For well-known reasons, I felt too depressed. So I took a small team to Zhenjiang and traveled freely to Yangzhou for 4 days and 3 nights. The average cost per person for the whole journey is 550 yuan. Let's take a look at the scenery first: the famous Slender West Lake.

In the center of Yangzhou City: Wenchang Pavilion.

On April 25, I took my small team of elderly people to take a hard train seat from Shanghai for 37.50 yuan, a three-hour journey to Zhenjiang.

Arrive at Zhenjiang Railway Station at noon. Then we played in Zhenjiang that day, went to Yangzhou the next day, continued in Yangzhou on the third day, and returned to Zhenjiang in the afternoon. On the fourth day, I visited Zhenjiang in the morning and returned to Shanghai in the afternoon.

The next morning, we went to Yangzhou. There are now three ways to travel from Zhenjiang to Yangzhou: 1. Bus No. 10 reaches the ferry for 1 yuan, take a ferry ticket for 3 yuan to reach Guazhou Ferry, and change to Yangzhou bus for 2 yuan to reach the city center or Slender West Lake. 2. Take the Zhenyang special line bus directly to Yangzhou for 15 yuan, but this kind of bus runs every 30 minutes. 3 is Didi, which is delivered to the destination at 20 yuan per person. We chose Didi and delivered it directly to Yangzhou Home Inn Slender Xihu Store. Double room is 120 yuan per day.

After arriving in Yangzhou, settle your luggage. We walked along the [Waicheng River]. Below is the [Yechun Tea House] opposite the hotel where we stayed. It has always been said among the people: "Fuchun steamed buns, Yechun dried silk, Gonghe Chun dumplings and noodles." In addition to the big boiled dried shredded silk that appears in "A Bite of China", steamed dumplings are also the unique skill of Yechun Tea House. Steamed dumplings with bamboo shoots are not only big, but also have thin skin, many fillings, and thick soup. They are delicious in their mouths., especially to satisfy their cravings. Yechun Garden was originally the private garden of Wang Yuyang, a poet in the Qing Dynasty. The garden and tea shop are combined here. Visiting the garden, enjoying the scenery, tasting tea and snacks here, not only can you appreciate the local folk customs, but also enjoy the natural fun of simple customs.

Our specialty delicacies: Thousand Layer Oil Cake, Yangzhou Lion Head, Crab Yellow Soup Dumplings, Dried Sliced Slicks, Yangzhou Lion Head, Crab Yellow Soup Dumplings, Dried Sliced Slicks, Fresh Meat, Fresh Meat Steamed Sliced Sliced

"Wrap your skin with water in the morning and wrap it with water at night." Yangzhou people have the habit of drinking morning tea, and the first representative of Yangzhou cuisine is morning tea. I came to this tea house, which has a history of more than 200 years, to experience it. This is a prestigious century-old shop. The skin of the crab roe soup bun "leather bag water" soup bun is very thin, and the inside is full of crab roe soup, which is extremely delicious. Melaleuca oil cake and jade roast cakes are called "Yangzhou Double Juice". The oil cake is soft, sweet and delicious. It is one of the classic and famous dishes in Yangzhou Shizitou Huaiyang cuisine, but I always eat it braised. "Yechun Steamed Dumplings" are delicious, big, with meat filling inside, thin skin and rich filling.

The following are: China Yangzhou Buddhist Culture Museum includes Tianning Temple and Zhongning Temple. Tianning Temple, located on the north bank of the Yangzhou moat, was once the palace of Emperor Qianlong. The red walls are quite magnificent, and you can see Buddhi-related exhibitions inside; Zhongning Temple is on the north side of Tianning Temple, with blue bricks and black tiles, making it a much simpler appearance. Here [Free Visit].

Zhongning Temple was built in the 49th year of Qianlong (1784 AD). It was rebuilt during the Tongzhi period and rebuilt during the Guangxu period. It retains the Tianwang Hall, the main hall, Wenchang Pavilion, and the monk's room. It is now the Yangzhou Traditional Chinese Painting Academy and the Yangzhou City Cultural Relics and Archaeology Team.

It is said that Tianning Temple was rebuilt from the residence of Xie Anshe, a famous prime minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Most of the existing buildings were restored during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. In modern times, the Wanfo Tower has been rebuilt. The central top of the Wanfo Tower is hundreds of golden Buddha statues, which are very beautiful. Several halls on the central axis of Tianning Temple have been turned into exhibition halls, and on both sides are shops selling antiques. On the large lawn in the temple, there are some Buddha statues scattered, although they are incomplete, they are very exquisite.

Currently, exhibitions that can be seen in Tianning Temple include the Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, the Buddhist Culture Exhibition, and the Sikuquanshu Restoration Exhibition. The Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition uses pictures and texts to introduce the lives of the Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics and displays their works; the Buddhist Culture Exhibition displays some Buddhist statues and introduces the history of the spread of Buddhism; the Sikuquanshu Restoration Exhibition displays a set of high-precision copies of "Sikuquanshu" in accordance with the original size and primary colors.

Next, we go to: Shikfa Memorial Hall. Also known as Shigong Temple, it is located on the moat of Yangzhou. It was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the ninth year of Tongzhi. The temple gate faces south and the east tomb and the west temple are a valid place to commemorate the history of the national heroes who fought against the Qing Dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Ginkgo in autumn and plum blossoms in winter add more heroic spirit to the memorial hall. Here [Free Visit].

The long moat flows through the front of the Shikefa Memorial Hall. There is a slightly wider bridge on the river, the Mingshigong Bridge, and a small bridge that leads directly to the main entrance of the memorial hall and is only for pedestrians. After entering the door, the first thing I saw was the banquet hall. On both sides were the famous couplet written by Zhang Erjin of the Qing Dynasty,"Counting the plum blossoms and tears of the country's subjugation, and dividing the bright moon to the heart of my minister." There are cloud-shaped plum blossoms in the hall, with a horizontal plaque of "Strong Mountains and Rivers" hanging on it, and a statue of Shi Kefa sits in the center.

In the Shi Kefa Memorial Hall, you can see Shi Kefa's handwriting, precious cultural relics, and learn about the deeds of Shi Kefa and other national heroes. In addition, the Guangling Qin School Historical Materials Exhibition Hall is also in the scenic area. The museum displays ancient qin, paintings and other cultural relics. Sometimes you can also see guqin performances here.

Behind the banquet hall is the Shi Cemetery. Since Shi Kefa died, future generations did not find his body, only clothes and clothes were buried in the tomb. On both sides of the tomb are words inscribed by celebrities at home and abroad for Shi Kefa. After the Qing army captured Beijing, Shi Kefa defended Yangzhou City alone. After defeat, he was killed. Yangzhou was slaughtered for ten days. This history is also described in Jin Yong's novel "The Story of the Deer Ding".

After the visit, continue to stroll along the long moat.

We walked to Geyuan, located at No. 10 Yanfu East Road, in the northeast corner of the ancient city of Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province. It was awarded the titles of the third batch of "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units" and the "First Batch of National Key Parks" and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. This private garden of Yangzhou salt merchants 'residence in the Qing Dynasty is famous for its planting of green bamboos all over the country and its rockery in spring, summer, autumn and winter. It was built into a residential garden by Huang Zhiyun, the chief salt merchant of Lianghuai River, in the 23rd year of Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1818) on the basis of the original Ming Dynasty "Shouzhi Garden".

Known as the four famous gardens.

Tickets for Geyuan are 45 yuan, tickets for the elderly are 22 yuan, and tickets for the 70-year-old are free. It is now the "Fireworks in Yangzhou in March" event period. You can receive the "Huimin Card" for all ticket fees during the event. How much the ticket cost is all subsidized by the Yangzhou City government. It can be used in full for meals and accommodation.

Geyuan is famous for its stacked stone art. The rockery of bamboo shoots, lake stones, yellowstone and Xuan stones in the spring, summer, autumn and winter combines the rules of gardening with the principles of landscape painting. It has been praised by Mr. Chen Congzhou, the master of the garden, as an "isolated case in China." In 2005, Geyuan was praised as a national AAAA scenic tourist area and one of the 20 key parks in the country. In 2016, Geyuan became one of the first batch of national key flower cultural bases.

There are several rooms in the sentence search corridor below, where the owner searches for poems. A couplet hangs "The moon reflects thousands of words in the bamboo, and the frost is high and the plum blossoms are pregnant with flowers." The Miju Corridor is connected to the West Road Building. It connects to Xiashan to the northwest, Yiyuxuan, the main building of the "Four Seasons Rockery" to the north, and Chunshan and Dongshan to the east.

In the middle of Geyuan's Four Seasons Garden is the "Yiyu Pavilion", with three broad towers in the east and virtual windows on all sides, allowing a panoramic view of the garden. The roof of the pavilion is made of black tiles common in Yangzhou, with the four corners rising slightly. There are several pieces of floral glass imported from France when the garden was founded on the east and west walls. Yiyu Pavilion is the place where the garden owner receives guests. There is a couplet in front of the pavilion: It is appropriate to tune the zither in the morning and drum in the evening. The old rain has just arrived.

In the 23rd year of Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty (1818 AD), Huang Zhiyun, the chief salt merchant of Lianghuai River, created a garden on the former site of Shouzhi Garden in the Ming Dynasty. "Ge Yuan Ji" written by Liu Fenggao records:"The pool in the garden is quiet, the water and trees are clear, and thousands of bamboo poles are planted, so it is called Geyuan. "During the Tongzhi period, Geyuan was sold to Zhenjiang Dantu salt merchant Li Wen 'an. Later, the Li family took on official debts, and warlord Xu Baoshan forced the Li family to use Geyuan to pay off the debt. During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, Geyuan was once burned by soldiers. Although there was not much damage, it gradually became depressed. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was restored several times and the grand scenery was restored.

The photo below shows Baoshan Tower, a seven-jacketed long building that spans between two mountains in summer and autumn. The two mountains are lined up in the east and west of the building. There are many mountain paths leading to the upstairs. Baoshan Tower connects the two mountains in space. The corridor in front of the building surrounds the two mountains on the chest, which is the origin of the name Baoshan Tower. You can enjoy both summer and autumn scenery on the corridor of Baoshan Tower, so it is jokingly called the "Time and Space Tunnel" by modern people. On the south wall of the corridor downstairs, there is inlaid with engraved stone "The Story of Bamboo and Stone" written by Liu Fenghao, a Qing Dynasty person.

The photo above shows Qingyi Pavilion. This is a six-corner pavilion, tall and dignified, and can enjoy the scenery of the whole garden. There are many Taihu Lake stones arranged around Qingyi Pavilion, and the outside of the Taihu Lake stones is surrounded by a bend of green water. Qingyi Pavilion is beautiful under heavy protection. [7]Zhang Shuo and Qin Dynasty sentences titled Qingyi Pavilion in Geyuan, Yangzhou: The weather contains bamboo gas; the mountains are full of light from the lakes.

The photo above is: Book Building, opposite Geyuan and south of Dongguan Street. It is the former site of the Little Linglong Mountain Pavilion owned by brothers Ma Riwan and Ma Rilu, another major salt merchant in Yangzhou. The book building of the Little Linglong Mountain Pavilion has a collection of books known as "the north and south of the Yangtze River." Later, with the decline of Yangzhou's salt transportation, the Ma family became increasingly depressed. The Small Linglong Mountain Hall changed hands several times and was finally bought by Huang Zhiyun. It was used as a separate courtyard and was destroyed by war during the Taiping Rebellion.

At lunch, I ordered one: Yangzhou Hot Dried Silk for 6 yuan. The practice of ironing silk in Yangzhou pays attention to ironing, flavor, refreshing and soft. After opening and slicing, first blanch the dried silk three times with boiling water, mainly to soften the dried silk, then put the dried silk on a plate, put a pinch of shredded ginger on the dried silk, and then blanch it with boiling water from top to bottom. Let the ginger juice enter the dried silk. After decanting the water, a certain amount of ginger juice is left in the dried silk. Add dried shrimp, chopped green bamboo shoots, coriander and other ingredients soaked in boiling water, and then sprinkle with sesame oil and soy sauce to taste. Modern Yangzhou hot-dried silk is "one-pillar-to-sky style." According to reports, generally, the plate of scalding dried silk is in the form of steamed buns. After scalding the dried silk several times, the dried silk is fished into the plate, poured with boiling water, held the plate in one hand and the dried silk in the other, decanted the water, and then poured on it. Flavor juice. The hands of the master who makes hot silk have been tested and tested and are not afraid of being scalded. This basic skill training is a painful process. Nowadays, chefs make one-column scalding dried silk. They use a column of iron wire to put the dried silk, then put it into boiling water to warm it slightly, take it out to control the water, and then pour it with sauce. The preparation of the sauce is made by selecting several brands of soy sauce, adding fragrant leaves, cinnamon, star anise, carrot, celery, shiitake mushrooms and water and boiling it over low heat. The white dried shredded shredded ginger are placed in a white porcelain dish with a light brown seasoning sauce. On the top of the pile, add one or two green coriander leaves and a few shredded red peppers.

After lunch, we went to: He Garden. He Garden, formerly known as Jixiao Villa, is the finale of Yangzhou's private gardens. A national key cultural relic protection unit, a national aaaa tourist attraction, and was rated as the first batch of national key gardens at the same time as the Summer Palace in Beijing and the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou. The original site of He Garden was an ancient garden during the Qianlong period and was named "Shuanghuai Garden".

Tickets are 45 yuan, and senior tickets are 22 yuan. Free tickets for 70 years old.

The stone mountain house here is known as the "No. 1 Mountain in the World" and is the "lonely copy of the world" of Shi Tao, a master of the painting world and monk Tiushi. Yu Qiuyu, a famous scholar, said that in the history of Chinese gardening, what people can look up to is He Yuan's "rocky houses". Chinese contemporary ancient architectural and gardening experts Tong Yan, Liu Dunzhen, Pan Guxi, Luo Zhewen, Chen Congzhou, etc. all praised He Garden's unique gardening techniques and called it "an isolated example in Jiangnan gardens." Mr. Luo Zhewen also wrote an inscription "The First Garden in the Late Qing Dynasty" for He Yuan.

This is: The boat hall. Among all the buildings in the East Garden, the boat hall is the most exquisite. The whole hall is shaped like a boat. The surroundings of the hall are paved with pebbles and tiles in water ripples, giving people the artistic conception of living in water. There is a pair of couplets on the pillar next to the hall:"The moon is the master and plum is the guest, and the flowers are the four walls and the boat is the home." The boat hall is surrounded by flowered windows inlaid with transparent glass.

This is: Shuixin Pavilion. The West Garden is centered on a pool, and in the center of the pool is the Shuixin Pavilion. This Shuixin Pavilion is the only underwater opera pavilion in China. It is specially used for the park owner to watch operas, dance and enjoy the cool and enjoy the scenery. More than 100 film and television dramas such as "Dream of the Red Chamber","Princess of Huanzhu" and "Bi Sheng" have been filmed here.

The following is: The compound corridor is formed by sandwiching a wall in the middle of the double-sided corridor to serve as a diversion. The intersection of Fudao leads to the Butterfly Corridor on one side and to the Reading Building on the other side, which is located in the northwest corner of the back of the boat hall. The first thing you see when you enter the West Park is the complex corridor running through the entire park. It is more than 1500 meters long and is known as the prototype of China's overpass. The corridor, commonly known as the Chuanlou by Yangzhou people, is divided into two floors, connecting the East Garden, the West Garden, and the residential courtyards. There are assorted hole windows and water-mill leaky windows on the southeast walls of the corridor.

Walking into He Yuan is like walking into a beautiful picture of history and humanities; a legendary figure with multiple identities as a bureaucrat, salt merchant, recluse, and educator, whose tortuous and hidden mental journey is vividly revealed here; a living drama of the rise and fall of an enlightened aristocratic family from feudal to enlightened is staged here; a rich and colorful rumored story of the ever-changing modern history of China is vividly displayed here... He Yuan is the last one to appear in Yangzhou's large private garden. After Tongguang, due to the decline of salt merchants and water transportation, the center of garden construction had shifted to Suzhou. At this time, the Yangzhou garden was in a state of returning to life, but it still reflected its bold and elegant side. He Yuan integrates the essence of Yangzhou gardens into Dacheng and integrates the elements of Western architecture well, becoming a wonderful work in the history of Chinese gardens!

Below is a wall-mounted rockery. On the wind and fire wall behind the boat hall, a group of rockery more than 60 meters long is stacked close to the wall. There are winding mountains on the top, empty valleys meet on the bottom, water surrounds the valley, and there is a moon pavilion on the mountain. The moon pavilion can be climbed onto the complex corridor, forming three-dimensional transportation up and down the garden.

Exit the Jade Embroidery Tower and head east along the Fudao Corridor into the Riding Tower. The Riding Tower is a guest house in He Yuan. It looks like a saddle and is divided into two buildings: east and west. The east building is also known as the east first floor, and the east second and third floors are neatly arranged to the north. These three buildings are all two-story, connected from front to back, and connected from top to bottom.

This is the Jade Embroidery Building. The theme building here is two two-story brick and wood structures at the front and back. It not only adopts the traditional Chinese concept of string-building, but also incorporates Western architectural techniques, such as the use of French shutters and doors, Japanese sliding doors, French fireplaces, wrought iron beds, etc.

The daily life of a large family.

This is an area of 160 square meters. It is currently the largest and most complete nanmu hall preserved in Yangzhou. This is the place where the owner receives guests. On both sides of the main entrance of Nanmu Hall, Western architectural techniques are integrated, using a whole piece of 4 square meters in size and 9 mm thick glass, which has a good lighting effect.

He Yuan's crown in its architectural characteristics-the 1500-meter complex corridor, which enjoys the reputation of "the world's first corridor", constitutes the benefits of garden buildings extending in all directions and the beauty of loop changes. It is called the prototype of China's overpass by industry experts. Bringing the function and charm of corridor buildings to the extreme is one of the few wonderful landscapes in Chinese gardens! There are more than a thousand meters of complex corridors here; the world's first window; the world's first opera pavilion; the most modern jade embroidery building in China more than a hundred years ago; and a complete underground drainage system. He Garden is a poem. The artistic conception of the poem is used to create a garden. After passing through the garden, people can enter the realm of poetry, which is yearning for it.

After coming out of Heyuan, we took a bus for 2 yuan to Dongguan Gudu. Dongguan Ancient Ferry is a scenic spot on the Yangzhou Ancient Canal. In ancient times, this was a ferry for the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Nowadays, this place has been developed into a famous scenic spot on the Yangzhou Ancient Canal and is a good place for people to travel and rest. Nowadays, the ancient canal in Yangzhou has been comprehensively revised and formed a water tourist route, and the Dongguan Ancient Ferry is also a terminal area of the tourist route. This tour line starts from Slender West Lake in the north and ends at Guazhou Ancient Ferry in the south. Along the way, stop at Guazhou Scenic Area, Gaomin Temple, Wenfeng Pagoda, Longshou Pass, Puhaddin Cemetery and Dongguan Ancient Ferry, Shuangweng City and Guzhu Bay.

The following: Dongguan Street, located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is the most representative historical old street in Yangzhou City. It stretches to the ancient canal in the east and Guoqing Road in the west, with a total length of 1122 meters. Dongguan Street used to be not only an important water and land transportation route in Yangzhou, but also a center for commerce, handicrafts, and religious culture.

The Dongmen Site, also known as Shuangwengcheng Site, is located in the east of the Dongguan Street Historical District. It was built in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. Subsequent dynasties and generations have repaired the city gates and city walls here. The city gates and city walls we see now are modern. Newly built, imitating the style of the city walls and gates of the Song Dynasty. Climbing the tower, you can overlook the panoramic view of Dongguan Street. Through the doorway below the Dongmen Ruins, you can see the Tang and Song Dynasty city wall ruins below through the glass floor. The city tower introduces the cultural history of Yangzhou and Dongguan Street in the form of an exhibition hall. Therefore, if you want to visit the attractions of Dongguan Street and understand its heritage, it is a good choice to start from the Dongmen Ruins. After seeing the exhibition, climb the tower. To the east, you can see the Dongguan Gudu Archway, and to the west, you can see Dongguan Street and the ancient buildings with blue bricks and gray tiles on both sides extending into the distance. When the weather is good, it is recommended to climb the tower at dusk, so that you can just see the sunset on Dongguan Street.

The streets are bustling and lined with businesses. There are many businesses and business is booming. There are nearly 100 Lu Chen Xing, Youmi Fang, Fresh Fish Shop, Eight Xian Shop, Melon and Fruit Shop, and Bamboo and Wood Shop. The "time-honored" merchants on Dongguan Street include Simei Sauce Garden, which opened in 1817, Xie Fuchun Fragrant Powder Store in 1830, Pan Guanghe Hardware Store in 1862, Xia Guangsheng Tofu Store in 1901, Chen Tongxing Shoe Store in 1909, Qian Dachang Paper Store in 1912, Zhen Taichang Fragrant Powder Store in 1923, Zhang Hongxing Pawnshop in 1936, Qingfeng Tea Food Store in 1938, Siliuchun Tea House in 1940, Xiefeng South Goods Store in 1941, Ling Daxing Tea Food Store in 1945, Fu Kei Pawnshop in 1946, in addition to Zhou Guangxing Hat Store, Hengmao Youma Store, Shuntai South Goods Store, Hengtai Xiang Color Store, Zhu Deji Flour Shop, etc. Dongguan Street is a concentrated place in Yangzhou's handicraft industry. Lianjia shops in front and back shops are spread throughout the street, such as Fan Shunxing Umbrella Store, Cao Shunxing Luo Bian Lao Shop, Sun Zhuchen Lacquer Factory, Yuantaixiang Sugar Factory, Sun Ji Jade Factory, Dong Houhe Socks Factory, etc. Closely connected to Dongguan Street is the ancient neighborhood of Dongquanmen. The two streets have now been combined for joint planning, renovation and development. In addition to time-honored shops, there are also many historical relics here: Yipu, Wang's Xiaoyuan, a national key cultural relics protection unit Geyuan, as well as the Guangling Academy, Anding Academy, Yidong School, which were founded earlier in Yangzhou, Wudang Palace in the Ming Dynasty, Zhunti Temple in the Ming Dynasty, etc.

The following: Qionghua Temple, at the eastern end of the Dongquanmen Historical District, was formerly known as Fanli Temple. It is a scenic spot that you pass by and have a look at. It is famous for the Qionghua flowers planted in the temple. There are not many tourists in the temple, but it is crowded from April to May when the flowers bloom. Learn about the history of Taoist temples and the story of the ancients and Qionghua, and you will feel that it has a layer of mystery. Qionghua Temple was built in the Han Dynasty, and most of the buildings seen now are renovated in modern times. The three words "Fanli Temple" are written on the archway at the entrance of the Taoist temple. When you step into the gate behind the archway, you can see the main hall, Sanqing Hall. This hall was originally built by Gao Pian, the governor of Huainan, in the second year of Zhonghe of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty (882 AD).

Ginkgo, dragon claw locust, jade flower, and old elm trees are planted in front of Sanqing Hall. Although jade flower is no longer the original thing in the past, it does not hinder tourists 'enthusiasm to come and enjoy flowers. When Qionghua is in full bloom, each cluster has eight small flowers surrounding the stamen in the middle, like a white jade plate, very beautiful. The garden behind the Sanqing Hall is small and exquisite. The Qionghua Terrace inside is related to the down-and-down story of Wu Jingzi, the author of "The Scholars 'Outer History" in his later years. The pavilion standing originated from the incomparable pavilion built by Ouyang Xiu next to the Qionghua. In addition, there is also a relic of an ancient well with a jade hook in the Taoist temple. Calligraphy and painting exhibitions are sometimes held in Qionghua Temple. In addition, it is close to Yangzhou City No. 1 Middle School. Sometimes, the sound of reading can be heard, which is quite literary and artistic. Entering from the alley to the west of Qionghuaguan, you can reach the Dongquanmen Historical District. 300 meters north of Dongquanmen is the Dongguan Street Historical District, which can be visited together.

Dongguan Street has a relatively complete Ming and Qing architectural complex and a "fishbone" street system, maintaining and inheriting the traditional features of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a total length of 1122 meters. There are more than 50 important historical relics such as former residences of celebrities, salt merchant mansions, temple gardens, ancient trees and wells on the street, including 2 national-level cultural protection units, 2 provincial-level cultural protection units, and 21 municipal cultural protection units. This diverse and vibrant spatial pattern of "river (canal), city (city gate), and street (Dongguan Street)" reflects the unique charm of Jiangnan Canal City.

The Changle Inn (hotel) below is located in the "Shuangdong" historical neighborhood, the most well-preserved and largest historical district in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Walking into the "Shuangdong" historical neighborhood located in the center of the city, you can feel the depth and remoteness of its history, the natural and fresh form. It is a rare quiet and elegant place. Changle Inn is mainly divided into three major areas: north, south and middle. Yipu, Li Changle's former residence, Huashi Garden. These three areas are assigned different functions. Among them, Yipu (Building 1) is adjacent to Geyuan, one of the four famous parks in the country to the east. It was built by money broker Li Hesheng. It covers an area of 3300 square meters and a building area of 1800 square meters. It mainly accommodates small business teams and is an exclusive VIP area. The only suite equipped with an elevator, the two-story top classic suite is hidden in it. Walking into the Yipu Gate, passing through a small door, and entering a small courtyard. Behind a square patio are three traditional houses with two sides. Walking into the west guest room with an area of about 30 square meters, you are like walking into a traditional dwelling house a century ago.

Yangzhou is one of the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities in China announced by the State Council. Since the opening of the Grand Canal, this thoroughfare, which follows the canal outside and connects the Urban area inside, has gradually become the most active gathering place for commercial and cultural exchanges. After thousands of years of accumulation, the street has left rich historical relics and cultural monuments, making it the most well-preserved ancient commercial street among the cities along the Grand Canal in China.

After visiting Dongguan Ancient Street, we walked to the famous century-old shop: Yechun Garden, located at the intersection of Yangzhou moat and Yudai River, only 400 meters away from Slender West Lake in the west. Eating morning tea at Yechun Tea House is the main reason for attracting tourists. It is called "a must-do thing when you come to Yangzhou" by many strategies. After dinner, you can also take a walk in the antique garden and along the moat. Yechun Garden was originally the private garden of Wang Yuyang, a poet in the Qing Dynasty. However, the original building is no longer traceable. What we see now is built after liberation and is not on the original site. Although it is an antique Jiangnan garden, it is very exquisite. The Yechun Tea House located here traces back to its origins and has a history of more than 200 years. It is one of the "Three Spring in Yangzhou". The other two tea houses are Fuchun and Gonghe Spring.

There are three restaurants named "Yechun" in the area around Yechun Garden. You can eat in the main building of Yechun Garden, but it is not a tea house. There is a thatched hut in the Shuihui Pavilion in the east. It is Yechun Tea House (Yuantou Store), commonly known as Dongyechun. It is close to the river and has a good environment. Yechun Tea House (Flower and Bird Market Store) in the west is outside Yechun Garden, just over a Wenyue Bridge. It is now renamed Lvyangcun Tea House, but locals still use calling it Xiyechun. This was originally a century-old shop that later moved outside Yechun Garden. In short, if you pursue the environment, go to Dongyechun, and if you pursue the authentic "century-old store", go to Xiyechun. The business of the two stores is equally good, and you have to grab seats on holidays at least 6:30 in the morning. The steamed buns, especially crab yellow soup dumplings, and Sanding buns, taste great. We originally wanted to eat here, but looking at the price was a little crazy. The most ordinary steamed buns are 5 yuan, and a plate of boiled dried shredded rice is 58 yuan... At noon we ate 18 yuan somewhere else, exactly the same.

After you have enough food and drink, you can take a walk in Yechun Garden. Yechun Garden runs east-west. In the south, there are antique buildings such as Shuihui Pavilion, Xiangying Gallery, Canying Villa, and Yuyuan Pavilion from east to west. There is a curved corridor with eaves connected between the Water Painting Pavilion and the Fragrant Shadow Corridor. There is a parking lot after the Fragrant Shadow Corridor. Then there is a green belt along the river. It is surrounded by white marble railings and stone tables and benches. You can sit down and rest when you are tired. The Canying Villa I saw further west was a restaurant, and the Imperial Garden Pavilion sold cultural relics and antiques. Locals exercising in the morning can be seen in the small square north of Yuyuanxuan. In the north of Yechun Garden, there are antique buildings such as Fengshi Floor, Yechun Main Building, Yuxiang Flower House, Yinhui Hall, Wenyue Mountain House, etc., from east to west. The Fengshi Floor is equivalent to a kitchen, and you can see through the glass window on the first floor. You can see the cook skillfully wrapping Yangzhou steamed buns.

The following is: Siwang Pavilion. It is one of the landmarks in the center of Yangzhou City. It is located in the middle of the road, 350 meters north of Wenchang Pavilion, and there is a lot of food, drink, and play around. Siwang Pavilion has eight sides and three floors. Unlike Wenchang Pavilion, which uses white white-painted walls, its walls are made of blue bricks. The building does not light up most nights. Siwang Pavilion was built in the 38th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (1559 AD). It was originally part of Jiangdu County School. Later, it served as a sentry tower for the Taiping Rebellion Army and witnessed the tragic battle between the Taiping Army and the Qing Army. There are door openings on the first floor of Siwang Pavilion in four directions, but now all four door openings are closed with fences and cannot be visited. There are many shopping malls and restaurants around the area from Siwangting to Wenchang Pavilion, and transportation extends in all directions. Siwangting Road, where Siwangting is located, is itself a commercial street and a food street. Walking 250 meters west is Huaihai Road Food Street; walking 800 meters east is the Dongguan Street historical district where Yangzhou specialty snacks and tourist souvenirs gather; Walking 500 meters north, you can have morning tea at Yechun Tea House in Yechun Garden, which is only 400 meters away from Slender West Lake. Because Siwang Pavilion is not at the intersection of the main street like Wenchang Pavilion, and there is no light on most nights, it is slightly less famous than Wenchang Pavilion.

Wenchang Pavilion was built in the 13th year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1585) and belongs to the Yangzhou Prefectural School Building Complex. Yangzhou Prefectural School no longer exists, and only Wenchang Pavilion is left. Wenchang Pavilion is 24.25 meters high and is an octagonal three-story brick-and-wood structure. It has become a landmark because it is located in the center of Yangzhou City and has convenient eating, drinking and entertainment around it. It will light up at night. This building, located in the center of the roundabout at the intersection, is surrounded by greenery and cannot be visited. It is of little significance to visit it during the day. Because Wenchang Pavilion does not match the surrounding modern buildings, and most people who travel to and from the city center by car will see it, it mainly serves as a reminder to tourists that "the city center is here." At night, Wenchang Pavilion has the lights on and you can take photos, but because it is roughly cylindrical, it can be taken from any angle. After passing by and taking one or two pictures, you can continue to the next spot.

Wenchang Pavilion symbolizes that there are many shops and restaurants around, which is almost more meaningful than itself. 200 meters south of Wenchang Pavilion, there are large shopping malls such as Times Square and Golden Eagle International Shopping Center (Wenhe South Road Store). It is not difficult to find small and fresh fashionable shops on Wenhe North Road, Wenhe South Road, and Wenchang Middle Road. The food streets closer to Wenchang Pavilion include Siwangting Road Food Street 350 meters to the north and Huaihai Road Food Street 250 meters to the west. Walking 1 kilometer east from Wenchang Pavilion, you can go shopping in Shuangdong Historical District (including Dongguan Street Historical District and Dongquanmen Historical District) where Yangzhou's specialty snacks gather; walking 800 meters north, you can go to Yechun Tea House in Yechun Garden to eat morning tea. Crab yellow soup dumplings, sanding buns, and steamed dried shredded silk all taste good. 400 meters west from Yechun Garden is Slender West Lake. In short, starting from Wenchang Pavilion, it is convenient to go anywhere.

For today's dinner, we had it at the luxurious "Yiyuan Restaurant" next to Wenchang Pavilion. The meaning of eating is almost greater than it is, because it is paid for by using the Huimin Card that the Yangzhou City Municipal Government subsidizes foreign tourists.

On the third morning, we went to Slender West Lake. Tickets for the peak season are 90 yuan, and tickets for the elderly are 45 yuan.

The following photo is: Wan Garden. The west and south sides of here are adjacent to Slender West Lake, the small canal in the north, and Pingshantang Road in the east, with a total area of about 500 acres. Designed by the Hangzhou Landscape Design Institute, mainly relying on the historical and cultural background of Slender West Lake, it has been built with flower culture as the theme and classical historical famous gardens as clues. It focuses on restoring and improving Slender West Lake's "Flowing Stone Wall" and "Jingxiang Bookstore". Scenic spots such as "White Tower and Clear Clouds" have ten functions: flower affairs, expo, sightseeing, experience, intellectual interest, leisure, education, ecology, entertainment, and aesthetics. Starting from April 18, 2007, Wan Garden was officially merged into the Slender West Lake Scenic Area. Tourists can enter Wan Garden directly or through the Wuting Bridge or the North Gate of Slender West Lake. There is no separate charge for Wan Garden. Citizens and tourists can enter Wan Garden for sightseeing with Slender West Lake tickets and annual tickets. From April 8 to May 8 every year, the Yangzhou Wanhua Fair in China will be held in Wanhua Garden in Slender West Lake.

Yangzhou Slender West Lake is a national key scenic spot. Located in the northern suburbs of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, it is called the "Slender West Lake" because of its long and slender lake surface. According to data at the end of 2012, the scenic area covers an area of about 33.66 square kilometers. In 1988, it was listed by the State Council as a "National Key Scenic Area with Important Historical and Cultural Heritage and Yangzhou Garden Characteristics." Yangzhou's first national 5A-level tourist attraction.

The photo above is: Xu Yuan. North of the Chunliu River on the long embankment of Slender West Lake, the original site was the Hanyuan Taohuawu Hanyuan in the early Qing Dynasty. In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), in memory of Commander Xu Baoshan, a martyr during the Revolution of 1911, Xu Baoshan Ancestral Hall was built and named Xu Garden. Xuyuan is an ancient Han garden building built in the Qing Dynasty. Located in Slender West Lake Park in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province,"a garden in the garden" is the characteristic of Slender West Lake. Xuyuan was built on the former site of "Taohuawu", located at the northern end of Chunliu on the long embankment of Slender West Lake, and was the former site of Taohuawu in Hanyuan in the early Qing Dynasty. There is a lotus pond built by Huangshi in the garden. There is a winding water outside and a pond inside. The pool water is connected to the lake water. Crossing the pool is the pavilion, which is called the Tingoriole Pavilion after Du Fu's meaning of "two orioles sing the green willows, and a line of egrets climbing the blue sky." The entire courtyard is neat and changeable. Bypass Xuyuan and stand on the Xiaohong Bridge. The small gold mountain stands tall and the lake suddenly opens. Xuyuan is not large in scale, covering an area of 0.6 hectares. However, the structure is decent, and the courtyard is in a timely and orderly manner. There are scenery such as Tingli Hall, Chuncao Pond Yinting Pavilion, Shufeng Hall, etc., which combines exquisite architectural structure and superb carving art, fully embodying the wisdom and talents of the ancient Han working people. Two pieces of iron wok are displayed in front of the Tingli Hall. It is said that they were used to control water during the Xiao Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. There is also an inscription on "The Story of Iron Wok". It is said that they are relics of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties and have a history of more than 1,400 years.

The photo below is the Great Hongqiao Bridge. It is one of the twenty-four scenic spots in Yangzhou. It was built during the Chongfen period of the Ming Dynasty and spans the lake. The original bridge was a wooden red railing, hence the name Red Bridge. In the first year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, it was converted into a stone bridge. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the salt patrol censors Jiqing, Pufu and Gao Heng successively rebuilt them and built bridge pavilions on the bridge, changing "red" to "rainbow," meaning that the bridge is like a rainbow. It has been renovated into a 7.6-meter-wide three-hole low-slope bluestone bridge. Hongqiao was once famous in history. When Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou, he also wrote poems praising the scenery of Hongqiao.

Xiaojinshan is the largest island in Slender West Lake and the place with the densest buildings on the lake. The wind pavilion, the blowing stage, the piano room, the wooden clover bookstore, the chess room, and the moon view are all concentrated here. There is a stalactite in Xiaojinshan, which is a relic of the bonsai of Wanshou Mountain built by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. At that time, we met the Fangla peasant uprising and robbed a lot of the raw materials of Wanshou Mountain, which is part of the Flower Stone Class. This stalactite was left in Yangzhou. Because it looked like a treasure ship, it can be regarded as a famous stone.

Yangzhou Slender West Lake is actually a wide river course outside Yangzhou. It was originally named Baoyang Lake. The name of "Slender West Lake" was not widely circulated until the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong visited the south six times and praised the scenery here. "Yangzhou Painting Boat Record" records that "in the 22nd year of Qianlong... famous gardens were built on both sides of the Taiwan Strait." At this time, the "Slender West Lake" changed from a river channel to a famous lake connecting various garden landscapes. In addition, during the Qianlong period, Wang Hang, a poet from Qiantang (present-day Hangzhou), wrote a poem "Ode to the Security River":"The willow trees continue to pick up the remnants, and the geese 'teeth and the red bridges draw pictures. It is also a pot of gold, so it should be called Slender West Lake. "As a result, the" Slender West Lake "became famous all over the world.

Yangzhou is "China's Moon City." Yangzhou has beautiful moonlight and many places to admire the moon."Moon View" is one of them. "Moon View" sits west and faces east, facing the open lake in front of it. Whenever the bright moon rises in the east, stand against the railing, the two moons in the sky and water complement each other. You can experience the wonderful artistic conception of "the moon comes everywhere with water, and the clouds rises a Tianshan Mountain."

In Slender West Lake, there is such a Diaoyutai. It is said that it was once a place where silk and bamboo instruments were played. However, because Qianlong once had a sudden rise here to rest and fish, it became a fishing place. However, the charm of Diaoyutai goes beyond that. The Diaoyutai in Slender West Lake can be called a model of Chinese pavilion architecture, perfectly displaying the art of frame scenes. The Diaoyutai River faces the water on three sides, and only a long embankment is connected to Xiaojinshan. Standing at a 60-degree angle inside the pavilion, you can see the swaying waves of Wuting Bridge from the circular doorway in the north, and see the majestic and elegant white towers in the south doorway. The beautiful scenery of Fuzhuang is on the east. The Diaoyutai "frames" the essence of Slender West Lake, which corresponds to the name of "Samsung Arch Photo" and is very cleverly built.

In China, there are many scenic spots named after "Diaoyutai", but the Diaoyutai in Yangzhou is the smallest among the many fishing platforms and one of its own characteristics. Standing at the 60-degree angle of Diaoyutai, you can see the sparkling light of Wuting Bridge lying across the round hole in the north, while the majestic white tower can be seen in the oval hole in the south.

There are two types of scenic spots in the scenic area: garden in garden and scattered layout. For garden in garden, generally adopt an inward layout form. For example, White Tower Qingyun and Jingxiang Bookstore, terrain conditions are required to have a certain width before they can be operated and arranged. However, the north area of Slender West Lake has a slender terrain, so the building is directly placed on the water's edge. The main facade of the building faces the water, which is obviously different from the pattern of Chinese residential buildings facing north to south, thus highlighting the characteristics of gardens on the lake.

The most famous one in Yangzhou: "Wuting Bridge" was built in the 22nd year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 200 years. There are five wind pavilions with southern characteristics built on the bridge. There are treasure roofs on the pavilions, ceilings are painted inside, and wind chimes are hung outside the pavilions. The piers of Wuting Bridge are made of 12 large bluestone blocks, forming a thick and powerful "I"-shaped bridge foundation. The bridge body of Wuting Bridge consists of rolling holes of different sizes and shapes. If you cross under the bridge by boat, you can count that there are 15 bridge holes in Wuting Bridge, which are connected and connected.

The scenic spots in Yangzhou Slender West Lake Scenic Area have always formed a large scale at the bend of the river, such as Xiaojinshan, Xichun Terrace, Wangchun Tower, etc. Most of the buildings along the river bank are mainly long strips, and the building combinations are also mainly arranged vertically, which is consistent with the terrain of the entire scenic area and the direction of the river coastline.

Jinjing Pavilion is a water pavilion that combines bridges and pavilions based on the Jinjing Pavilion described in Li Dou's "Yangzhou Painting Boat Record". The three bays have flying eaves and high buildings, shaped like pins, and span a small river (Jiahe). The left and right rooms span both sides, and the middle are empty, allowing access to small boats. When crossing the river, pedestrians must use the stairs to the second floor as if they were crossing a bridge, and then go down the stairs from the other side to the opposite bank. Jinjing Pavilion is now a mixed cement and wood building.

The white tower is 27.5 meters high, and below it is the waist of the Sumeru Tower. It has eight sides and four corners, and three niches on each side. The niches are carved with twelve zodiac statues. Legend has it that in 1784, Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou Slender West Lake by boat for the sixth time. When I saw the scenery around Wuting Bridge from the water, I couldn't help but say with regret:"It's a pity that a white tower is missing, otherwise it would look very similar to the spring shade of Qiongdao in the North Sea. "The speaker was not interested in listening to him. The wealthy Yangzhou salt merchants immediately spent 100,000 taels of silver to buy a pattern of the Beihai White Pagoda with the eunuch. That night, they built a white pagoda with white salt bags. This is the story of "building a tower overnight" that has been passed down in Yangzhou to this day.

The photo above is: "Twenty-Four Bridges". It comes from the poem of Du Mu, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty,"The green mountains are vaguely distant and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not yet withered at the end of autumn; on the bright moon night of the twenty-four bridges, where can the jade man teach to play the flute?" The Twenty-Four Bridge in the minds of Yangzhou people is composed of a combination of a falling sail plank road, a single-hole arch bridge, a nine-curved bridge and a blowing flute pavilion. The jade belt-shaped arch bridge in the middle is 24 meters long and 2.4 meters wide. There are 24 steps on the upper and lower sides of the bridge, surrounded by 24 white jade railings and 24 railing boards. There are still different opinions as to which bridge the 24th Bridge refers to.

Across the lake from the Wangchun Building in Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, there are exquisite flowers. It is a style building of Jiangnan Garden, and its scale is subordinate to Xichun Terrace. The north and south rooms on the lower floor of Wangchun are water courtyards and mountain courtyards respectively, introducing landscape scenery into the interior. Remove the doors and windows upstairs and turn it into a balcony. General Xiao Li is Li Zhaodao, a famous ancient painter who co-founded the Jinbi Landscape Painting School of the Tang Dynasty in China. It is known as "the flowers are the paintings, and the moon is the source of poetry."

Xichun Terrace is the main building of the 24th Bridge Scenic Area, facing Xiaojin Mountain in a distance. It is also the "Chuntai Bright Moon", one of Yangzhou's "24th Scenery". The word "Xichun" comes from Lao Tzu's saying,"Everyone is bustling, like climbing a spring platform." It means the bustling scene of people and people in front of Xichun Terrace. Legend has it that Yangzhou salt merchants once celebrated Emperor Qianlong's birthday here, so this scene is also called "Chuntai Birthday Celebration."

Fahai Temple is located south of Fuzhuang. It was built in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and rebuilt in the Yuan Dynasty. It was named "Lianxing Temple" during the southern tour in the 44th year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1705), but the world still calls it "Fahai Temple". The temple is surrounded by a lake on all sides, with a stone arch bridge on the south side. Lotus flowers are planted all over the bridge. When the flowers bloom, the fragrance overflows, hence the name Lotus Fragrance Bridge. The existing buildings in the temple include Maitreya Hall, Daxiong Hall, Sutra Pavilion, White Pagoda, and Yunshan Pavilion.

For lunch today, we had dinner at the Dongyuan Restaurant next to Slender West Lake. The price is moderate.

The four-day tour of Zhenjiang and Yangzhou soon ended. The per capita cost is 550 yuan. Below is the train ticket back to Shanghai.

Three hours later, I returned to Shanghai. Let's see if there are any good suggestions.