Xuzhou is an important gateway city in East China, an important center of science, education, culture, finance, tourism, medical care and exhibition in East China, and an important center of economy, commerce and foreign trade in Jiangsu Province. Xuzhou is an important node city of the National Belt and Road Initiative, a central city of Huaihai Economic Zone, a regional central city of the Yangtze River Delta, a core city of Xuzhou metropolitan area and an international new energy base, and has the reputation of "China Construction Machinery Capital".
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The total area of Xuzhou is 1 1258 square kilometers, and the urban area is 3037 square kilometers. The terrain is dominated by plains, which account for about 90% of the city's area. It has jurisdiction over 5 municipal districts, 3 counties and 2 county-level cities. Xuzhou has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. There are yunlong lake, Yunlong Mountain, Peng Zu Garden, Chu Tomb, Circus Stage, Pan 'an Lake and other tourist attractions, as well as historical celebrities such as Peng Zu, Liu Bang, Sun Quan and Li Yu.
The terrain of Xuzhou is mainly plain, which accounts for about 90% of the city's area. The overall topography of the plain decreases from northwest to southeast, with an average slope of 1/7000- 1/8000, and an altitude of 30-50 meters. There are some hills and mountains in the middle and east of Xuzhou. The elevation of hills is generally around 100-200m, and the hilly area accounts for about 9.4% of the whole city.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Xuzhou