Xuzhou

Xuzhou (), also known as Pengcheng (), is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. Located at the junction of four provinces—Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui—it occupies a natural geographic gap between the Shandong Hills and the North China Plain. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of approximately 9.08 million.

diocese of the Catholic Church in China

ancient Chinese state until conquered by the State of Wu in 512 BC