic mineral reserve. At present, the minerals that have been discovered, proved and exploited mainly include quartz sand, kyanite, silica, crystal, phosphate rock and yellow sand. The minerals to be explored and exploited include mica, diamond, copper, iron, oil and potassium ore.

Geographical environment

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Suqian City is located in the north of Jiangsu Province, between 33 8-34' 25 north latitude and 117 56'-119 1' east longitude, and belongs to the cross radiation area of Longhai Economic Belt, Coastal Economic Belt and Riverside Economic Belt. Generally speaking, it is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with the highest elevation of 71.2m and the lowest elevation of 2.8m m. The total area of the city is 8555 square kilometers, of which the land area accounts for 77.6%, the cultivated land area is 6.59 million mu, and the total population is 5.15 million. The area and population rank fourth and seventh respectively in 13 provincial cities in Jiangsu. It has jurisdiction over three counties and two districts (Shuyang County, Siyang County, Sihong County, Sucheng District and suyu district), ***111 townships (towns), 4 streets and 1,418 administrative villages.

Suqian has a warm temperate monsoon climate, with an average temperature of 14.2℃, an average annual precipitation of 91mm and an average annual sunshine duration of 2291.6 hours.

Suqian enjoys very convenient transportation, with land and water trunk lines extending in all directions. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north and south, with a navigable mileage of 897 kilometers. Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, Nanjing-Suzhou-Xuzhou Expressway and Suxin first-class highway have been completed and opened to traffic, Xinchang Railway, National Highway 25 and Provincial Highway 35 pass through the territory, and Xuzhou-Suzhou-Huaiyan Expressway, Sushu first-class highway and Supi first-class highway are under construction. It is 6 kilometers away from Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport in the west, 1 kilometers away from Lianyungang Baitabu Airport in the north and 26 kilometers away from Nanjing Lukou International Airport in the south. The advantages of the airport are very obvious.

Population composition

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According to the data of the fifth census, the total population of the city is 5,145,2 at : on November 1, 2, which is an average annual growth rate of 1.18% compared with the data of the fourth national census in 199. In the total population, the population aged -14, 15-64, and 65 years old and above accounted for 26.3%, 66.3% and 7.4% respectively (compared with the fourth national census, the proportion of the population aged -14 decreased by 4.9 percentage points, and the proportion of the population aged 65 and above increased by 1.4 percentage points); 1.2% of the population received college education, 7.4% received high school and technical secondary school education, 35.3% received junior high school education, 39.3% received primary school education, and the crude illiteracy rate was 8.2%, which was 11.1 percentage points lower than that of the fourth national census in 199. The population living in cities and towns accounts for 25.5%, and the population living in rural areas accounts for 74.5%; The population of Han nationality accounts for 99.7%, and the population of ethnic minorities is 14,9, accounting for .3%.

Historical evolution

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Suqian is located in the Yang of Huai River in northern Jiangsu. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was Zhong Wuzi's country, and the later country moved its capital here. Qin set down the equal county. In 113 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named Changshanxian Wang Shaozi Liu Shang as the king of Surabaya. The king's capital was located in Ling County, which governed more than 25, households with 119, people and passed down to five generations and six kings for 132 years. In the western Han dynasty, feiling county set up the next phase. After the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, it was changed to Suyu County in the first year of Yi Xi, an Emperor in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 45). The Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty were still Suyu County. In the first year of Baoying in Tang Daizong (AD 762), Suyu County was changed to Suqian County to avoid the taboo of Li Yu. The territory has set up Huaiwen County, Tongyang County, Taoyuan County and Linhuai County. Later, in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the states were repeatedly abolished. During the period from War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to the Liberation War, Suyu County was to the east of the Canal, Sisu County was to the west of the Canal, and Subei County was to the north of Xiaodian and Xin 'an Town of xinyi city, Xuzhou. From September 1945 to July 1946, Suqian City was established, belonging to Sisu County. In June, 1946, Suqian County (including Yundong and Yunxi) was merged with the area south of Xinyi River in Subei County, belonging to Huaiyin area. In 197, it belonged to Huaiyin area. It belonged to Huaiyin City in 1983. On December 31st, 1987, with the approval of the State Council, Suqian County was abolished and Suqian City was established at the county level. In July 1996, with the approval of the State Council, Suqian at the county level was abolished and Suqian at the prefecture level was established, with jurisdiction over Shuyang County, Siyang County, Sihong County, Sucheng District and suyu district City. The seat of the municipal government is Sucheng District.

administrative divisions

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Suqian now governs Shuyang, Siyang and Sihong counties, Sucheng District and suyu district, including 111 townships and 4 sub-district offices, including 79 towns and 1418 administrative villages. When the city was founded in July 1996, there were 124 townships (29 towns and 95 townships) in the whole city. From 1996 to 2, in order to speed up the construction of small towns and promote the process of urbanization, 51 townships were approved by the provincial government to set up towns. In May 2, with the approval of the provincial government, the city's township administrative divisions were adjusted. * * * 15 townships and 6 farms were merged, and 4 sub-district offices were newly established. The total number of townships was reduced from 126 to 111, including 79 townships and 32 townships. At present, the average population of townships in the city is 45,3, with an average area of 68.9 square kilometers. In June 21, combined with the rural tax and fee reform, the village-level regional adjustment was carried out, and the administrative villages with less than 2,5 people in the whole city were merged. The total number of villages (residences) was reduced from 2,299 to 1,418, with a merger rate of 38%. After the merger, the average population of villages (residences) was 3,549, and the average area of villages (residences) was 5.39 square kilometers.

Sucheng District covers an area of 866 square kilometers and has a population of 85,. Postal code is 2238. District People's Government is located in Development Avenue.

suyu district covers an area of 1,236 square kilometers and has a population of 68,. Postal code is 2238. District People's Government in Shunhe Town.

shuyang county covers an area of 2,297 square kilometers and has a population of 1.76 million. Postal code is 2236. County people's government in shucheng town.

Siyang county covers an area of 1,213 square kilometers and has a population of 95,. Postal code is 2237. County people's government in zhongxing town.

sihong county covers an area of 2,729 square kilometers and has a population of 98,. The postal code is 2239. County People's Government in Qingyang Town.

Suqian historical celebrity

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Xiang Yu: Zi Yu (pay special attention to Xiang Yu's real name), and Xia Xiang (now Suqian, Jiangsu). The grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous Chu soldier, an ancient uprising leader in China, a famous strategist and the strongest military commander in Chinese history! China is a representative of the "Brave War" school of military thought. Known as the overlord of the place of Chu.

Yu Ji: Yu Ji loves Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and often goes out with Xiang Yu. In the late period of the struggle between Chu and Han, Xiang Yu tended to lose. In 22 BC, he was besieged by the Han army (now south of Lingbi County, Anhui Province), and Serenade ran out of food. He was besieged on all sides at night, and his grief was gone. Facing Yu Ji, he drank wine and lamented in the camp: "When you pull out the mountain, you will be angry, and you will never die." The lyrics are desolate and tragic, and their feelings are tender, which is called "Song of the Child" in history.

Xu Yanwang: Xu Guojun of the Western Zhou Dynasty, who lived around 1 BC.