XuzhouislocatedinthenorthwestofJiangsuProvince,atthejunctionofJiangsu,Shandong,HenanandAnhuiprovinces.Itsgeographicalpositionisveryimportant.Itisknownas"thethoroughfareoffiveprovinces"and"theplaceformilitarystrategists".Itisthejunctionoftheeastcoastandthecentralregion,theShanghaiEconomicZoneandtheBohaieconomiccircle.BeijingShanghairailwayandLonghaiRailwaymeethere,andBeijingHangzhouGrandCanalpassesbythecity.Highwaysextendinalldirections,andserveasanimportantwaterandlandtransportationhubandanimportant"crossroads"foreconomiclinksbetweenEastandWest,Northandsouth.Itwasofficiallyestablishedin1945,andnowhasjurisdictionoverfourcounties,namelyFeng,Pei,TongshanandSuining,twocounty-levelcities,namelyPizhouandXinyi,andfivedistricts,namelyYunlong,Gulou,Quanshan,JiuliandJiawang.Thetotalareaofthecityis11258squarekilometers,including963squarekilometersintheurbanarea.Thetotalpopulationismorethan9million,andtheannualaveragetemperatureis14℃.
Xuzhou,withalonghistoryofmorethan6000years,istheoldestcityinJiangsuProvince.LiuBang,thefirstemperorofclothclothinginChina,wasbornandmadehisfortuneintheHanDynasty.TheculturalremainsoftheHanDynastyinXuzhouarerepresentedbythe"threewondersoftheHanDynasty"-Hantombs,Hanpaintedstatues,andHanterracottawarriorsandhorses.Inaddition,theHanEmperor'sancestralmausoleum,XiangYu'shorsestage,theJiulishanancientwarsitewhereChuandHanfoughtfiercely,theplacewheretheoverlordbidfarewelltohisconcubine,thetombofYu'sconcubine,andthegefengtaiwhereLiuBangreturnedtohishometowntosingthefamouspoem"songofthewind"forthousandsofyears.OtherculturalrelicsinXuzhouincludePengZujing,Pengzuci,FanghePavilion,Huanglou,Dongpostonebed,KuaiyaPavilion,cliffinscriptionsinTangDynasty,swallowtowerinGuanPanpan,bigstoneBuddhainNorthernWeiDynasty,Xinghuatemple,thefirsttempleinNorthernJiangsu,folkcustommuseumfeaturingMingandQingdwellings,MemorialTowerGardenformartyrsinHuaihaiCampaign,etc.
Xuzhou'snaturalsceneryhasboththesuddenatmosphereofthenorthandthebeautifulZhongLingofthesouth.ThewaterqualityofYunlongLakeisclear,likeapearlinlaidinthesouthofthecity.TheLushanMountainForestPark,theoldYellowRiverscenerybelt,theYunlongLakesideParkandmanylandscaperoadprojectsmakeXuzhoufullofbeautifulscenery.
Xuzhouisgraduallybecomingawell-knowntouristattractionathomeandabroadwithperfecttourismfacilities,continuousimprovementofcomprehensivetourismreceptioncapacity,continuousgrowthoftourismreceptionnumberandtotaltourismincome.