Pizhou

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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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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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