Yangzhou Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
About Yangzhou
The city has a history of over 2,500 years and developed as a major trading center for salt, rice and silk.Marco Poloserved as the city's governor (or possibly a Salt Official for the government, or he just stayed there for that period of time) for three years in the late 13th century. Yangzhou has a population exceeding 1,000,000. Built on flat land a few miles north of theYangtze River, Yangzhou is criss-crossed by a network of canals of all size, from theGrand Canal of China(which, actually, has two routes - the old, next to the city center, and the modern, a few miles to the east) to small neighborhood canals. Several walled cities existed here over the two millennia, but even the last (Ming Dynasty) wall has been demolished long ago. Still, the contours of the Ming city wall are trace
Top Attractions in Yangzhou
Explore the best things to see and do in Yangzhou:
- ★China Grand Canal Museum
- ★Daming Temple
- ★Hanlinyuan Museum
- ★Puhaddin Park
- ★Shi Kefa Memorial
- ★Slender West Lake
- ★The Grand Canal
- ★Tianning Temple
Yangzhou Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: