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Suqian

Also known as Sùqiān, 宿迁市, Sutsien

Suqian (, IPA: ) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west.

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Locality: 宿城区
Region: 江苏省
Country: 中国
Population: 1,437,685
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Suqian is the hometown of Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu. It has a civilization history of more than 5,000 years and a city history of more than 2,700 years. It was once the capital of the Zhongwu Kingdom. It has a long history and rich cultural heritage. It is known as "the pulse of Chinese civilization, the root of Jiangsu civilization, and the soul of Chu-Han culture" . Suqian is one of the birthplaces of wine culture and is known as the capital of Chinese liquor. The two famous liquors Yanghe and Shuanggou are produced here. Suqian is home to two large freshwater lakes, Luoma Lake and Hongze Lake. Many rivers such as the Grand Canal, the ancient Yellow River, and the Huaishu New River pass through the area. Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and stayed here five times. He praised Suqian as "the best place in spring."

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== History == 217x217px|thumb|left|"Tissang" (Suqian). Nieuhof: ''L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine'', 1665 Suqian was said to be the site of a military grain store built when the Emperor Yuan of Jin reigned. Thus, the former Xiaxiang county where the store located was renamed Suyu (; means "prepared" or "usually prepared") in 405. Then the county was annexed by Xuzhou and renamed Suqian in 762 because the homophone "yu ()" as the given name of the Emperor Daizong of Tang was deemed to be ineffable. The county was put under the jurisdiction of Huaiyang military prefecture during the Song dynasty, then was transferred to Pizhou after Jurchen's Jin took it. The county was administered by Huai'an military prefecture during 1272–75, but restored as a part of Pizhou afterwards. It was annexed by Xuzhou again in 1733.