Xuzhou, referred to as "Xu" for short, and known as Pengcheng in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province, a provincial sub-central city, a national historical and cultural city, a national comprehensive transportation hub, and a central city of Huaihai Economic Zone approved by the State Council. By 2021, Xuzhou has 5 municipal districts, 3 counties and 2 county-level cities under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 11765 square kilometers and a permanent population of 9.0285 million. In 2021, the gross domestic product of Xuzhou will be 811.744 billion yuan.

Xuzhou is located in the southeast of the North China Plain and the northwest of Jiangsu Province. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the territory. The two main lines of the Longhai Railway and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway meet here, Known as the "thoroughfare of five provinces", Xuzhou is an important gateway city in East China, an important economic, science and education, cultural, financial, medical and foreign trade center in East China, an important node city of the national "the Belt and Road" initiative, a demonstration area for national sustainable development agenda innovation, a sub central city in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, a core city in the Xuzhou metropolitan area, and has the reputation of "the capital of construction machinery in China".

At the end of the primitive society, Peng Zu built the Great Peng State during the reign of Emperor Yao, which was the earliest city in Jiangsu. Historically, Xuzhou is one of the nine states in China. Since ancient times, it has been the key to the North, the gateway to the South, the battleground for military strategists and the center of merchants gathering. It is also the political, economic and cultural center of the Huaihai region. Xuzhou has a civilization history of more than 6000 years and a city construction history of 2600 years. It is the hometown of emperors, and is said to be "a member of the nine emperors of Xuzhou". Xuzhou is the birthplace of the culture of the Han Dynasty and is known as "the hometown of Pengzu, the hometown of Liu Bang and the hometown of Xiang Yu". It is also known as "Oriental Athens" because of its large cultural heritage, historical sites and profound historical background.

Xuzhou has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. It is a scenic tourist city, including Yunlong Lake, Yunlong Mountain, Pengzu Garden, Pan'an Lake, Dalong Lake and other tourist attractions, as well as Pengzu, Liu Bang, Sun Quan, Liu Yu, Li Yu and other historical celebrities. Xuzhou has won the titles of National Civilized City, United Nations Habitat Award, National Innovative City, etc.