Get to know Yangzhou
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Jiangsu
- Chinese name
- 扬州市
- Local areas
- 6 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 6,626.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 4,559,797
- Administrative seat
- Hanjiang District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Historically, Yangzhou was one of the wealthiest cities in China, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, artists, and scholars. Its name (lit. "Rising Prefecture") refers to its former position as the capital of the ancient Yangzhou prefecture in imperial China. Yangzhou was one of the first cities to benefit from one of the earliest World Bank loans in China, used to construct Yangzhou thermal power station in 1994.
Transportation
Yangzhou has one Yangtze River crossing, the Runyang Yangtze River Bridge complex, which has one of the longest suspension bridge spans in the world, and carries the G4011 Yangzhou–Liyang Expressway to Zhenjiang.
River transport
Yangzhou harbor, 11.5 km south from the city center, is located at the junction of the Beijing–Hangzhou Canal and the Yangtze River. The average water depth is 15–20 meters. In 1992, the State Council approved it to become a first-grade open state harbor, and General Secretary Jiang Zemin inscribed its name. Now, it has developed into a comprehensive inland harbor, integrating passenger, freight, container transportation and harbor trade, and has become the main distribution center of northern Jiangsu province, eastern Anhui Province and southeast Shandong Province. There are several dozen categories of goods including iron and steel, timber, minerals, coal, grain, cotton, container, products of light industry and machinery. The passenger routes reach Nanjing, Wuhu, Jiujiang, Huangshi and Wuhan in the west, and Nantong and Shanghai in the east. Some well-known luxury international liners also anchor here. The harbor has greatly promoted the development of exports and the overall local economy.
Explore Yangzhou
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Yangzhou 扬州
Slender West Lake 瘦西湖
Geyuan Garden 个园
He Garden 何园
Daming Temple 大明寺
China Grand Canal Museum 中国大运河博物馆
Yangzhou Museum 扬州博物馆
Nashan Geopark 捺山地质公园
Dongguan Street 东关街
Yucheng Post Station 盂城驿
Gaoyou Lake Waterfront 高邮湖开放湖岸
Guangling District 广陵区
Hanjiang District 邗江区
Jiangdu District 江都区
Baoying County 宝应县
Yizheng 仪征市
Gaoyou 高邮市
Places to explore around Yangzhou
Five Pavilion Bridge on Slender West Lake in Yangzhou (扬州瘦西湖五亭桥). Photograph date recorded by the source: 31 October 2005 (according to Exif data).Yangzhou扬州
Yangzhou’s prosperity along the Grand Canal shaped gardens, waterways and merchant neighbourhoods. Geyuan concentrates changing seasonal landscapes into rockeries and bamboo, while Slender West Lake unfolds as a longer sequence…
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Twenty-Four Bridge at Slender West Lake · 瘦西湖二十四桥 Photograph date recorded by the source: 18 April 2017, 11:02:09.Slender West Lake瘦西湖
Slender West Lake winds through a restored garden landscape northwest of Yangzhou’s old city. Its narrow waterway developed from earlier moats and canals, later bordered by wealthy merchants’ estates.
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A moon gate and bamboo at Geyuan Garden · 个园 Photograph date recorded by the source: October 2007.Geyuan Garden个园
Geyuan in Yangzhou uses different rocks and planting to represent the four seasons. Bamboo provides the recurring green setting, while the seasonal rockeries create contrasting textures and colours.
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The pond and buildings of He Garden · 何园 Photograph date recorded by the source: October 2007.He Garden何园
He Garden combines a late-Qing residence with eastern and western gardens in a connected sequence. Its architecture incorporates both Chinese garden traditions and Western influences.
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The entrance of Daming Temple in Yangzhou · 大明寺 Photograph date recorded by the source: October 2007.Daming Temple大明寺
Daming Temple occupies the middle peak of Shugang in Yangzhou. It is closely associated with Jianzhen, the monk who later carried Buddhist teachings to Japan.
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Main entrance of China Grand Canal Museum, Yangzhou · 扬州中国大运河博物馆正门 Photograph date recorded by the source: 21 January 2022, 12:20:10.China Grand Canal Museum中国大运河博物馆
China Grand Canal Museum stands in Yangzhou’s Sanwan wetland park and examines the canal as a connected cultural landscape. Its permanent exhibitions move between the whole waterway, boats and the cities that grew beside it.
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Yangzhou Museum and China Block Printing Museum shared building · 扬州博物馆与中国雕版印刷博物馆馆舍 Photograph date recorded by the source: Capture date not specified on the source file page..Yangzhou Museum扬州博物馆
Yangzhou Museum shares the western-city Double Museum building with the China Block Printing Museum. Its collection connects the canal city with archaeology and decorative arts, including the celebrated Yuan blue-glazed vase…
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Nashan Geopark · 捺山地质公园Nashan Geopark捺山地质公园
Nashan Geopark in Yizheng preserves basalt columns from a shield volcano formed by eruptions around five million years ago.
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Elevated view over the tiled rooftops and crowds of Dongguan Street, Yangzhou · 扬州东关街俯瞰，广陵区 Source-recorded photograph date: Taken on 19 April 2015.Dongguan Street东关街
A 1,122 m slate-paved street in Yangzhou's Ming–Qing old city, lined with old shops, salt-merchant houses, Geyuan Garden and the rebuilt East Gate.
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The gate and drum tower of Yucheng Postal Stop, Gaoyou · 高邮盂城驿门楼与鼓楼 Source-recorded photograph date: 2017-04-22 17:53:19.Yucheng Post Station盂城驿
Ming courier station founded in 1375 beside the Grand Canal in Gaoyou, with a drum tower and Ming halls; part of the Grand Canal World Heritage Site.
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Gaoyou Lake Waterfront · 高邮湖开放湖岸Gaoyou Lake Waterfront高邮湖开放湖岸
Gaoyou's visitor lakefront offers broad views across Gaoyou Lake, with the Canal West Dike bringing the lake and Grand Canal into the same landscape.
Read the place guide →Local life & food
Yangzhou local specialties
扬州市特色美食 · 16 specialties to discover
Broth-simmered tofu threads 大煮干丝AI illustration · AI 示意图
The tofu threads become soft and silky while retaining their delicate shape. Their mild flavor lets the stock carry most of the dish's character.
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Crab-and-pork lion's head 蟹粉狮子头AI illustration · AI 示意图
The meatballs are soft enough to yield easily, with rich pork balanced by a delicate crab aroma and surrounding broth.
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Salted goose 盐水老鹅AI illustration · AI 示意图
The meat is firm, savory and rich, with skin contributing a more yielding fatty texture. It is often enjoyed at room temperature or cool.
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Wensi tofu soup 文思豆腐AI illustration · AI 示意图
The soup is subtle and silky, with the tofu giving a cloudlike texture rather than large chunks to chew. Stock quality matters because seasoning is restrained.
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Yangzhou fried rice 扬州炒饭AI illustration · AI 示意图
A good plate is fluffy rather than wet, with egg coating the grains and small savory or crisp bites distributed throughout.
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Yangzhou three-diced buns 扬州三丁包
Soft, airy bread surrounds juicy meat and firmer bamboo-shoot pieces, with a rounded savory flavor.
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Three-Diced Steamed Buns 三丁包子Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Three-Diced Steamed Buns (三丁包子) are leavened steamed buns from Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu, filled with diced chicken, diced pork and diced bamboo shoot, the 'three dice' of the name.
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Crab Roe Soup Dumplings 蟹黄汤包AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Crab Roe Soup Dumplings (蟹黄汤包) are a traditional Jiangsu dumpling filled with crab and soup, a food that Chinese Wikipedia says was already well known in the Ming and Qing periods.
Source ↗Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (16)
- Broth-simmered tofu threads · 大煮干丝
- Crab-and-pork lion's head · 蟹粉狮子头
- Salted goose · 盐水老鹅
- Wensi tofu soup · 文思豆腐
- Yangzhou fried rice · 扬州炒饭
- Yangzhou three-diced buns · 扬州三丁包
- Three-Diced Steamed Buns · 三丁包子
- Crab Roe Soup Dumplings · 蟹黄汤包
- Thousand-Layer Steamed Cake · 千层油糕
- Jade Vegetable Shaomai · 翡翠烧卖
- Lion's Head Meatballs · 狮子头
- Braised Boned Bighead Carp Head · 拆烩鲢鱼头
- Yangzhou Brined Goose · 扬州盐水鹅
- Lotus Root Starch Balls · 藕粉圆子
- Noodles with Wontons · 饺面
- Scalded Tofu Shreds · 烫干丝
More dishes from across Jiangsu are in the Jiangsu food guide.
Counties & districts in Yangzhou
6 areas belong directly to Yangzhou.
6 areas
Guangling District 广陵区
Guangling District (simplified Chinese: 广陵区; traditional Chinese: 廣陵區; pinyin: Guǎnglíng Qū) is one of three districts of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
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Hanjiang District is one of the three districts of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, in eastern China. It is one of the two districts (along with Guangling District) that divide the prefecture's urbanized core.
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Jiangdu is one of three districts of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The district spans an area of 1,518.78 square kilometres (586.40 mi²), and as of November 1, 2020, has 926,577 inhabitants.
Explore the area →CountyBaoying County 宝应县
Baoying County (simplified Chinese: 宝应县; traditional Chinese: 寶應縣; pinyin: Bǎoyīng Xiàn) is under the administration of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China.
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Yizheng 仪征市
Yizheng (simplified Chinese: 仪征; traditional Chinese: 儀徵; pinyin: Yízhēng) is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China, with a population…
Explore the area →County-level cityGaoyou 高邮市
Gaoyou (simplified Chinese: 高邮; traditional Chinese: 高郵; pinyin: Gāoyóu) is a county-level city under the administration of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China, located in the Yangtze River Delta on the north…
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Getting there
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Yangzhou and Slender West Lake are about 2 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Yangzhou — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1369968964.
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