Pizhou

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Pizhou

| official_name =

| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|邳州市}}}}

| settlement_type = County-level city

| image_skyline = PiZhou Yunhe.jpg

| image_caption = View of the Grand Canal of China in Pizhou

| image_map = ChinaXuzhouPizhou.png

| map_caption = Location in Xuzhou

| pushpin_map = China Jiangsu

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jiangsu

| coordinates = {{coord|34.398|N|117.890|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-32|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

| subdivision_type3 = Subdivisions

| subdivision_name1 = Jiangsu

| subdivision_name2 = Xuzhou

| subdivision_name3 =

| area_footnotes = {{Cite book|url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|title=Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition|last=Cox|first=W|publisher=Demographia|year=2018|location=St. Louis|pages=22}}

| area_total_km2 = 2088

| area_urban_km2 = 80

| elevation_m =

| elevation_ft =

| population_total = 1,462,563

| population_as_of = 2020 census

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_urban = 850,815

| population_urban_footnotes =

| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code =221300

| website = {{URL|www.pz.gov.cn}}

| pushpin_label =

| timezone = China Standard

| utc_offset = +8

}}

Pizhou ({{zh|s=邳州 |p=Pīzhōu}}) is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. As of 2020 it had a population of 1,462,563;{{Cite web |title=Pīzhōu Shì (County-level City, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/jiangsu/admin/x%C3%BAzh%C5%8Du_sh%C3%AC/320382__p%C4%ABzh%C5%8Du_sh%C3%AC/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} it borders the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Linyi to the northeast and Zaozhuang to the northwest.

History

The city was formerly called Pi County ({{zh|s=邳县 |t=邳縣 |labels=no}}), and before that, Xiapi ({{zh|c=下邳 |labels=no}}) which was at one time the capital of the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE) vassal State of Pi. During the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), Pi was a famous city. At the time of the Three Kingdoms period, the city is known for the battle between Lü Bu and Cao Cao fought there. It is the location Lü Bu retreated to when under siege by Cao Cao at Xiaopei. He first moved his family there and then he himself after being advised by Chen Gong. It was here that Lü Bu was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Xiapi.

During World War II, the Battle of Taierzhuang took place in Tengzhou. In the Chinese Civil War, it was the scene of the Huaihai Campaign. The area is relatively impoverished when compared to the rest of Jiangsu Province. In October 2007, when its party secretary Li Lianyu returned as a delegate from the 17th Party Congress, the entire city was mobilized to greet him in an unprecedented display,[http://guancha.gmw.cn/content/2007-10/29/content_690146.htm 华南虎照片之假与书记荣归场面之真] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195753/http://guancha.gmw.cn/content/2007-10/29/content_690146.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}[http://www7.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2007_10_28_17_57_6_624.html 江苏一市委书记组织数千人欢迎自己17大“载誉归来”（组图]） drawing immense criticism.

Geography

Pizhou lies to the northeast of Xuzhou City at the intersection of the Grand Canal and Longhai Railway. To the north of Pizhou, there is the well-known Tai'erzhuang District of Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province.

Pizhou City is home to the longest Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides avenue in the world. The avenue is approximately {{cvt|60|km}} long with over one million trees.[http://weddles.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Arboricultural-Journal-The-creation-of-the-longest-avenue-in-the-world.pdf The Creation of the Longest Avenue in The World] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031741/http://weddles.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Arboricultural-Journal-The-creation-of-the-longest-avenue-in-the-world.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, Arboricultural Journal: The International Journal of Urban Forestry, 2013.[http://weddles.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/The-Horticulturist-Longest-Avenue-in-the-World.pdf The Longest Avenue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060334/http://weddles.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/The-Horticulturist-Longest-Avenue-in-the-World.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, The Horticulturalist: The Journal of the Institute of Horticulture, 2013.

Climate

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| location = Pizhou, elevation {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)

| Jan high C = 5.5

| Feb high C = 8.8

| Mar high C = 14.3

| Apr high C = 20.9

| May high C = 26.0

| Jun high C = 29.8

| Jul high C = 31.2

| Aug high C = 30.6

| Sep high C = 26.9

| Oct high C = 21.8

| Nov high C = 14.4

| Dec high C = 7.7

| Jan mean C = 0.6

| Feb mean C = 3.5

| Mar mean C = 8.8

| Apr mean C = 15.2

| May mean C = 20.6

| Jun mean C = 24.7

| Jul mean C = 27.2

| Aug mean C = 26.4

| Sep mean C = 22.0

| Oct mean C = 16.1

| Nov mean C = 9.1

| Dec mean C = 2.6

| Jan low C = -3.0

| Feb low C = -0.5

| Mar low C = 4.1

| Apr low C = 10.1

| May low C = 15.6

| Jun low C = 20.3

| Jul low C = 23.9

| Aug low C = 23.2

| Sep low C = 18.2

| Oct low C = 11.8

| Nov low C = 4.9

| Dec low C = -1.1

| Jan record high C = 16.8

| Jan record low C = -12.3

| Feb record high C = 25.6

| Feb record low C = -17.0

| Mar record high C = 33.0

| Mar record low C = -8.8

| Apr record high C = 32.6

| Apr record low C = -0.8

| May record high C = 36.2

| May record low C = 4.1

| Jun record high C = 38.4

| Jun record low C = 11.5

| Jul record high C = 39.6

| Jul record low C = 16.2

| Aug record high C = 37.9

| Aug record low C = 13.5

| Sep record high C = 35.9

| Sep record low C = 7.2

| Oct record high C = 33.8

| Oct record low C = -2.1

| Nov record high C = 27.6

| Nov record low C = -7.3

| Dec record high C = 21.0

| Dec record low C = -13.3

| year high C =

| year low C =

| year high F =

| year low F =

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 17.5

| Feb precipitation mm = 22.2

| Mar precipitation mm = 33.2

| Apr precipitation mm = 38.8

| May precipitation mm = 64.4

| Jun precipitation mm = 112.5

| Jul precipitation mm = 207.8

| Aug precipitation mm = 168.4

| Sep precipitation mm = 69.2

| Oct precipitation mm = 36.6

| Nov precipitation mm = 31.7

| Dec precipitation mm = 17.4

| Jan humidity = 67

| Feb humidity = 66

| Mar humidity = 63

| Apr humidity = 64

| May humidity = 69

| Jun humidity = 72

| Jul humidity = 82

| Aug humidity = 83

| Sep humidity = 78

| Oct humidity = 73

| Nov humidity = 71

| Dec humidity = 68

| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 4.5

| Feb precipitation days = 5.2

| Mar precipitation days = 5.8

| Apr precipitation days = 6.6

| May precipitation days = 7.3

| Jun precipitation days = 8.0

| Jul precipitation days = 12.5

| Aug precipitation days = 11.3

| Sep precipitation days = 7.6

| Oct precipitation days = 5.6

| Nov precipitation days = 5.9

| Dec precipitation days = 4.2

| year precipitation days =

| Jan sun = 138.2

| Feb sun = 144.4

| Mar sun = 187.0

| Apr sun = 212.3

| May sun = 221.9

| Jun sun = 191.4

| Jul sun = 185.4

| Aug sun = 185.6

| Sep sun = 178.0

| Oct sun = 176.6

| Nov sun = 148.5

| Dec sun = 145.4

| year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 44

| Feb percentsun = 46

| Mar percentsun = 50

| Apr percentsun = 54

| May percentsun = 51

| Jun percentsun = 44

| Jul percentsun = 42

| Aug percentsun = 45

| Sep percentsun = 48

| Oct percentsun = 51

| Nov percentsun = 48

| Dec percentsun = 48

| year percentsun =

| Jan snow days = 3.1

| Feb snow days = 2.8

| Mar snow days = 1.2

| Apr snow days = 0.1

| May snow days = 0

| Jun snow days = 0

| Jul snow days = 0

| Aug snow days = 0

| Sep snow days = 0

| Oct snow days = 0

| Nov snow days = 0.5

| Dec snow days = 1.6

| year snow days =

| source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=25 June 2023}}

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