Must-visit attractions in Yangzhou travel guide

The must-see attraction in Yangzhou travel guide is Slender West Lake.

Slender West Lake is a long and narrow water body formed by the Grand Canal water system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and the city moats of different eras such as Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. The earliest two sections of Slender West Lake were formed in the Sui Dynasty. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it was connected with the city moat to form a larger water system and became the western moat of Yangzhou City.

Slender West Lake is an important part of the Grand Canal, a world cultural heritage. A group of gardens on the lake were formed during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty. Jinshan, Wuting Bridge, White Tower, Twenty-four Bridges, Wanhua Garden, Shuangfeng Yunzhan and other famous gardens and attractions.

The garden architecture of Slender West Lake has typical Buddhist cultural characteristics. For example, the famous White Pagoda of Slender West Lake is a temple tower, which is a typical Lamaist temple tower system. The Lotus Bridge in Slender West Lake is commonly known as Wuting Bridge and is the symbol of Slender West Lake.

Yangzhou Food

1. Yangzhou Fried Rice

Yangzhou Fried Rice is a famous local traditional dish in Yangzhou. It uses rice, ham, eggs and shrimp as the main ingredients. , after years of evolution and development, it has formed its own unique taste and style. Its essence lies in frying various ingredients over a fire and then adding them with eggs to create a fragrant and delicate dish.

2. Sanding steamed buns

Sanding steamed buns in Yangzhou cuisine use diced sea cucumber, diced chicken, diced meat and diced bamboo shoots as the main fillings. The fillings go well together, making the Sanding Buns even more delicious.

In addition, the fillings of ginseng and shrimp are also very distinctive, adding to the texture of the buns. The specialty of this kind of Sanding buns is the unique production process. They are first marinated with special seasonings, then rolled into dough to wrap the fillings, and finally steamed.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Slender West Lake