Suining County, Jiangsu


Suining County is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China; it is the southernmost county-level division of Xuzhou and borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian to the east and Suzhou of Anhui to the south and west.
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History

Suining basically was a part of former Suiling county by the Han. The seat of the Suiling was relocated to present-day Suining during the Three Kingdoms, and Suiling was merged into Suqian later. In 1218, it became a separate county seated at the old walled city of Suqian, and named "Suining". The county was defunct in early Yuan, but restored in 1275. It was under Pizhou of Huai'an until Pizhou became a part of Xuzhou in 1733.
The ancient city Xiapi, where Pizhou used to seated is located in Gupi Town.

Administration

Suining County is divided into 3 subdistricts and 15 towns.
;3 subdistricts
  • Suicheng
  • Jincheng
  • Suihe -is upgraded from town.
;15 towns
  • Wangji
  • Shuanggou
  • Lanshan
  • Liji
  • Taoyuan
  • Guanshan
  • Gaozuo
  • Shaji
  • Lingcheng
  • Qiuji
  • Gupi
  • Yaoji
  • Weiji
  • Liangji
  • Qing'an

Education

Transport

Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is located in Shuanggou Town.
The town is served by two railway stations both located on the Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway: Guanyin Airport and Suining.