City Landmark----“Asking where Yangzhou is and finding it is located among South Huaihe River , North Yangtze River and West East Sea .” (By Yangguang in Sui Dynasty)
Yangzhou , noted for its history and culture, is located in central Jiangsu Province in Southeast China, the convergent point between Yangtze River and the Great Canal of China. Therefore, Yangzhou does live up to its name as an important traffic hinge. In the past, Yangzhou cultivated salt merchants in Ming and Qing dynasties, whose wealth can even be compared with that of a nation, and now it is the geological hub of industry and commerce, science and education, tourism and ecology, boasting various technological, art and academic quintessence and famous for its prosperity, civilization as well as magnificent and elegant views.
The ancient Yangzhou used to be one of the nine prefectures of China . Now it administers seven county-level divisions, namely, Guangling, Hanjiang, Weiyang, Yizheng, Jiangdu, Gaoyou and Baoying. The whole Yangzhou city covers an area of 6,634 square kilometers, with a population of 4.56 million.
Yangzhou , noted for its history and culture, is located in central Jiangsu Province in Southeast China, the convergent point between Yangtze River and the Great Canal of China. Therefore, Yangzhou does live up to its name as an important traffic hinge. In the past, Yangzhou cultivated salt merchants in Ming and Qing dynasties, whose wealth can even be compared with that of a nation, and now it is the geological hub of industry and commerce, science and education, tourism and ecology, boasting various technological, art and academic quintessence and famous for its prosperity, civilization as well as magnificent and elegant views.