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Exploring spring destinations in China

china.org.cn / chinagate.cn, February 23, 2017 Adjust font size:

　　Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province

Located in central Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou is a city with a history of 2,500 years. Since ancient times, it has been a leading economic and cultural center, as well as a major port for foreign trade and exchanges on the lower reaches of the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers. Historically speaking, it was one of the wealthiest cities in all of China, known for its great merchant families, poets, painters and scholars.

The most famous attractions of the city include Slender West Lake, Ge Garden and Daming Monastery. Its “Three Knives,” kitchen knife, pedicure knife and hair knife, are the city's three traditional products.

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