As the intersection of Longhai Railway and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Pizhou has become a battleground for military strategists.
Historically, Pizhou has experienced the battles between Chu and Han, the Three Kingdoms, Song and Jin Dynasties, and the battles of Xuzhou and Huaihai in modern history.
The famous Battle of Taierzhuang in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression took place here. People in Yanzibu Township, Pixian County, which borders Taierzhuang, actively supported the front, and many surrounding towns helped the China army to set up stations to support the front and rescue the wounded.
During the Huaihai Campaign of the Liberation War, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party also had struggles.
During War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, the Subei detachment of the New Fourth Army was also based in northern Pixian County and Weishan Lake in the south of Shandong Province.
The northern part of Pixian County, especially Yanzibu Township, is mostly mountainous, bordering Shandong, Anhui and Henan. It is a so-called three-no area, so it has developed into a guerrilla zone.
Famous historical figures include Xi Zhong in Xia Dynasty and Zou Ji in Warring States Period. Sealed in Li Shi Qi, Huang Shigong gave a book in Li Shi Qi in Qin Dynasty.
Xu Guotai, a member of China League, followed Huang Xing to participate in the armed uprising in Guangzhou, and devoted himself to Huanghuagang, one of the 72 martyrs.
Many revolutionary martyrs, such as "Little Radish Head" (Song Zhenzhong) in the famous literary work "Red Rock" and his parents Song Qiyun, were all from Pizhou.
In literary works, the prototype of the story of the white-haired girl also took place in Pixian County.
Its author He Jingzhi is from Heji Village, Yanzibu Township.
There is a Qianshan Mountain in Yanzibu Township, where ancient temples and caves are still preserved, and there are rare wells in caves.
Locals call this temple Grandma Temple, where the legend of the white-haired girl happened. He Jingzhi wrote the white-haired girl according to the legend, and the white-haired girl in literary works was finally saved, which was much luckier than the white-haired girl and grandma temple in history and reality.
Legend and grandma temple have existed since ancient times, and there are many stone tablets left by Qing literati around them.
However, because the rocks where the temple is located are very suitable for cement, the local people and Zhejiang businessmen are exploiting rocks, and grandma's temple is in jeopardy.
Education, local people pay special attention to education, often with simplicity and diligence, and have achieved excellent results.
A private teacher in Bat Mountain Village mentioned above, with simple teaching materials and teaching AIDS, makes the students not outstanding, even can be said to be students with poor English foundation, and the average score is the first in Xuzhou unified examination.
In 1980s, one of his students was admitted to Tsinghua University from a stone classroom.
Teacher Zhou was rated as a model worker in Xuzhou and an excellent class teacher in China, and became the pride of the county's education history.
Yunhe Middle School is located in Yunhe Town and is one of the key middle schools in Xuzhou.
Liuqin opera is a famous local folk art, similar to Jingxi drum, which was quite popular before and at the beginning of liberation.