7 Days in Yangzhou

Early entry for the Five Pavilion Bridge and White Pagoda; the lake runs about 4 km north to Daming Temple and its rebuilt Qiling pagoda.

1. yangzhou slender west lake
2. yangzhou daming temple

Shredded-dried-tofu soup and crab-roe buns at Yechun; Ge Garden (1818) and the 1,122 m old street, with Pishi Street bookshops for the evening.

1. yangzhou yechun teahouse
2. yangzhou ge garden
3. yangzhou dongguan street
4. yangzhou pishi street

Some 1,500 m of covered walkways at He Garden (1883), then the canal museum (opened 2021) and Sanwan meadows.

1. yangzhou he garden
2. yangzhou grand canal museum
3. yangzhou sanwan park

Morning circuits of the Song Jiacheng earthen walls on the Shugang ridge, then an after-dinner canal boat under the lit bridges.

1. yangzhou songjiacheng
2. yangzhou night canal cruise

About 45 minutes northeast; the old canal course, the Qing-cast iron ox at the water, lane teahouses and a canal-side lunch.

1. yangzhou shaobo ancient town

About 1 h north by road — the train from Yangzhou East takes about 20 minutes — Gaoyou is a county under Yangzhou; the Yucheng post station has run since 1375, the lake promenade is broad, and the salted duck eggs are the local badge.

1. yangzhou gaoyou yucheng post
2. yangzhou gaoyou lake

Wang's Small Garden first, a last breakfast at Fuchun (1885), the Ming Wenchang Pavilion (1585) at the crossing, then the train.

1. yangzhou wangs xiaoyuan
2. yangzhou fuchun teahouse
3. yangzhou wenchang pavilion