Xuzhou of Jiangsu, known as Pengcheng in antiquities, was in a crucial geographical position as a fort throat of transportation between Qilu and Wuyue, so it has been served as a place of strategically importance by military since long ago. Xuzhou is the origin place of peasant revolt lead by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang at the end of Qin Dynasty, as well as the home place of Liu Bang. At the beginning of Western Han Dynasty, in order to solidify his rule, Liu Bang conferred titles of nobilities on males in his family. He dismissed Han Xin as Huaiying Marquis with the excuse of rebellion on 201 BC, and then his young brother, Liu Jiao, became the King of Pengcheng, ruling 3 provinces as Pengcheng, Donghai and Xue, altogether 36 counties. Since then, Pengcheng started to become the settlement of kings and nobles of Chu Kingdom, gone through 12 Chu Kings and witnessed 190 years' history of Chu Kingdom. In the light of Han custom, Kings had to be buried in their feudal states. Tombs of the 12 Chu Kings of Western Han Dynasty have been found in Xuzhou, and among them, 16 tombs of Chu Kings or Queens in 8 places have been excavated until now. 

       Guangzhou, named as Panyu in history, was the capital of Nanyue Kingdom. The tomb of the second King of Nanyue Kingdom, Zhao Mo, was found here. Nanyue Kingdom was founded in 203 BC and went through 5 generations, altogether 93 years. Not until 111 BC, Nanyue Kingdom was destroyed by the Han court. The city has been the centre of politics, economics and culture of Lingnan District for over 2,000 years.