'Pizhou' City (邳州;
pinyin: pīzhōu) is a
county-level city of
Jiangsu province, in
China. Population: 159,194 (2000).
Administratively, Pizhou is under the jurisdiction of
Xuzhou.
History
Its old name is Pi County (邳县), and before that, Xiapi (下邳). In
Han Dynasty of China, Pi has been a famous city. For the
Three Kingdoms period, it is well known for the battle between
Lü Bu and
Cao Cao fought there. It is the town Lü Bu fell back 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.
During
World War II, the
Battle of Taierzhuang happened there. In the
Chinese Civil War, it was the scene of the
Huaihai Campaign.
Geography
Pizhou lies in the northeast of
Xuzhou City at the cross point of the
Grand Channel and
Longhai Railway. To the north of Pizhou, there is the famous
Taierzhuang Town of
Zaozhuang City of
Shandong Province.
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