18 institute. Official website of Xuzhou Institute of Education shows that there are 18 high schools in Xuzhou. The best six high schools are as follows: Xuzhou No.1 Middle School, Houji High School, Ji Zheng High School, Mining University High School, Xuzhou No.3 Middle School and Xuzhou High School. High schools in Xuzhou have performed well in terms of teachers, education quality and teaching quality. The goal of running a school is to build the school into a modern school with traditional cultural characteristics, modern school conditions, stable quality, harmonious development and demonstration in the region. Xuzhou is located in the southeast of North China Plain and the northwest of Jiangsu Province. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through the territory, where the Longhai Railway and beijing-shanghai railway meet. Known as the "thoroughfare of five provinces".