Jiangsu · China
Where to stay in Xuzhou
Xuzhou is a city in Jiangsu, China, home to about 9,084,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- XUZ41 km · Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Xuzhou
Xuzhou (Chinese: 徐州), also known as Pengcheng (彭城), is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. Located at the junction of four provinces—Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui—it occupies a natural geographic gap between the Shandong Hills and the North China Plain.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Xuzhou
See
Walk the city and explore the old downtown neighborhoods. Narrow alleys and old 小区 (xiao qu) give access to hundred year old wet markets neighboring temporary encampments of migrant workers and traveling farmers, one room restaurants without menus (don't worry, they'll tell you what they've got, or you can glance at other tables), dog meat butchers, public toilets, backstreet whorehouses with eerie blue lights, arcades in scavenged brick huts with corrugated tin roofs.
- Xuzhou Museum
- Huaihai Campaign Memorial Museum
- Guishan Han Dynasty Tombs
- Mausoleum of the Chu Prince
- Yunlong Lake
- Xuzhou Aquarium
- Xuzhou Botanical Gardens
- Ximatai
- Xuzhou Folk Museum
Do
- Xuzhou Concert Hall
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Where to stay
Which part of Xuzhou to stay in
Cheap hotels are everywhere. Most hotels in the city only run about ¥200 but they don't offer much more than the ¥80 joints near the train station. Remember, ask to look at the room before you agree to stay (just say, "kan kan", smile and check).
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Where to stay
Hotels in Xuzhou
10 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Atour Hotel (Xuzhou Global Harbor) | 8.9 km | |
| Atour Hotel Huaihai West Road Xuzhou | 1.9 km | |
| Crowne Plaza Xuzhou Dalong Lake | 9.3 km | |
| Hilton Garden Inn Xuzhou Yunlong | 7.1 km | |
| Metropolo Jinjiang Hotels (Xuzhou Railway Station, Suning Plaza, Chudu) | 2.4 km | |
| Narada Hotel Xuzhou | 8.9 km | |
| Pengcheng Hotel | 1.2 km | |
| Xuzhou Amusement Land Resort Hotel | 6.0 km | |
| Xuzhou Marriott Hotel Lakeview | 1.1 km | |
| Yitel (Xuzhou Yunlong Wanda Plaza) | 6.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Xuzhou
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Xuzhou are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 237 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Xuzhou: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport (XUZ), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bengbu Tenghu Airport (BFY, 122 km) and Linyi Qiyang Airport (LYI, 143 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The first metro line (Line 1) opened in 2019. It runs from the east to the west of the city, and stops at both railway stations. Line 2 is due to open in October 2020, and Line 3 in June 2021. The urban buses are cheap, regular, and easy to figure out within the city. There are also minibuses that travel outside of the city to neighboring rural towns.
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XUZ · Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport
BFY · Bengbu Tenghu Airport
LYI · Linyi Qiyang Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Xuzhou
Eat
Diguo ji (地锅鸡) is a savoury combination of chicken, chillies and bread. It is exactly chicken cooked à la diguo which was a popular cookery among the fisherfolk of the Weishan Lake. They used a cauldron to boil the fish, and put the squashed doughs around the cauldron inside, thus they could have fish with bread. Now you can order its chicken version in most local restaurants. The half-singed bread is essential in this dish (or it would be common braised chicken). Dip it into the broth, which is the traditional thing to do. Dog meat tacos on Heqing Lu, between Pengcheng Lu and Jie Fang Lu. There are two alleys leading off from Heqing Lu and you want the one closest to Pengcheng Lu.
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Questions
Xuzhou: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Xuzhou?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Xuzhou are April, May, September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; July is the wettest, with about 237 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Xuzhou?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport (XUZ), about 41 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bengbu Tenghu Airport (BFY, 122 km) and Linyi Qiyang Airport (LYI, 143 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Xuzhou?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Xuzhou
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.