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XuzhouTravel Budget Guide
Tier 2·IATA: XUZ
When to visit
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
- extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
- highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
- extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
- highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
- highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
- extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥9starting fare
Attractions
Hotels
Budget
$15.22 (CN¥103)
/night
Standard
$20.99 (CN¥142)
/night
Comfort
$40.05 (CN¥271)
/night
Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.
Food
Budget meal
$2.72 (CN¥18)
/meal
Mid-range
$9.34 (CN¥63)
/meal
High-end
$30.62 (CN¥207)
/meal
Culture & Heritage
Time-Honored Brands (3)
MOFCOM-certified · cultural background, not a business endorsementLao Tongchang TeaBatch 1
Est. 1927
A Xuzhou tea house founded in 1927 as a branch of Kaifeng's Wang Dachang, today one of Jiangsu's best-known heritage tea brands.
Taikang Halal ConfectioneryBatch 1
A late-Qing halal confectionery of Xuzhou's Hui community, famous for honey-glazed Mi San Dao and Yangjiao Mi pastries, the maker behind the city's classic "Eight Great Sweets."
A Xuzhou breakfast house tracing to the late Qing, famed for sha soup descended from Peng Zu's pheasant broth and its eight-strand youtiao, a living fossil of the city's morning-meal culture.
Famous Snacks (6)
Xuzhou Sha SoupFamous Snacks
A Xuzhou soup descended from the pheasant broth Peng Zu is said to have served the Emperor Yao, thick and silky with chicken broth and wheat kernels, the soul of a Xuzhou breakfast.
Fuyang (Mutton Soup)Famous Snacks
The star of Xuzhou's Fuyang Festival, when the city feasts on mutton and mutton soup at the height of summer; the broth is milky-white and fragrant, a "heat-overcoming-heat" wisdom unique to Peng Zu's homeland.
Mi San Dao (Honey-Glazed Pastry)Famous Snacks
The crown of Xuzhou's "Eight Great Sweets," its dough slashed three times before frying and soaking in syrup, glossy outside and flaky within, the classic festive gift.
Yangjiao Mi (Ram's-Horn Honey Pastry)Famous Snacks
A Xuzhou pastry shaped like a ram's horn and filled with honey, crisp outside and sweet within, paired with Mi San Dao among the "Eight Great Sweets."
Xuzhou Spicy SoupFamous Snacks
A Xuzhou morning soup of bone broth sharpened with white pepper, thick and peppery, paired with sha soup as the two great Xuzhou breakfast bowls.
Bazi Rou (Braised Pork Slab)Famous Snacks
A Xuzhou classic of pork belly cut into long slabs, bound with reed cord and slow-braised until rich yet never greasy, melting on the tongue, the hearty centrepiece of a local table.
Intangible Cultural Heritage (5)
Xuzhou Xiangbao (Scented Sachet)National ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗（扩展项目）
A folk embroidered sachet of Xuzhou, stuffed with medicinal herbs and stitched with auspicious motifs; a second-batch national ICH item from 2008.
Xuzhou Qinshu (Story-Singing)National ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗
A folk storytelling-and-singing art of Xuzhou to the dulcimer, with graceful melodies and vivid delivery; a second-batch national ICH item from 2008.
Xuzhou Bangzi OperaNational ICH · Batch 第二批国家级非遗
A regional opera of Xuzhou whose tempo is set by a jujube-wood clapper, bold and impassioned; a second-batch national ICH item from 2008.
Liuqin Opera (Jiangsu)National ICH · Batch 第一批国家级非遗
A regional opera of northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong accompanied by the willow-leaf lute, with a lilting vocal style; a first-batch national ICH item from 2006.
Xuzhou Paper-CuttingNational ICH · Batch 国家级非遗扩展项目（剪纸）
The folk paper-cutting tradition of the Xuzhou region, bold and unadorned in style; entered the national ICH list as an extended item in 2008 and now part of the UNESCO human-ICH register.
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