宿(su)遷,位于(yu)江蘇省(sheng)北(bei)(bei)部,是(shi)(shi)江蘇省(sheng)最年輕的地(di)級市,屬淮海(hai)經濟(ji)(ji)帶、沿海(hai)經濟(ji)(ji)帶、沿江經濟(ji)(ji)帶的交(jiao)叉輻射(she)區(qu),總面積8524平(ping)(ping)方公里(li)。境內平(ping)(ping)原遼闊、土(tu)地(di)肥沃(wo)、河(he)湖交(jiao)錯,是(shi)(shi)著(zhu)名(ming)的"楊樹之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)"、"水(shui)產之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)"、"名(ming)酒之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)"、"花(hua)卉(hui)之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)和(he)"蠶繭之(zhi)(zhi)鄉(xiang)"自古便(bian)有"北(bei)(bei)望(wang)齊魯、南接(jie)江淮居兩水(shui)(即(ji)(ji)黃河(he)、長(chang)江)中(zhong)道、扼二京(即(ji)(ji)北(bei)(bei)京、南京)咽喉(hou)"之(zhi)(zhi)稱。宿(su)遷是(shi)(shi)世界生物進化中(zhong)心之(zhi)(zhi)一,也是(shi)(shi)人類起(qi)源中(zhong)心之(zhi)(zhi)一,被譽(yu)為地(di)球上的"生命圣(sheng)地(di)"。