City Info: Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province
Yangzhou is a relaxing city although nowadays there is an industrial belt stretching around the south and east of the city. But there's still evidence of the cultured past here: the Islamic relics and the renowned scenic places such as the picturesque Slender West Lake, elegant Ge Garden and He Garden and the Daming Temple as well as the Wenfeng Pagoda. Huaiyang cuisine is one of the "Four noted cuisines" in China.
Population
4.46 million
Cuisine
Yangzhou is the birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine, one of the four major components of Chinese cuisine combining the three styles of Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Huaian food. It is widely known for its unique history and characteristics. This cuisine is enriched by seafood and also its vegetarian dishes make good use of the ample fruits and vegetables of the region. Yangzhou cuisine stands out from the other three major components of Chinese cuisine for its meticulous selection of ingredients, consummate skill, exquisite shaping and rich cultural connotation. It is special in its own feature in cutting, different ways of cooking for different material and beautiful color. Rich in variety and prepared with meticulous care, Yangzhou food is probably the most popular Chinese food.
When to Go
Yangzhou has a subtropical monsoon climate with humid changeable wind; longer winters for about 4 months, summers 3 months and shorter springs and autumns, 2 months respectively. Spring is the prime time in Yangzhou.
Airport/railway station Info The nearest airport is at Nanjing, the distance by train from Shanghai is 5 hours. |
Accommodations The Yangzhou Museum, located inside the 1,500-year-old Tianning Temple. According to historical records, over 7,000 Arab merchants lived in Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty. The Museum houses their pottery, pieces of writing, and also daily-use utensils -- artifacts seldom seen elsewhere, which also indicates that Islamic Culture was spread into China over 1000 years ago. To the west of the museum is the memorial to Marco Polo, who went to Yangzhou during the Yuan Dynasty and served as the top official, winning respect and appreciation from the local people. |
