Xuzhou, called "Xu" for short and called Pengcheng in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city and sub-central city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, a national historical and cultural city approved by the State Council, a national comprehensive transportation hub and a central city of Huaihai Economic Zone.
The total area of the city is 1 1258 square kilometers, and the registered population is103.48 million. It has jurisdiction over 2 cities (Xinyi and Pizhou), 3 counties (Fengxian, Peixian and Suining), 5 districts (Yunlong, Gulou, Quanshan, Tongshan and Jiawang) and 65438.
In recent years, Xuzhou has successively become a national environmental protection model city, a national forest city, a national health city and a national ecological garden city. It has been rated as a national civilized city, the safest city in China, the UN Habitat Award and the "happiest city in China" for three times.
The climatic characteristics of Xuzhou;
Xuzhou has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, no heat in summer and no cold in winter. Annual temperature 14℃, annual sunshine hours 2284-2495 hours, sunshine rate 52%-57%, annual frost-free period 200-220 days, annual precipitation 800-930 mm, and rainy season precipitation accounts for 56% of the whole year.
The climate is characterized by four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine, moderate rainfall and both rain and heat. Among the four seasons, spring and autumn are short, winter and summer are long, the weather in spring is changeable, summer is hot and rainy, autumn is crisp, and cold waves frequently strike in winter.