Get to know Xuzhou
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Jiangsu
- Chinese name
- 徐州市
- Local areas
- 10 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 11,259.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 9,083,790
- Administrative seat
- Yunlong District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Xuzhou is a designated important node city of Belt and Road Initiative, a provincial sub-center of Jiangsu, and the central city of the Huaihai Economic Zone. As a major national transport hub, it serves as the strategic intersection of the north–south Beijing–Shanghai axis and the east–west Land Bridge corridor.
Cuisine
The regional cuisine blends characteristics of Huaiyang and Shandong cuisine, defined by salty and pungent flavors.
A staple is laomo (烙馍, locally pronounced luomo), a thin, chewy, unleavened flatbread used to wrap ingredients. Other common foods include local-style goat-meat noodles, rice noodles, and bazirou (braised pork belly). The city is noted for spicy soup (eel, hen, and gluten heavily seasoned with black pepper) and Sha soup (汤, hen, barley, and gluten seasoned with sesame oil); both can be served with beaten raw eggs.
Explore Xuzhou
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Xuzhou 徐州
Yunlong Lake 云龙湖
Guishan Han Tombs 龟山汉墓
Xuzhou Museum 徐州博物馆
Huaihai Campaign Memorial Museum 淮海战役纪念馆
Mausoleum of the Chu Prince 狮子山楚王陵
Hubushan Historic Residences 户部山古民居
Yaowan Ancient Town 窑湾古镇
Maling Mountain 马陵山
Yunlong Lake and Yunlong Mountain 云龙湖与云龙山
Xuzhou Han Stone Relief Art Museum 徐州汉画像石艺术馆
Pan'an Lake Wetland 潘安湖湿地
Mount Aishan 艾山
Gulou District 鼓楼区
Yunlong District 云龙区
Jiawang District 贾汪区
Quanshan District 泉山区
Tongshan District 铜山区
Fengxian 丰县
Peixian 沛县
Suining County 睢宁县
Xinyi 新沂市
Pizhou 邳州市
Places to explore around Xuzhou
Xuzhou city panorama from Yunlong Mountain · 云龙山俯瞰徐州城区 Photograph date recorded by the source: Taken on 2 October 2019 (according to Exif data).Xuzhou徐州
Xuzhou’s Han-period archaeology makes it a different kind of Jiangsu city visit. The museum provides context for objects recovered around the region, while the Shizishan royal tomb exposes the rock-cut architecture and nearby…
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Boats and lakeshore at Yunlong Lake, Xuzhou · 徐州云龙湖湖岸 Photograph date recorded by the source: Taken on 20 June 2015.Yunlong Lake云龙湖
Yunlong Lake lies at the foot of Yunlong Mountain in southwestern Xuzhou. Its East Lake, West Lake and Small South Lake create distinct water landscapes rather than a single compact pond. Hudong Road follows the mountain-facing…
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Stone tomb passage at Guishan Han Tombs, Xuzhou · 徐州龟山汉墓墓道 Photograph date recorded by the source: 10 August 2024, 08:51:39.Guishan Han Tombs龟山汉墓
Guishan Han Tombs consist of two connected rock-cut burial complexes for the Chu ruler Liu Zhu and his wife. Narrow, carefully finished entrance passages lead into chambers designed with the functions of a residence.
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Main exhibition building of Xuzhou Museum · 徐州博物馆主展馆 Photograph date recorded by the source: 13 January 2013, 11:16:40.Xuzhou Museum徐州博物馆
Xuzhou Museum links the city’s local history with the material culture of the Han-period Chu kingdom. Jade, figurines and burial objects provide a particularly strong focus, including the collection’s gold-thread jade burial suit.
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New Huaihai Campaign Memorial Museum, Xuzhou · 徐州淮海战役纪念馆新馆 Photograph date recorded by the source: 22 September 2017, 13:31:01.Huaihai Campaign Memorial Museum淮海战役纪念馆
The Huaihai Campaign Memorial Museum in Xuzhou interprets the military campaign alongside the civilian labour that supported it. The grain-processing exhibit makes that support concrete through the work of preparing supplies…
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Excavated interior of the Chu Prince's Mausoleum at Shizishan, Xuzhou · 徐州狮子山楚王陵遗址内部 Photograph date recorded by the source: 9 August 2024, 14:11:57.Mausoleum of the Chu Prince狮子山楚王陵
The Shizishan tomb was cut into the southern slope of Lion Hill in Xuzhou and contains a complex series of rock chambers. Nearby Han-period terracotta pits held miniature officials, guards and armed figures, providing a…
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Hubushan Historic Residences (户部山古民居), Yunlong District. Photograph: "20260201 Ancient Buildings at Hubushan 03".Hubushan Historic Residences户部山古民居
Hubushan Historic Residences in Xuzhou's Yunlong District preserves a hillside group of merchant and gentry homes whose architecture reflects the city's canal-era connections.
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Rows of traditional fermentation urns in Yaowan Ancient Town, Xinyi · 新沂市窑湾古镇内成排的传统酿造大缸 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 8 September 2007.Yaowan Ancient Town窑湾古镇
Yaowan is a restored canal trading town beside Luoma Lake in Xinyi, where wharves, merchant residences and workshops recall the traffic of the Grand Canal.
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Maling Mountain · 马陵山Maling Mountain马陵山
Maling Mountain's scenic area occupies wooded low hills south of Xinyi, with Danxia rock scenery, caves, valleys and water among the slopes.
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Yunlong Lake and Yunlong Mountain · 云龙湖与云龙山Yunlong Lake and Yunlong Mountain云龙湖与云龙山
Yunlong Lake and Yunlong Mountain form a connected urban landscape in Xuzhou spanning Quanshan and Yunlong districts, with lakeside gardens below a chain of wooded hills.
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Xuzhou Han Stone Relief Art Museum · 徐州汉画像石艺术馆Xuzhou Han Stone Relief Art Museum徐州汉画像石艺术馆
Xuzhou Han Stone Relief Art Museum presents Han-period life and beliefs through carved stone imagery between Yunlongshan and Yunlong Lake.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Pan'an Lake Wetland潘安湖湿地
Pan’an Lake in Jiawang is a wetland landscape created through the restoration of land damaged by coal-mining subsidence.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Mount Aishan艾山
Aishan, also known as Jiulongshan, is Pizhou’s wooded mountain landscape around Ruyi Lake and mountain paths.
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Xuzhou local specialties
徐州市特色美食 · 12 specialties to discover
Xuzhou griddle-pot chicken 徐州地锅鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图
The chicken is savory and tender; the breads contrast browned outer sections with soft, sauce-soaked edges.
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Bazirou Braised Pork Belly 把子肉
Bazirou Braised Pork Belly (把子肉) is a snack of Shandong cooking (鲁菜) and of the Xuzhou-Haizhou kitchen (徐海菜), popular in the Jiangsu-Shandong-Henan-Anhui region, with Jinan (济南), Jining (济宁) and Xuzhou (徐州) as its centres.
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Fish Tucked Inside Mutton 羊方藏鱼
Fish Tucked Inside Mutton (羊方藏鱼) is a Xuzhou (徐州) dish in which a fish is placed inside a large piece of mutton that has been cut open, and the two are stewed together over a low flame.
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Griddle Pancake Rolled with Fried Dough 烙馍卷馓子
Griddle Pancake Rolled with Fried Dough (烙馍卷馓子) is a Xuzhou (徐州) roll in which laomo (烙馍), a single-layer wheat pancake, is wrapped around sanzi (馓子), crisp fried dough.
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Spicy Pepper Soup 辣汤
Spicy Pepper Soup (辣汤) is a peppery soup from Xuzhou (徐州), Jiangsu, cooked with chicken, pig bone and swamp eel. English Wikipedia's article on Xuzhou cuisine sets the Xuzhou version apart from the one made in Henan (河南).
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Peixian Dog Meat 沛县狗肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Peixian Dog Meat (沛县狗肉) appears in the local food directory for Jiangsu. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Eight-Strand Fried Dough Stick 八股油条Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Eight-Strand Fried Dough Stick (八股油条) is a Xuzhou (徐州) breakfast fritter: an oval fried dough stick made from eight pieces of dough, eaten in the city for more than a hundred years according to China.com.cn (中国网).
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Sha Soup 饣它汤AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Sha Soup (饣它汤) is Xuzhou's (徐州) breakfast soup of old hen, pork and wheat kernels, sold at most of the city's breakfast stalls according to Ta Kung Pao (大公报).
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (12)
- Xuzhou griddle-pot chicken · 徐州地锅鸡
- Bazirou Braised Pork Belly · 把子肉
- Fish Tucked Inside Mutton · 羊方藏鱼
- Griddle Pancake Rolled with Fried Dough · 烙馍卷馓子
- Spicy Pepper Soup · 辣汤
- Peixian Dog Meat · 沛县狗肉
- Eight-Strand Fried Dough Stick · 八股油条
- Sha Soup · 饣它汤
- Xuzhou Rice Noodles · 徐州米线
- Tadpole-Shaped Starch Jelly · 蛙鱼
- Scrambled Eggs with Salted Beans · 盐豆炒鸡蛋
- Fengxian Mutton Soup · 丰县羊肉汤
More dishes from across Jiangsu are in the Jiangsu food guide.
Counties & districts in Xuzhou
10 areas belong directly to Xuzhou.
10 areas
Gulou District鼓楼区
Gulou District (simplified Chinese: 鼓楼区; traditional Chinese: 鼓樓區; pinyin: Gǔlóu Qū) is a district of the city of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
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Yunlong District (simplified Chinese: 云龙区; traditional Chinese: 雲龍區; pinyin: Yúnlóng Qū; lit. 'cloud dragon') is one of six districts of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
Explore the area →DistrictJiawang District贾汪区
Jiawang District (simplified Chinese: 贾汪区; traditional Chinese: 賈汪區; pinyin: Jiǎwāng Qū) is a suburban district of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
Explore the area →DistrictQuanshan District泉山区
Quanshan District (simplified Chinese: 泉山区; traditional Chinese: 泉山區; pinyin: Quánshān Qū; lit. 'spring mountain') is one of six districts of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
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Tongshan District铜山区
Tongshan District (simplified Chinese: 铜山区; traditional Chinese: 銅山區; pinyin: Tóngshān Qū; lit. 'bronze mountain'), formerly Tongshan County (铜山县; 銅山縣; Tóngshān Xiàn), is one of six districts of Xuzhou…
Explore the area →CountyFengxian丰县
Feng County, or Fengxian (simplified Chinese: 丰县; traditional Chinese: 豐縣; pinyin: Fēng Xiàn), is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
Explore the area →CountyPeixian沛县
Pei County, or Peixian (simplified Chinese: 沛县; traditional Chinese: 沛縣; pinyin: Pèi Xiàn), is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China, bordering the Shandong prefecture-level cities of…
Explore the area →CountySuining County睢宁县
Suining County (simplified Chinese: 睢宁县; traditional Chinese: 睢寧縣; pinyin: Suīníng Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Sui-ning) is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China; it is the southernmost…
Explore the area →County-level cityXinyi新沂市
Xinyi is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Linyi (Shandong) to the north, Lianyungang to the northeast, and Suqian to…
Explore the area →County-level cityPizhou邳州市
Pizhou is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. As of 2020 it had a population of 1,462,563; it borders the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Linyi to the…
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Xuzhou and Yunlong Lake are about 7 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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