Suining County, Jiangsu

Suining County is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China; it is the southernmost county-level division of Xuzhou and borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian to the east and Suzhou of Anhui to the south and west.

History
Suining basically was a part of former Suiling (睢陵) county by the Han. The seat of the Suiling was relocated to present-day Suining during the Three Kingdoms, and Suiling was merged into Suqian later. In 1218, it became a separate county seated at the old walled city of Suqian, and named "Suining" (literally: Bring peace to the Sui basin). The county was defunct in early Yuan, but restored in 1275. It was under Pizhou of Huai'an until Pizhou became a part of Xuzhou in 1733.

The ancient city Xiapi, where Pizhou used to seated is located in Gupi (古邳) Town.

Administration
Suining County is divided into 3 subdistricts and 15 towns.
 * 3 subdistricts
 * Suicheng (睢城街道)
 * Jincheng (金城街道)
 * Suihe (睢河街道)-is upgraded from town.


 * 15 towns

Education

 * Suining Senior High School
 * Wenhua Middle School
 * Ninghai Middle School
 * Jinghua Middle School
 * Shuren Middle School
 * Liji Middle School

Transport
Xuzhou Guanyin Airport is located in Shuanggou Town.

The town is served by two railway stations both located on the Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway: Guanyin Airport and Suining.