Suqian (,

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: ) 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.

History

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. The area was rife with banditry during the early years of the Republic of China. In Autumn 1917, six persons were executed as bandits in Suqian. "They cut off their arms, broke their legs, cut off their ears, punched out their eyes, skinned them, then cut off their heads, and finally cut out their hearts." Suqian was put under the jurisdiction of Huaiyin in 1934. The county was converted as a county-level city in 1987, later was elevated to prefecture status in 1996. 宿迁骆马湖落日 - panoramio

Geography and Climate

Suqian possesses the majority of

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, which is a major lake in the Huai River basin.

Demographics

As of the

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, Suqian had a recorded population of about 4,986,192 whom 1,622,912 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Sucheng and Suyu urban districts.

Economy

Local Yanghe along with Moutai and Wuliangye, are the three biggest manufacturers of baijiu. Besides, several domestic companies followed JD.com to site their call centres in Suqian.

Transport

Roads

Expressways

G2513 Huai'an–Xuzhou Expressway The Huai'an–Xuzhou Expressway (), commonly referred to as the ''Huaixu Expressway'' () is an expressway that connects the cities of Huai'an, Jiangsu, China, and Xuzhou, Jiangsu. The expressway is a spur of G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway a ...

Rail

Yanghe Station, known as Suqian Station on Suqian –Huai'an Railway is located in the south outskirt of Suqian.

Education

Suqian College Suqian College is a tertiary institution in Jiangsu, China. It was established in June 2002 under the people's Government of Jiangsu provincial approval, with supporting from Suqian, Suqian College is a leading private university mainly for the un ...

is the single institution in Suqian providing bachelor's degree education.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Suqian administers 5 county-level divisions, including 3 counties and 2

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. These are further divided into 115 township-level divisions, including 111

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and township, and 4

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References

External links

Government Website of Suqian
(in Simplified Chinese)
Suqian comprehensive guide with open directory
(Jiangsu.NET) {{authority control Cities in Jiangsu Prefecture-level divisions of Jiangsu