Huaibei City, also known as Xiangcheng, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Anhui Province, located in the northern part of Anhui Province, with the terrain tilting slightly from northwest to southeast, and belonging to the warm-temperate semi-humid monsoon climate zone, with a total area of 2,741 square kilometers. As of October 2022, the city has three districts and one county under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, Huaibei City had a resident population of 1.95 million. Huaibei City is a nationally important resource-oriented city, a model city for green transformation and development, one of the representative cities of the Huaihe River culture, and one of the most important cities in the Huaihai Economic Zone, Xuzhou Metropolitan Area, Suzhou-Huai Mussels Metropolitan Area, and Suzhou-Huai Mussels Metropolitan Area, as well as one of the most important cities of the Huaihai Economic Zone. It is a member city of "Huaihai Economic Zone", "Xuzhou Metropolitan Area", "Suzhou-Huaihuai-Meng Metropolitan Area", "Suzhou-Huaihuai City Cluster", national advanced city in health, national garden city, national advanced city in scientific and technological progress, national barrier-free city, smart city, national advanced city in entrepreneurship, and national civilized city.More than 4,000 years ago, Xiangtu, the eleventh ancestor of Shang Tang, built a city in the southern foothills of Xiangshan Mountain. The city was founded by Xiangtu, the eleventh ancestor of Shang Tang, at the southern foot of Xiangshan Mountain more than 4000 years ago. Scenic spots include Xiangshan Park, Longji Mountain, South Lake Wetland Park, Huajia Lake, Slate Street, Linlux Ancient Town, Sui Tang Canal Ancient Town, etc. Memorial sites include the former site of the General Front Committee of Huaihai Campaign, the former site of Shuangduijie Battlefield, etc. It is the nearest city to the sea in Anhui Province, with the Beijing-Taiwan, Lianhuosi, Sishu, and Jiji highways surrounding the city. In 2022, Huaibei City realized a GDP of 130.28 billion yuan, up 0.2% year-on-year.