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 Xuzhou¡¯s coordinates are 3416¡¯ North Latitude and 11711¡¯ East Longitude .The city lies in Jiangsu, an east coastal province of China. Climate of the city is quite pleasant, neither scorching hot in summer, nor bitter cold in winter. Xuzhou has a total area of 11,258 square kilometers with a population of 9,079,800, and its urban area is 963 square kilometers and the population in the urban district is 1,500,000. Xuzhou is at the junction of Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Longhai Railway, serving as a vital transportation hub in China. It is only about 2 hours drive to Qufu, home town of confucius. Passenger trains from Xuzhou can reach Beijing, Shanghai and many other important cities. XuzhouGuanyinAirport operates with international standard. It provides airlines service flying to Beijing, Shanghai and more than ten major cities in China.
Besides its traffic convenience, Xuzhou is one of the most famous historical and cultural cities in China. Its several-thousand-year history of civilization has left numerous treasures. The unearthed cultural relics of the Han Dynasty such as Han tombs, tomb stone engraving, Jade Garment sewn with silver thread, have formed group culture, which is rare and fascinating in China. Famous Han culture relics are being displayed in XuzhouMuseum. With Yunlong Hill and YunlongLake as its centre, a scenery area of 38 square kilometers is unified as a single entity with the combination of ancient and modern gardens. The rich cultural soil and charming natural scenery have inspired Li Keran, a great painting artist, Ma Ke, a talented musician and numerous well-known scholars. The folk wushu, folk music, Xuzhou opera, balladry and folk paper-cut, all with local character, are rich and colorful. Han culture, the shining of modern and ancient codes and records and the combination of the natural scenery with human cultural landscape, have made Xuzhou a brand-new tourist city.
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