Suqian is the hometown of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. It has a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization and a history of 2700 years of city building. Once the capital of Surabaya, Zhongwu and Su Guo, it has a long history and rich humanities. Known as "the pulse of Chinese civilization, the root of Jiangsu civilization, the source of Huaihe civilization and the soul of Chu-Han culture".
Suqian is one of the cradles of wine culture, and has the title of China wine capital, among which Yanghe and Shuanggou are two famous wines. Suqian is a typical water town in northern Jiangsu, with two fresh water lakes, namely, Roman Lake and Hongze Lake, which are embedded by many rivers, such as the Grand Canal, the Ancient Yellow River and the Hu Aishu New River. Emperor Qianlong visited Jiangnan six times and stayed here five times, praising Suqian as "the first spring profit".
science and technology
In 20 19, the number of patent applications in Suqian was 1243 1, and the number of patents granted was 7890. At the end of the year, the number of valid invention patents granted was 1567, an increase of 27.4% over the previous year, ranking second in the province. There are 336 national high-tech enterprises in the city, with an increase of 36.0%, ranking first in northern Jiangsu. 693 national science and technology small and medium-sized enterprises were identified, an increase of 85.0%; The implementation of science and technology policy reduced taxes by 549 million yuan, an increase of 56.4%.