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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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Suqian, officially known as Suqian City, is a prefecture-level city located in Jiangsu Province, China. It has a population of 4,986,192 and covers an area of 8,524.29 square kilometers. The city is situated at an elevation of 29 meters and shares a border with Xuzhou. Its administrative divisions include Sucheng District, Suyu District, Shuyang County, and Siyang County.

The city operates in the UTC+08:00 time zone and uses the postal code 223800. The local dialing code is 00527, and the license plate code is 苏N. Suqian is twinned with Shangqiu. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 14.64 degrees, humidity of 88 percent, pressure of 1007, and wind speed of 2.06.

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Place details

Locality: 宿城区
Region: 江苏省
Country: 中国
Population: 1,437,685
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Suqian
Settlement.other_name: Sutsien, Su-ch'ien
Settlement.native_name: 宿迁市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: Renmindadao road and Xihu road intersection.to west,see Xihu road.20141105..JPG
Settlement.image_map1: Suqian locator map in Jiangsu.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Location of Suqian City (red) in Jiangsu
Settlement.pushpin_map: Jiangsu#Eastern China#China
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city center in Jiangsu
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jiangsu
Settlement.seat_type: Municipal seat
Settlement.seat: Sucheng District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Wang Tianqi ()

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: prefecture-level city
Official name: 宿迁市
Country: China
Located in: Jiangsu
Contains: Siyang County
Population: 4986192
Area: 8524.29
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Shares border with: Xuzhou
Official website: www.suqian.gov.cn
Image: Shuyang City View 01.JPG
Dialing code: 00527
Licence plate code: 苏N

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postal code: 223800
Commons category: Suqian
topic's main category: Category:Suqian
category of associated people: Category:People from Suqian
category for people born here: Category:People from Suqian
twinned administrative body: Shangqiu

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Travel guide

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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.

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