Xuzhou Facts

China University of Mining and Technology is located in Xuzhou, which is located in the northwest of Jiangsu Province. Xuzhou is the largest city of northern Jiangsu as well as the most ancient city of the province. As the joining point of Jiangsu, Henan and Shandong provinces, the city boasts of its most important geographic location that makes it the place all the states of ancient China scrambled for. Thousands of years' history has blessed the city with profound culture, especially when it was the second political center of the Han Dynasty(260BC-220). Now, the city is the center of the Huaihai economic development zone and also one of the nation's most important agricultural product bases.

Attractions

The first emperor of the Han Dynasty Gaozu was born in Xuzhou and the culture of that splendid period of China's history was rooted in Xuzhou, leaving the city countless historic treasures. The most symbolic are the 'Handai San Jue' (the three most important items to come from the Han Dynasty) including the Han tombs, the terracotta warriors and the stone sculptures. These ancient cultural relics, together with the beautiful natural mountains and lakes in and around the city, form a large picture of Xuzhou attractions.

Additionally, the city has many special villages. A particular Chinese Martial Art, called Wushu in Pinyin, originated in Peixian County, where many people practice martial arts and have developed individual skills. There are also the 'Chinese Folk Custom and Culture Village'- Mazhuang Village in Jiawang District, and the 'Chinese Chess Village'-Qijia Village in Pixian County, which will impress you with very special folk customs.

How to get to/around Xuzhou

From Xuzhou Guanyin Airport you can go to most of the big cities of China as well as other cities abroad like New York, Sydney, etc. Being the joining place of southern and northern China, the city is the second largest railway hinge of the nation, which certainly makes your travel easier from any part of China. Additionally, the highways in the city extend in all directions with great facility of communication and metros are under construction.