The History and Culture of Suqian

Suqian City is located in the north of Jiangsu Province, in the Yang of Huaihe River. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was Zhong Wuzi's country, and the later country moved its capital here. Qin set up an equal county. In 1 13 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty named the youngest son of Changshan County, Shangliu, as the King of Surabaya. All the kings were located in Lingxian County, which governed more than 25,000 households,19000 people, five generations and six kings, which lasted for 132 years. In the Western Han Dynasty, Ling Fei County set up the Xiaxiang. After the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, the first year of the Eastern Jin Emperor Yixi (AD 405) was changed to Suyu County. Southern and Northern Dynasties and Sui Dynasty still belong to Suyu County. In the first year of Baoying in Tang Daizong (AD 762), Suyu County was changed to Suqian County to avoid Li Yu. There are Huaiwen County, Toarey Yang County, Taoyuan County and Linhuai County. Later, in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the states were repeatedly abolished. During the period from War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to the Liberation War, Suyu County was in the east of the Canal, Sisu County was in the west of the Canal, and Subei County was in the north of Xiaodian and Xin 'an Town in xinyi city, Xuzhou. Suqian City was established from September 1945 to July 1946 and belongs to Sisu County. 1June, 946, Suqian County (including Yundong and Yunxi) and the area south of Xinyi River in Subei County were merged into Suqian County, belonging to Huaiyin District. 1970 belongs to Huaiyin area. 1983 belongs to Huaiyin city. 1987 65438+February 3 1 With the approval of the State Council, Suqian County was abolished and Suqian City was established at the county level. 1In July, 996, with the approval of the State Council, Suqian City at the county level was abolished and Suqian City at the prefecture level was established, with jurisdiction over Shuyang County, Siyang County, Sihong County, Sucheng District and Suyu County, where the municipal government is located. In 2004, some towns and villages in Suyu County were transferred to Sucheng District, and the county was renamed suyu district, and the district government remained in Shunhe Town.

The gibbon fossil discovered in Suqian is more than 654.38+million years ago, which is one of the earliest gibbon fossils discovered in Asia so far. On the bank of Huaihe River, ancestors lived near the water 50,000 years ago, which is called "Xiacaowan People's Cultural Site". According to legend, in the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, an ancient clan Xu Yi lived here. In 1 13 BC, Surabaya Kingdom established its capital here, which lasted 132 years. Xia Xiang County was established in Qin Dynasty, Suyu County in Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Suqian was renamed in the first year of Baoying in Tang Daizong.

At the intersection of Qin and Han cultures, there is a vibrant hot spot, that is, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, which was praised as "the best spring profit in the world" by Emperor Qing Gan Longsheng. This young city has a long history and has the earliest ancient human activity site found in Jiangsu Province-"Xiacaowan Cultural Site". This is the hometown of Xiang Yu, the only overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty in the history of China who does not regard success or failure as a hero. It is said in Historical Records that "Ji Xiang is a relatively low-key person". The next stage is Suqian now.

Suqian, a prefecture-level city, was established in 1996. It governs Shuyang County, Siyang County, Sihong County, Sucheng District and suyu district, with a total area of 8,555 square kilometers and a population of 5.29 million. She is an important emerging central city in Jiangsu, and also a gorgeous new flower in the urban agglomeration of the East Bridgehead of the New Eurasian Continental Bridge. Suqian, as the main traffic artery in Jiangsu and Anhui, has outstanding people and rich resources.

Suqian has a warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, abundant sunshine and rainfall, a long frost-free period, an average annual temperature of 14.2℃ and an average annual precipitation of 9 10 mm, with flat terrain, fertile land and 6.75 million mu of cultivated land. It is a famous commodity grain base in China. Forestry resources are extremely rich, and it is known as the first hometown of china yiyang.

Hongze Lake, one of the four largest freshwater lakes in China, and Rome Lake, one of the few second-class lakes in China, nourish this famous land of fish and rice like twin sisters. There are many rivers in the territory, with a high-quality water surface of 3.03 million mu, which is rich in more than 50 kinds of aquatic products such as whitebait, eel, turtle, crab and shrimp. The output of crabs ranks first in China, and whitebait exports first in Jiangsu Province.

Rich cultural and natural tourism resources are another wealth of Suqian. Hongze Lake and Rome Lake are full of smoke, weather, rare birds and fishing boats. The Qianlong Palace, built in 168 1, has an extraordinary momentum. Wang Xiang's hometown, Chu Bawang Xiang Yu Memorial Hall, is magnificent; Zhangshan Forest Park has beautiful scenery and typical nature.

Suqian is rich in mineral resources, with quartz sand and clay reserves exceeding 500 million tons, and kyanite and yellow sand reserves rank first in the cities under the jurisdiction of the whole country. These rich resources provide an excellent foundation for Suqian's economic take-off. Since the city was founded, Suqian's GDP has grown at a double-digit rate every year, forming an industrial system with local characteristics such as food, wine-making, textile, building materials, electronics, chemicals and machinery. Among them, "Yanghe" and "Shuanggou" Daqu were famous as early as the Ming Dynasty, ranking among the top ten famous wines in China. Spcc spun silk exports account for more than half of China spun silk exports.