Yangzhou is a city with nearly 2,500-year-old history. There are eight words to summarize the city: cultural, ecological, delicate, livable, which are characteristics of Yangzhou.
First, Yangzhou is a historical and cultural city. The Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty, are the most prosperous periods in Yangzhou, when left a lot of material and non-material cultural heritage. The Grand Canal and the Slender West Lake are the representatives of the material cultural heritage. Meanwhile, there are also many non-material cultural heritages, such as garden art, poetry and painting and Yangzhou cuisine. Second, Yangzhou is not only famous for its unique environment, but also a livable city. The reasons why it is suitable for human habitation are mainly on several aspects involving its ecological environment and water with good quality, fresh air. The scale of urban constructions including the city's streets and architectures reflect Yangzhou is a pleasant city. Third, Yangzhou is a tourism city, for it has a unique cultural and ecological environment. And it is very suitable for leisure travel. Here you can see a lot of cultural relics, such as old streets and old house. Some tourism projects, like water around, are very popular.
Yangzhou is not only a historical and tourism city, but also industry developed, modern city with numerous high-tech enterprises.
When it refers to Yangzhou, we can't help to talk about the light textile, machinery, metallurgy and other traditional industry, which are the leading industry of Yangzhou.