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Xuzhou Han Culture Scenic Area
Built around the Shizishan Chu King Mausoleum of the Western Han, this scenic area gathers the Han Terracotta Warriors Museum and Han relief gallery — the Chu tomb, warriors and stone reliefs celebrated together as the Three Wonders of the Han. The outer park is free; the core combo ticket costs about 90 CNY.
Yunlong Lake
A national 5A open lake area in southwest Xuzhou, free around the clock and sister lake to Hangzhou's West Lake. Su Gong Tower and the ten-li causeway reflect on the water; cable car, painted boats and the water park charge separately. Cycling in spring or an evening painted-boat ride shows Xuzhou's "mountains in the city, half city lake" charm.
Guishan Han Tomb
The husband-and-wife burial of Liu Zhu, Chu King Xiang of the Western Han, hewn into Guishan hill. Its two corridors cut along a precision axis earned the title "marvel of the ages, wonder of China"; the combo ticket adds the Dianshiyuan garden and the Imperial Decree Museum. Summer opens to 17:30, winter to 17:00.
Pan'an Lake National Wetland Park
A national wetland park transformed from coal-mining subsidence land of the Xuzhou Mining Group, now home to 220-plus plant species across rivers, marshes and lakes. Free entry with boat rides extra; October-November reed flowers are the seasonal highlight, with Pan'an Water Town for strolling.
Peixian Han City
A national 4A complex spanning 989 acres in Pei County — where Liu Bang rose to power — comprising Han City Park, Gefeng Terrace, the Han Gaozu Temple and a 600-meter Han Street. The cradle of Han culture known as the "land of the soaring dragon and hometown of emperors."
Maling Mountain
A national 4A scenic mountain in Xinyi on the Jiangsu–Shandong border, praised by Emperor Qianlong as "the finest river-and-mountain landscape." Winding ridges, the Su Bei battle site and Sanyaogu caves blend natural drama with wartime history; entry about 60 CNY.
Xuzhou Museum
A national first-class museum at the north foot of Yunlong Hill, famed above all for its jade burial suits — the gold-threaded suit of a Han Prince of Chu is the star of a collection spanning Han dynasty tombs, terracotta figures and seal- stamped ceramics. Free with ID; open Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00, Mondays closed.
Huaihai Campaign Martyrs Memorial Park
A 79-hectare memorial park on the slopes of Fenghuang Hill in Quanshan district, centred on the 38.15-metre memorial tower inscribed by Mao Zedong. The complex honours the decisive Huaihai Campaign of 1948-49 with a memorial hall, martyrs' galleries and a forest of 200 flower beds; free with ID, closed Mondays.
Fantawild Wonderland (Xuzhou)
A Fantawild theme park on Yulong Lake in Zhangji town, weaving Chinese myths, folk tales and local Han-culture motifs into rides and giant-screen theatres across some 1,155 mu, with a water park and Bear-Infestation themed hotel alongside. Summer hours 9:30-17:30, winter from 10:00, night sessions 15:30-21:30; standard tickets CNY 280.
Yunlong Mountain
A nine-ridged hill rising 142 metres beside Yunlong Lake, part of the 5A Yunlong Lake scenic area and free to climb. Northern Wei rock-carved Buddha, Song dynasty Xinghua Temple with its giant stone Buddha, and the 1078 Fanghe (Crane-Releasing) Pavilion celebrated in Su Shi's essay line the paths; open daily with small sites ticketed separately.
Jiudingshan Wildlife Park
Opened in September 2022 at the foot of Jiuding Hill in Suining, this large zoo combines walking and drive-through zones with a water park and international circus; summer night sessions run 16:00-21:30. Adult tickets with the circus cost about CNY 160, with car-lane passes and combo packages available.
Hubushan Ancient Residences
Wealthy families of the Ming, Qing and Republican eras built their courtyards up this hill in central Xuzhou — the Yu, Zhai and Zheng compounds step up the slope in layered rows. Ximatai, where Xiang Yu is said to have drilled his troops, is free to visit; the Folk Museum (25 CNY) shows traditional dwellings and daily life.
Shuiyue Temple
A national 4A temple rebuilt in 2010 on the site of a Ming-era dizang temple within Baitanghe Wetland Park in Suining County. Its striking modern-zen architecture — water reflections, minimalist timber lines — has won international design acclaim; entry 15 CNY.
Ximatai (Horse-Racing Terrace)
The terrace where Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, reviewed his war horses after entering Pengcheng in 206 BC — one of Xuzhou's earliest surviving historic sites, on Hubu Hill. Twin courtyards named "Chu halls breed spring" frame exhibition rooms on the Chu-Han contest; free with reservation, 9:00-17:00.
Huilongwo Historic Block
A restored Qing-and-Republic lane quarter near Hubu Hill, where grey-brick courtyards now house teahouses, craft shops and the city wall museum. Open around the clock and free to wander, it pairs naturally with Ximatai and the Xuzhou Museum for a half-day old-town circuit.
Xuzhou Garden Expo Park
The 13th China International Garden Expo site, built across 203 hectares of reclaimed quarry pits and mining subsidence in the Luliang hills — an ecological-repair showcase. Ten architectural ensembles by leading academicians crown dozens of city gardens; entry from about CNY 70, open 9:30-17:00.
Yaowan Ancient Town
A thousand-year canal town where the Grand Canal meets Luoma Lake, once so prosperous it was called "Little Shanghai". Grey-brick lanes keep the Wu family compound, Zhao Xinlong sauce garden and the Qing post office; the alleys are free, a joint ticket for core sights costs about CNY 60, and the "Night Yaowan" lantern season runs to 21:00.
Lüliang Mountain Scenic Area
A scenic area in Yizhuang Town, Tongshan District, featuring Xuanshui Lake, a Spring-Autumn Lü city ruins site, Confucius' book-drying hill and Song-era stone inscriptions of Yue Fei and Wen Zhengming. Ma Ji Village's 3,000 mu of apricot trees bloom spectacularly each spring; free entry.
Aishan Scenic Area
A national 4A scenic mountain in Pizhou with its 197.2-meter peak, Iron Buddha Temple and the Nine-Dragon landscape belt along the hillside. Buddhist heritage, forest walkways and seasonal flower festivals make it a full-day outing in northern Xuzhou.
Dadongshan Scenic Area
Home of Xuzhou's highest peak, the 361-metre Dadongshan (also called Zhuying Hill), with the 1,500-year-old Zhuyun Temple — a Medicine Buddha sanctuary re-inaugurated in 2011 — set in ten-thousand-mu pomegranate groves on its southern slope. Wang Wei's Double-Ninth poem is tied to the hill's cornel lore; free entry, open about 8:30-17:00.
Han Imperial Ancestral Tomb
The ancestral tomb complex centered on the grave of Liu Qing — great-grandfather of Han founder Liu Bang — in Feng County, the "Han Imperial Homeland." A key pilgrimage site for Liu clan descendants and a county-level protected heritage site.