What does Suqian mean?

Suqian is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, which is also called Shuicheng, and was called Xia Xiang, Suyu and Zhongwu in ancient times. It is located in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta and the northern part of Jiangsu Province. It is a regional comprehensive transportation hub in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta and an important gateway city for Jiangsu coastal areas to radiate to the central and western regions.

Suqian is the hometown of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. It has a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization and a history of 2700 years of city building. It was once the capital of Surabaya, Zhongwu and Su Guo, with a long history and rich humanities. Known as "the pulse of Chinese civilization, the root of Jiangsu civilization, the source of Huaihe civilization and the soul of Chu-Han culture". Suqian is one of the cradles of wine culture, and it has the title of China wine capital, among which Yanghe and Shuanggou are two famous wines. Suqian is a typical water town in northern Jiangsu, with two fresh water lakes, namely, Roman Lake and Hongze Lake, which are embedded by many rivers, such as the Grand Canal, the Ancient Yellow River and the Hu Aishu New River.