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View Plans & PricingArea: 6,591 km²
Population: ~4.6 million (2020)
Yangzhou means "rising prefecture" in Chinese. It was one of the wealthiest cities in ancient China during the Tang and Song dynasties, famous for the Grand Canal and gardens.
7.0/10 — Residents enjoy a balanced lifestyle with modern amenities and cultural richness.
Yangzhou has no commercial airport; Nanjing Lukou and Yangzhou Taizhou airports are used. Yangzhou Railway Station and Yangzhou East Station connect to Nanjing and Shanghai on the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway. Buses and taxis serve the city.
Yangzhou University and Yangzhou Vocational and Technical College are main institutions.
Yangzhou lies on the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River plain with a humid subtropical climate. It has rivers, lakes, and famous classical gardens.
Visit Slender West Lake (Shouxi Hu), Ge Garden, He Garden, Daming Temple, and the Grand Canal.
Day 1: Slender West Lake and Daming Temple.
Day 2: Ge Garden, He Garden, and the Grand Canal.
Yangzhou is famous for Huaiyang cuisine: Yangzhou fried rice, steamed buns, braised meatballs, and diced chicken with rice. Try morning tea (zaocha).
Buy Yangzhou lacquerware, paper-cutting, jade carvings, and local snacks. Main shopping is on Wenchang Road and Dongguan Street.
Local Vibe: Yangzhou is the old money of Jiangsu — refined, slow, and proud of its gardens, canals, and early morning tea culture. Locals know how to live well: walking by Slender West Lake, eating steamed dumplings, and debating the best fried rice. The city carries itself like a retired scholar.
Fun Facts:
• Yangzhou was one of the wealthiest cities in Tang and Qing dynasties, thanks to the salt trade and the Grand Canal.
• Yangzhou fried rice is famous worldwide, but locals insist the real version is much more delicate than the takeaway version.
• The Slender West Lake is a UNESCO-recognized cultural landscape and has inspired poets for over a thousand years.
Yangzhou locals speak their own flavor of Mandarin. Try these phrases to earn a smile:
乖乖隆地咚 (guāi guai lóng dì dōng) — Wow / my goodness — a very Yangzhou expression of surprise.
覅 (fiào) — Don't — a charming Jiangsu dialect word.
老好个 (lǎo hǎo gè) — Very good — typical Yangzhou praise.
• Zheng Banqiao — One of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, a famous Qing dynasty painter and calligrapher.
• Jiang Chunlin — A salt merchant and philanthropist who helped build many of Yangzhou's gardens.
• Li Bingheng — A Qing dynasty official from Yangzhou known for his role in modernizing China's navy.
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