Xuzhou Museum

The Xuzhou Folk Museum occupies two historic courtyard houses on Hubu Hill, including the Zhai Family Compound and the Yu Family Compound. It contains exhibitions on various aspects of everyday life in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The body that operates the museum also manages and maintains several other historic houses in the area, all of which are accessible to the public.

The Ximatai, which literally means 'horse-training terrace', was built several centuries ago (probably during the Ming dynasty) to commemorate the warlord Xiang Yu, who is believed to have supervised horsemanship training here during the 3rd century BC. Few remnants of the original structures survived by the 1950s. Most of what you see here now is a modern reconstruction built in the 1980s. However, being on the top of Hubu Hill, Ximatai affords a fine view of the area. Many local dignitaries and wealthy businessmen sited their residences here during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

A museum about the Huaihai Campaign, a major military campaign during the Chinese Civil War. The museum is in a large park.

This is one of the largest aquariums in Asia. It contains hundreds of different aquatic species from all around the world.

Large scenic lake in the city's southwest.

Believed to be the final resting place of Liu Wu, the third prince of the ancient principality of Chu. This is Xuzhou's own miniature version of Xi'an's Terracotta Warriors. The site features three pavilions featuring the warriors (three foot tall statues) in various states of excavation. Replicas are also sold. (Most people in the city have never seen the site and are only vaguely familiar with it).