"Fireworks fall under Yangzhou in March". Yangzhou is indeed a very beautiful city, but how to describe Yangzhou?

"A gentle and prosperous town, a key place between the north and the south."

"Poetry and painting thin West Lake, humanities and ancient Yangzhou."

"Yangzhou is introverted and self-showy, and still retains a trace of the distant ancient charm of the Tang Dynasty."

"Yangzhou is poetic and meaningful!"

"Exquisite, elegant, quiet and romantic Yangzhou City."

It seems that all adjectives cannot describe this city.

World Heritage City, World Food Capital, World Canal Capital, East Asian Cultural Capital, First Batch of National Historical and Cultural Cities... This city is worth visiting several times.

How to play Yangzhou? Stroll slowly and eat with determination.

This is a city you can visit once for good food. Although March refers to April of the Gregorian calendar, flowers bloom everywhere in early spring and the temperature is comfortable, so it is worth visiting.

Late March is the cherry blossom season in Yangzhou, and the flowers on Jianzhen Avenue are blooming brilliantly. Don't miss it.

Recently, Yangzhou is a big Internet celebrity city. Hotels are almost full. Reservations and queues are required for Yechun, Quyuan, Yangzhou Banquets, etc.

During my five-day and four-night vacation trip to Yangzhou, I checked in to Slender West Lake, Geyuan, Daming Temple, Heyuan, Han Guangling King Tomb and other places.

But more of the time is spent in front of the dining table, feeling either eating or on the way to eating.

I have eaten countless delicacies in those days, including three Yangzhou banquets, Yechun Royal Wharf Store, Quyuan Tea House Yingbin Store, Suhui Vegetarian Cuisine, Lanpu Tea House, 7 Eat 8 Bars Sunshine Restaurant... I didn't even come back in time.

But in addition to the beautiful scenery and delicious food, the one that remembers the most is the Yangzhou Back Rubbing Restaurant. I really enjoy it so much, serving this skin so obedient!

"Wrap your skin with water in the morning and wrap your skin with water at night." When you come to Yangzhou, morning tea and back rubbing are must-experienced.

Yangzhou people have the habit of drinking tea and eating breakfast in the morning. Early in the morning, I filled my stomach with a lot of tea such as Longjing, Tieguanyin, and Oolong. This is the so-called "water bag".

The best place to go at night is to take a bath in the bathhouse, and then let the back rub master try his best to remove the old dirt on your body. This Yangzhou people's "water foreskin" means taking a bath.

Yangzhou is famous as the "hometown of back-rubbing".

Yangzhou back rubbing is an important part of Yangzhou bathing culture and a unique traditional Chinese medicine treatment. It has a history of more than 2000 years and is known as the intangible cultural heritage on the fingertips.

After talking about it for a year, I finally came to Yangzhou again. I didn't go to the back rubbing shop when I came to Yangzhou. It was a waste of going.

On January 11, 2019, Yangzhou's first intangible cultural heritage experience hall for back-rubbing skills opened its doors on the north side of Gudu in Dongguan, Yangzhou. In just two years, the fourth store of Yangzhou Rubbing Museum successfully opened on January 14, 2021 along the ancient canal. How popular is it?

The last time I came to Yangzhou was Geyuan Store. I came back to experience Dongguan Store.

Even though I made an appointment, I still waited for a long time because there were many women and there were not enough female back rubs. The waiter at Yangzhou Back Rubbing Museum told us that we weren't busy today. Sometimes, reservations were full at 3:30 in the afternoon.

"The inheritance of any culture cannot deviate from the market, and the same goes for rubbing back." Sitting there and chatting with the person in charge, he said.

"There are more than 80 back rub technicians in the four stores, 50 and 50, but it is still not enough. From 10:00 to 24:00 in the morning, sometimes there are many customers and it will be open until 2:00 in the morning."

I chose the most basic 138 yuan intangible cultural heritage back rubbing package. After 60 minutes, the price was still acceptable. Finally it was my turn to go to the second floor. This is the way the corridor on the second floor looked.

There are also free tea, fruits, etc. in the aisle, and the experience of details is good. Facial cleanser, makeup remover, moisturizer and the like are all provided free of charge.

After entering the women's locker room, removing makeup and changing into the clothes of the back rubbing hall, a female back rubbing technician will take you to a private room.

I am shy and don't like to go to public bathing centers. I think it would be uncomfortable for everyone to take a bath there together if they take off their clothes. Such private rooms are very private. If two women want to chat together, they can also go to the same private room at the same time.

The "one guest, one room, one pool, one one-stop" private exclusive service model integrates "soaking, washing, rubbing, raising and protecting". The whole process is 60 minutes, and the back rubbing technician will set the alarm clock in front of you.

It is worth mentioning that the back rub here is not a bathing towel but a towel. It will not feel painful, it is particularly comfortable, and it is also very clean.

Even if I take a bath every day, I still rub a pile of mud out.

The technician aunt who rubbed my back was surnamed Liu, numbered No. 62. While chatting, I learned that she was 50 years old this year. She started rubbing my back at the age of 29 and had been rubbing my back for more than 20 years.

Aunt Liu was wearing her underwear and asked me to soak in the bathtub for ten minutes, then laid out a bath towel on the back rubbing table, rubbing the front side first, and then the back. I chatted with her a lot during this period.

Me: "How many people can I rub in a day?"

She: "Seven or eight when I am busy. The store is busy and has no rest all year round. If you have something to do at home, you can take time off."

Me: "Rubbing your back is really strenuous work. How much can you earn in a month if you are so busy?"

She: "There are more than 10,000 in the peak season."

Me: "How much can you get for my 138-yuan package?"

She: "I get 30%. The more I work, the more I get."

"Eight light, eight heavy and eight thoughtful" is the essence of Yangzhou back rubbing, and it is also the inheritance of practitioners over thousands of years. They pay attention to health care skills such as light but feeling, heavy but not painful, gentle skin care, and heavy body strengthening.

During this hour, I won't describe it, only you will feel it yourself. After rubbing, you can go to the lounge to lie down and rest, drink a glass of water, pick ears, pedicure, etc.

Yangzhou Back Rubbing Hall is really super recommended. You don't have to eat rice, but you must rub your back and understand it before you have been there.