10 Days in Yangzhou
Ten days for the lake, both gardens, the canal and its museum, Shaobo and Gaoyou, plus honest neighbour days — Zhenjiang's river temples across the bridge and a labelled Nanjing finale.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Yangzhou?
10 days lets you go beyond Yangzhou's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Yangzhou guide
10-day Yangzhou itinerary at a glance
Use our full Yangzhou travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Slender West Lake & Daming Temple
Early entry for the Five Pavilion Bridge and White Pagoda; the lake runs about 4 km north to Daming Temple.
- yangzhou slender west lake
- yangzhou daming temple
Morning Tea, Ge Garden & Dongguan Street
Yechun's shredded-dried-tofu soup and crab-roe buns; Ge Garden (1818) and the 1,122 m old street.
- yangzhou yechun teahouse
- yangzhou ge garden
- yangzhou dongguan street
- yangzhou pishi street
He Garden & the Canal Bend
Some 1,500 m of covered walkways at He Garden (1883), then the canal museum (opened 2021) and Sanwan meadows.
- yangzhou he garden
- yangzhou grand canal museum
- yangzhou sanwan park
Song Walls & Night Cruise
The Song Jiacheng earthen walls in the morning, an after-dinner canal boat in the evening.
- yangzhou songjiacheng
- yangzhou night canal cruise
Shaobo — a Canal Town North
About 45 minutes northeast; the old canal course and the Qing-cast iron ox at the water.
- yangzhou shaobo ancient town
Gaoyou — Post Station & Lake (Yangzhou county)
About 1 h north by road, 20 minutes by train; the Yucheng post station has run since 1375, and the lakefront is broad and windy.
- yangzhou gaoyou yucheng post
- yangzhou gaoyou lake
Slow Old City
Wang's Small Garden, then a mid-week breakfast at Fuchun (1885); laundry and an early night.
- yangzhou wangs xiaoyuan
- yangzhou fuchun teahouse
Across the River to Zhenjiang (neighbouring city)
About 1 h by bus over the Runyang Bridge — honestly labelled; the water-ringed Jinshan Temple and the stone lanes of the old Xijin ferry wharf, with a night in Zhenjiang.
- yangzhou zhenjiang jinshan temple
- yangzhou zhenjiang xijin ferry
Zhenjiang Morning & Return
Beigushan's ridge temple above the Yangtze — the hill Xin Qiji's famous ci poem names — then the ride back to Yangzhou for a riverside evening.
- yangzhou zhenjiang beigushan
Nanjing Finale (neighbouring city)
About 1 h by HSR to Nanjing — honestly labelled; it has its own page on this site. The tree-lined Purple Mountain sites and a Confucius Temple evening before the onward connection.
- yangzhou nanjing zhongshanling
Budget for 10 days in Yangzhou
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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