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Yangzhou Travel Guide
Today Yangzhou is a charming town with broad, tree-lined boulevards and a network of canals and lakes. Known for its folk handicrafts, unique cuisine, and memorable landmarks, Yangzhou certainly has enough to keep visitors occupied for a couple of days. Yangzhou is the ideal place to experience unique aspects of Chinese culture, and is a relaxing break from other overly developed and commercialized urban centers in the region.
Located in the central part of Jiangsu Province with the Yangtze River in the south and the Jianghuai Plain in the north, Yangzhou has nearly 2,500 years of history. Throughout the ages, scholars and poets have lavishly praised Yangzhou in prose and poetry. During prosperous times and periods of Imperial favor, the art of storytelling and painting flourished there. It is well known that a group of painters from that era came to be known in China as the Eight Eccentrics.
Yangzhou is a great combination of beautiful landscapes and centuries-old cultural attractions. There is the oldest canal in China, Han and Sui imperial mausoleums, ancient Tang and Song Dynasty sites, and Ming and Qing Dynasty gardens. In Yangzhou, ancient Chinese architecture, art, traditional gardens and parks mix with the modern commercial areas. He Garden, Ge Garden, the Puhading Tomb, and the Longqiuzhuang Dwellings are all historical and cultural relics under state protection. A highlight is a water excursion on Shouxi Lake that was designed for Emperor Qianlong (1736-1795) of the Qing Dynasty when he made inspections of the area. This excursion is recommended by the China Tourism Administration to tourists both in China and abroad.
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