宿遷(qian),位(wei)于江(jiang)(jiang)蘇省(sheng)北(bei)(bei)部,是(shi)江(jiang)(jiang)蘇省(sheng)最年輕的(de)(de)地(di)(di)級(ji)市,屬(shu)淮海(hai)經濟(ji)帶(dai)、沿海(hai)經濟(ji)帶(dai)、沿江(jiang)(jiang)經濟(ji)帶(dai)的(de)(de)交(jiao)(jiao)叉(cha)輻射區,總面積8524平方公里。境內平原遼闊、土地(di)(di)肥沃(wo)、河湖(hu)交(jiao)(jiao)錯,是(shi)著名的(de)(de)"楊樹之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)鄉"、"水產之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)鄉"、"名酒之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)鄉"、"花卉之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)鄉和(he)"蠶繭之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)鄉"自古便有"北(bei)(bei)望齊魯、南接江(jiang)(jiang)淮居兩水(即黃河、長江(jiang)(jiang))中(zhong)(zhong)道、扼二京(jing)(即北(bei)(bei)京(jing)、南京(jing))咽喉"之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)稱。宿遷(qian)是(shi)世界生物進(jin)化(hua)中(zhong)(zhong)心之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一,也(ye)是(shi)人類(lei)起源中(zhong)(zhong)心之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一,被譽為地(di)(di)球上的(de)(de)"生命圣(sheng)地(di)(di)"。