Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Xuzhou
Xuzhou or Suchowboth: shoo'jō', city (1994 est. pop. 879,800), N Jiangsu prov., E central China. It is a rail center at the junction of railroads serving Jiangsu, Shandong, Anhui, and Hunan provs. It also has an airport. Iron and coal mines are nearby, and the city has a small integrated steel complex. Other industries include machine building, textiles, and engineering. Xuzhou was known as Dongshan from 1912 to 1945. It was in Shandong prov. from 1949 to 1952, when it was returned to Jiangsu. The name sometimes appears as Hsu-chou.
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Xuzhou, known as Pengcheng in ancient times, is the fourth largest prefecture-level city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. It is known for its convenient location as a transportation hub in northern Jiangsu, as it has expressways and railway links connecting directly to the provinces of Henan and Shandong, the neighbouring city of Lianyungang, as well as the economic hub Shanghai.
The prefecture-level city of Xuzhou administers eleven county-level divisions, including five districts, two county-level cities and four counties.
Yunlong District
Gulou District
Jiuli District
Jiawang District
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Yunlong District
Gulou District
Jiuli District
Jiawang District
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