Yangzhou Travel Guide

 ellyse Says:  The 3rd lunar month has traditionally been the favourite time to visit Yangzhou, with all kinds of vividly colourful flowers blooming in Slender West Lake, He Garden and the such. In various seasons, there're different kinds of flowers to admire here. 

 ellyse Says:  The Grand Canal dates from the Sui dynasty, when it was instrumental in bringing the rich produce of the Yangtze River delta area to the capital. Nowadays, with land transport being much more efficient and economical, the Grand Canal is only used for leisure and tourism.A... 

 ellyse Says:  Apologies for the bad pun on the name, this tip is about He Garden. :P Built during the late Qing dynasty, it was held in high regard for its beauty of its architecture, the best of private gardens in that era. "He" is the surname of the household who lived here; it was also... 

 ellyse Says:  Or more specifically, a garden that is famed as one of the 4 best classical Chinese gardens in history, with the other 3 being the Summer Palace of Beijing, the Summer Resort of Chengde, and the Humble Administrator's Garden of Suzhou. The garden was named "Ge" as it's full... 

 ellyse Says:  This newish building houses both Yangzhou Museum and the China Block Printing Museum under the same roof.We started with the China Woodblock Printing Museum. The displays were well-presented and interesting -- there's even a hands-on section on the lowest floor where you can... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This dragon boat was unearthed on March 3rd 1960 in a branch of the Yangzi River in Shiqiao, Hanjiang County. It is made out of a single tree and is 13.65m long, 0.75m wide and 0.56m deep and dates back to the Tang dynasty (618-907).Open: 9am-5pm. Admission: Free. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This excellent, new museum opened in October 2005 but is rather stupidly located about 3-4km west of the city. Anyway, it’s well worth a visit. The museum is split into five sections: Hall of Monographic Exhibition, China Bloack Printing, Hall of National Treasure, Hall of... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This is essentially a Ming Dynasty graveyard that includes the tomb of Puhading who died in 1275. According to information at the tomb, he was a 16th generation descendant of Muhammad, The Prophet. The tomb is on the eastern bank of the (Old) Grand Canal in the eastern... 

 Willettsworld Says:  In the second year of Jinzhong Tang (826 A.D.), Bo Wang, the transport envoy in charge of salt and iron, opened the Qiligang Canal which allowed the Grand Canal to go around the south and east of the city. This ferry, which I think really should be dock, was the main one... 

 Willettsworld Says:  These two iron cannon where excavated in 2000 on the site of the East Gate. They are thought to have been abandoned during the War of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1843). Another iron cannon of the same date can be found in the Yangzhou Museum. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This is a section of road that leads out of the city from the East Gate. The road links with the Grand Canal and runs through the old town to the west of the city. It is built in an arch shape which makes it convenient for the rain water to be drained off into the ditches... 

 ellyse Says:  Calling this a "restaurant" would be a misnomer. Gonghechun is one of the 3 famous teahouses of Yangzhou. However this one looks like a canteen...! Don't expect any ambience here, but you can find tasty local fare at very reasonable (or actually, dirt-cheap!) prices. Bring a... 

 ellyse Says:  The restaurant is in a non-central part of town which looked a little scary (not lively) when we came by taxi, but this has to be one of the best restaurants I've eaten at in Yangzhou. It's very popular with locals, if you come without reservations during mealtime, be... 

 ellyse Says:  Yiyuan Restaurant is located on the 2nd floor of the building, at the Siwangting junction. There's a good view of the streets and I think it would be even prettier at night. The restaurant is apparently famous for its beancurd shreds in chicken soup (da4 zhu3 gan1 si1), so... 

 bushy7 Says:  If you are an expat in town head for The Brewery in the 1912 Bar Area on a bend of the Grand Canal. There was also another bar i went to a few times known as both Alices/Cellar bar but on my last trip in November 09 seemed closed.Good food, beers brewed in house are great -...