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Birthplace of Xiang Yu
The birthplace of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, on the old Yellow River bank in Sucheng District. A national 4A scenic area rebuilt in Chu-Han architectural style, it stages the hero's rise and fall with period parades, martial-arts shows and the famous weight-lifting statue.
Santaishan National Forest Park
A national forest park in Suyu District celebrated for its Na-tian terraced flower seas — layered blooms that keep changing color from spring to autumn. Forest paths, mirror lakes and vast flower fields make easy walking and cycling loops; tickets are sold online via the park's own site.
Hongze Lake Wetland
A national 5A wetland on the western shore of Hongze Lake, China's fourth-largest freshwater lake, in Sihong County. The famous reed maze is toured by boat among egrets; an aquarium, wetland museum and peacock garden round out the site, and winter brings flocks of migratory birds.
Yanghe Distillery Tourism Area
A national 4A industrial-heritage attraction where the famed soft-flavor Yanghe baijiu is brewed. Tours by timed session cover traditional hand-brewing workshops, modern lines, pottery-jar cellars and the Meiren Spring garden — with free tastings, guides and shuttle carts included.
Dragon King Temple Palace
A Qing-dynasty imperial lodge on the Grand Canal at Zaohe Town where Emperor Qianlong stayed five times during his southern tours — now a national key heritage site and 4A scenic area. Halls along a central axis keep imperial steles and furnishings, an unexpected royal gem of northern Jiangsu.
Luoma Lake Tourist Resort
The Huaihai region's first national-level tourist resort, unveiled in July 2023 along 13 kilometres of Luoma Lake's eastern shore. A sandy beach park, wetland boardwalks and lakeside cycling paths are free to enjoy, with boat trips and themed attractions ticketed separately.
Zaohe Longyun City
A canal-lore theme city run by the Suqian culture-tourism group beside the ancient town, mixing dragon-boat culture, immersive shows and family rides along the heritage waterways. Since 18 October 2025 it has charged no gate fee — visitors scan a code and enter with ID, paying only for shows and rides; day sessions 8:00-17:30 with evening lights to 21:30.
Subei Campaign Memorial Hall
A free museum on Xingfu Road commemorating the Subei Campaign of December 1946, the first large-scale victory after Su Yu's forces moved north, fought around Suqian. The original hall of 1978 was joined in 2017 by a 4,220-square-metre new building; open 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00 with a midday closure.
Dawangzhuang Red Culture Tourist Area
The lakeside village known as "the red land of Su-Wan, little Yan'an of Huaibei", where Chen Yi and Peng Xuefeng's New Fourth Army Fourth Division was headquartered. The free base keeps the Xuefeng military-academy training camp and red-education sites, with the grand "Hongze Lake 1942" live show staged seasonally; performances and packages are charged separately.
Xuefeng Park
An open memorial park on the Grand Canal bank, created for the centenary of General Peng Xuefeng (1907-1944), the New Fourth Army commander who fell in battle. His bronze statue and the free memorial hall — open Tuesday to Sunday mornings and afternoons — anchor the city's largest patriotic-education ground amid lawns and boating water.
Chinese Poplar Museum
The world's only museum dedicated to poplar trees, a national 4A site in Siyang County. Its 1,443-square-meter halls trace poplar origins and international cultivation, fronted by the 46-meter "King of Poplars" — Siyang being a starting point of poplar promotion across China's plains. Free with bilingual guides.
Suqian Museum
A Han-style museum beside Xiang Yu's Native Place, opened in 2014 with 15,000 square metres of halls and about 5,200 artefacts. The permanent exhibition traces Suqian from the Neolithic Shunshanji culture — whose cooking stove is hailed as the "first hearth of China" — through the Chu-Han age and the canal era; free with ID, closed Mondays.
Zaohe Ancient Town
A thousand-year Grand Canal town at the meeting of four waters — the canal, Luoma Lake, the old Yellow River and the old Zao River — where Emperor Qianlong lodged five times on his southern tours, praising the "finest spring scenery under heaven". The World Heritage-listed Longwang Temple (Qianlong Palace) anchors lanes of Ming-Qing shops; the town is free to roam day and night.
Shuanggou Liquor Culture Tourist Area
A national 4A industrial-tourism area of some 2.8 square kilometres in Shuanggou town, whose liquor heritage stretches back to the "drunken ape" legend unearthed nearby. Tours thread the 1955 memorial garden, the 24-bay continuous distilling workshop and the Zuiyuanzhou zone between Hongze Lake wetlands; timed-entry tickets about CNY 45.
Xinsheng Historic Street
Suqian's oldest and best-kept traditional street, begun in 1577 of the Ming Wanli era and reopened on 11 January 2023 after renewal. The 350-metre main street lined with Ming-Qing and Republican courtyards now weaves the ancient-canal-site museum, Tongyin Academy and the Qifu Tower plaza into the city-centre free stroll.
Mazu Cultural Park
Twin islands — Jixiang and Ruyi — on the Grand Canal at Siyang, totaling some 260 mu around a giant Mazu statue facing the water. Mazu belief traveled north along the canal with merchant fleets, making this an unusual inland shrine; free entry, with canal lights best at dusk.
Shuyang Flower World
A 130,000-square-meter flower and bonsai trading hub in Shuyang — "China's Flower Tree Hometown" with over 600,000 mu of cultivation countywide. Bonsai gardens, a bonsai museum, exhibition and e-commerce centers showcase the county's signature industry; free entry.
Yellow River Old Course Culture Park
An open linear eco-park following the old course of the Yellow River, which swept through Suqian for seven centuries before the river shifted its bed in the 19th century. Boardwalks, reading bars and viewing towers line the green corridor; entry is free and the water reflects lantern light after dark.
Crystal World Glass Art Museum
A national 3A glass-art museum about 800 metres south of Santai Mountain Forest Park, tracing glass from raw batch to finished ware with holographic shows and hot-glass blowing demonstrations. Hands-on kiln and clay workshops make it a family favourite in any weather; closed Mondays.
Yuji Cultural Park
A 150-mu theme garden inside Shuyang's Nanhu Park, opened in 2013 and devoted to Consort Yu, the beloved of Xiang Yu whose hometown lore lives along nearby Yanji town's Yuji ditch. Exhibition halls and sculpture walks tell the Chu-Han love tragedy; the surrounding park is free and open to all.
Guxu City Scenic Area
A 465-mu heritage city in Sihong's southern new town devoted to the ancient Xu state, ringed by reconstructed walls with a museum, temple halls and lakeside walks. Open 8:00-22:00 — unusual among county attractions — with entry about CNY 50 and free admission for seniors over seventy.
Yuji Park
A county-level historic garden founded in 1929 in Shuyang — the legendary home of Consort Yu, Xiang Yu's beloved — covering over 120 mu with lakeside walks and seasonal festival events. Free and open around the clock as a 2A scenic site.
Sishui Ancient City
An open waterside quarter in Siyang built around the memory of the ancient Sishui river town, mixing replica towers and bridges with shops and food streets along the water. Free to enter around the clock, it pairs with the nearby Sishui Park and martyrs garden for an easy evening stroll.