Xuzhou has very beautiful scenic spots in the local area. You can visit some ancient buildings and some mountains and rivers, and you will never be disappointed. Are you interested in learning about this city? By the way, you can also try local food.

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Xuzhou, located in the northwest corner of Jiangsu Province, is far away from the political and economic prosperity circle of the Yangtze River Delta, but at the junction of northern Jiangsu, southern Shandong, eastern Henan and northern Anhui, with a blend of cultures.

There are natural hills, which manage water storage and form lakes. Although the geographical location is somewhat "neither south nor north", the scenery has the characteristics of "South Show and North Show".

As the hometown of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there are many tombs buried under the mountain, leaving behind the Han tombs, terracotta warriors and horses and stone reliefs of the Han Dynasty. Modern cities also have big parks, and the scenery around Yunlong Lake makes people linger. Local delicacies like mutton soup are unique in Jiangsu cuisine.

Pizhou

Colorful ginkgo trees in autumn have a long history of planting in Pizhou City under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, and now they have reached the scale of ten million trees. Every autumn, the countryside is covered with golden leaves, which is very spectacular. An ancient ginkgo tree in Baima Temple in Huzhen has a history of more than 1,511 years and is 21 meters high. It can produce thousands of ginkgo nuts every year. In Shangzhen Ginkgo Expo Park, there are two thousand-year-old sister ginkgo trees standing side by side, and there are hundreds of ancient ginkgo trees over a hundred years old.

On both sides of the road in Yaozhuang Village, Tiezhen, tall ginkgo trees with dense branches and leaves form an arched corridor above the road. In the morning and evening, under the light and shadow, the colors are blurred and attractive, especially on camera. This corridor is also called "Ginkgo biloba is just a visit".

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Transportation: Pizhou Railway Station on Longhai Line, with many trains coming and going. It is very convenient to go to Lianyungang, Xuzhou, and it takes about 1 hours by car to Xuzhou.

Pizhou bus station mainly goes to Xuzhou East Station, and there is a shuttle bus to Yaowan.

Xincheng bus station is the main bus station, and there are buses bound for Suqian.

Hong Tong Bus Terminal is mainly sent to towns, and there are shuttle buses to Xuzhou South Station and Shandong Taierzhuang.

Xuzhou Museum

No.111 Heping Road

9:11-17:11, closed on Monday.

Visiting this museum, which is a collection of national treasures unearthed from the Han tombs such as Lion Mountain, Guishan Mountain and Beidongshan Mountain, is far more shocking than some provincial museums.

The Tiangong Hanyu Exhibition Hall located on the second floor of the museum is the most worth visiting. There are golden jade clothes, treasures of the town hall, shiny jade coffins, panlong jade ornaments, silver jade clothes and jade swallows in the tomb of the King of Chu in Shishan. It is more about the interpretation of jade burial in Han Dynasty.

Don't ignore the Tushan Han Tomb in the yard behind the museum. The archaeological work here is still going on, and the huge headstones with a large area are shocking. Beside the path that goes deep into the tomb, neatly cut yellow intestine stones are piled up, and silver jade clothes are displayed in the tomb.

Lion Mountain Han Culture Scenic Area

No.1 Terracotta Warriors Road

8:31~17:31 in summer and 8:31~16:31 in winter.

As the first of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China in 1995, even though many unearthed cultural relics from the Tomb of the King of Chu in Lion Mountain have been transferred to the museum, it is still worth going underground to have a look. Han tombs, terracotta warriors and horses and stone reliefs let you appreciate the essence of Chinese culture.

After entering the huge exhibition hall of the Chu Mausoleum in Lion Mountain, you will feel both grandeur and gloom. Entering the underground palace along the tomb, please pay attention to the "rotten tail" sign of the image project of Emperor Liu of the Liu family: the back room was roughly dug and the coffin was actually placed in the front hall. These hasty results, which are out of proportion to the big framework, are also important evidence to prove that the tomb owner is the third-generation Chu King Liu Wu who committed suicide in the "Seven Kingdoms Rebellion".

the pottery figurines displayed in the museum of pottery figurines

At present, most of the unearthed cultural relics of these three Han tombs are collected in Xuzhou Museum, but the original sites are still worth exploring by travelers who love history. In addition to the Lion Mountain introduced before, Guishan and Beidongshan are well preserved.

Guihan Tomb: Walking into this Han tomb, which is superior in scale and fineness to the tomb of the King of Chu in Lion Mountain, you will find that there are also fine works in the tomb, including the concierge, living room, well, kitchen, weapons room and other "luxury houses".

Han Tomb in Beidongshan: If you want to go to a tomb that tourists seldom visit, then this Han Tomb with inconvenient transportation should be included in your itinerary. The most distinctive feature of this Chu tomb with unknown owner is the auxiliary tomb with double-layer structure. During the whole visit, you may be the only one walking in the cold and humid mausoleum. Those who like Tomb Raider Notes and Ghost Blowing Lights will like it.

Han Studio Art Museum

Hudong Road

9:11~17:11

Located on the east bank of yunlong lake at the foot of Yunlong Mountain, there are more than 611 exquisite Han stone reliefs, including myths and legends, historical stories and real life. The aesthetic art of painting reached the peak of that era.

In the meantime, people who are interested in literature will enjoy the Chinese style and appreciate the creativity of Chinese paintings. The best way to visit is to rent an electronic translator, and then wander around in stone paintings to "roam" the Han Dynasty. The treasures in the museum include Niu Geng, Textile, Jiushi, Yingbin, Baixi, Lux, etc. The 8-meter-long "Capturing Thieves and Returning to Glory" is worth a look.

Strolling through the ancient city of Xuzhou

Starting point: "Five Provinces Comprehensive Collection" archway; End point: Li Keran Art Museum

Distance: about 3 kilometers; Time: 2 hours

Xuzhou from the past to the present still stays in the streets of the ancient city. Visiting all the way can make you feel a new look. There is an archway on the east side of Qingyun Bridge, which spans the ancient Yellow River. The word "thoroughfare of five provinces" covered the prominent position of the ancient city. The nearby Yellow House was built in memory of Teacher Dongpo. In front of the Yellow House, a real iron cow was rubbed smooth by people. Go south from Huanglou to Pengcheng No.1, which is the busiest commercial street in Xuzhou at present.

Further on Heqing Road, there is Xuzhou No.2 Middle School. There are Confucian temples built in the early Ming Dynasty on campus, leaving only Dachengmen and Dachengdian. During lunch break, you can go in with the permission of the doorman. There is a sign "Xuzhou Zero Kilometers" in the south of Pengcheng Square nearby. Cross Huaihai Road, the main road, to Datong Street, which used to be the earliest asphalt road and commercial center in Xuzhou. The Bell and Drum Tower in Datong Street was the landmark building of that year. Buy a cup of frog fish at the frog fish shop in Hua Shao Street nearby, and drink it while walking.

Go on, cross the entrance of Garden Hotel, and you will reach the old East Gate. Go out from the back door of Laomendong and enter Zhu Min South Road. When you reach Qingnian Road, turn left. There are old neighborhoods here, and the literary and art antique shops in Xuzhou are all gathered in the neighborhoods. West along Qingnian Road, there is a soup pot shop on Mashi Street. You can go in and have a bowl of soup before closing at 11. Further on, the towering Romanesque building on the spire on the north side of the road is the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This century-old church is a holy place for Catholicism in Xuzhou. There is also an innocent convent across the street. Turn left along Jiefang Road and enter Kuaizaiting Park. This park, named after Su Shi's "Kuaizai this Feng Fu", has a section of Xuzhou's only ancient city wall on the south wall, and there is a flower and bird antique market outside the wall.

cross the Jianguo community across the street, and you can reach the Li Keran Art Museum. Crossing Jiefang Road to the west is Hubu Mountain Scenic Area, where ancient houses and museums show the old folk life of Xuzhou. Today, Hubushan still has a large number of residential courtyards. Walking on Xiangwang Road and Zhuangyuan Street, you can see the monument, beautiful carved flowers and towering corners in front of the county government, and inadvertently walk past the once famous family.

Laodongmen

No.114, Huaihai East Road, Xuzhou, is a blue-gray building complex full of the style of the Republic of China. It used to be the location of the East Gate of Xuzhou City in the early Ming Dynasty, and now the locals are used to calling it the "Old East Gate". Walking into the gate of the combination of Chinese and western, you can see the remains of the ancient city wall and modern bunker in the compound. Today's old Eas

yunlong lake, with a water surface of nearly 7 square kilometers, faces Yunlong Mountain in the east. The north shore of yunlong lake is the scenic zone of Binhu Park, and the east side of Hudong Road is a number of small scenic spots connected in series with the history of Xuzhou. From north to south, there are Sanrang Pavilion, Liu Beiquan, Han Stone Relief Art Museum, Hanging Sword Platform and Sugong Tower in turn. Hunan passes through Hu Xiaonan and has the charm of Jiangnan. There are high-end restaurants and hotels. Zhushan Uplift is located in the south of Yunlong Lake, and Tianshiling Waterfall is built to commemorate Zhang Tianshi, a native of Fengxian County. The nearby hidden gallery will bring a different water landscape.

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Yaowan Ancient Town

Yaowan Ancient Town once flourished with the golden age of the Grand Canal in Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Republic of China, there were more than 311 firms, banks, chambers of commerce and workshops, which were called "little shanghai in northern Jiangsu".

The most distinctive building in Yaowan is the turret. Today, there are still three newly renovated gun towers: the stone carving of "Su-Pi Junction" is inlaid on the northernmost gate building, and there are bullet marks left by Huaihai Campaign on the side wall; West Street and Zhongning Street under the central building are the main blocks of the ancient town. Outside the south gate is the canal pier. You can take a speedboat from the canal to the sand island on Lake Loma, and there are ordinary ferries to the other side of the canal.

Aquatic Temple

Baitanghe Wetland Park on Xiapi Street

Traditional Buddhist temples are always inseparable from yellow walls, cornices and mysterious and solemn halls. However, Shuiyue Temple in Suining County gives an alternative interpretation of Buddhist architecture with modern aesthetics and brand-new architectural forms.

Zen temples are all buildings with simple lines, instead of big roofs, they are square. The facade is not a brick wall, but a wood-like grille, towering into the sky and forming a transparent corridor with the inner layer. This kind of structure makes the whole building have an effect of "virtual and real, dynamic and stagnant, soft and transparent".

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Arrival transportation: Take the shuttle bus to Gupi or Pizhou at Suining West Bus Station (every 15 minutes from 6: 11 to 18: 11) and tell the driver to get off at the west gate of Baitanghe Wetland Park. 21 yuan takes the most taxis from West Bus Station.

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The food of Xuzhou people's bold personality is casserole, which is heavy in color, strong in flavor, dark in stove rack and noisy in environment. Authentic and simple food styles will leave a deep impression on you. In addition to local home-cooked dishes such as casserole, steamed buns and thousand knives of meat, Xuzhou also has the tradition of eating mutton.

Unlike the habit of eating pork in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Xuzhou mutton soup is unique in Jiangsu cuisine. Mutton mutton is rough when cooked in one pot, and it takes a long time to cook a thick milk soup. In winter, besides eating mutton soup to keep warm, there is also a tradition of eating mutton soup for tonic on the day of entry, which is said to come from Peng Zu's health secret recipe.

The most legendary are two famous foods: sheep hide fish, and the word "fresh" composed of sheep and fish was born; Mountain chicken soup is an old hen soup that everyone still loves today. It is said that Peng Zujin cured Yao Di's illness with this soup. For thousands of years, cooking techniques have naturally undergone considerable improvement and changes, but today you can still taste these delicious foods on the streets of Xuzhou, such as fresh fish and mutton in Liu Wu Mutton Restaurant and sand soup in Mashi Street, which evolved from wild chicken soup.

where to eat?

There are three places where delicious food gathers: Julong Night Market in the alley next to the Second Hospital, where stalls are full of snacks; Located in 1818 Food City, Jiahe East Street, south of Huanglou, there are many small shops with various tastes. There are many restaurants in Xintiandi on the lakeside beside Yunlong in Hubei Province, which are both emotional and delicious.