It has been said that the fireworks fall in Yangzhou in March, so there are many beautiful scenery in Yangzhou in spring, but it doesn't mean that there is nothing to play in Yangzhou except this time period. In fact, there are some other times to play in Yangzhou, just saying that food is suitable all year round.
the best time
from March to June, Li Bai said more than a thousand years ago that "fireworks will descend in Yangzhou in March", and spring is the best season to go to Central Jiangsu. At this time, peaches, willows and green flowers are blooming, and cauliflower is in full bloom, and there are countless folk activities to participate in.
From July to August, you can enjoy the cool in the under the greenwood tree in the garden during the day, and you can sit in a boat at night to get a close look at the water breeze of Slender West Lake, Ancient Canal, Fengcheng River and Haohe River.
from September to October, fruits and vegetables were harvested, and ginkgo trees floated yellow, showing the heroic and magnificent hope fields in the land of central Jiangsu. At this time, the fish is fresh and mature, and there are inexhaustible fresh aquatic products along the way.
from October to February, the climate is wet and cold, which is not the best season to visit Yangzhou, but you may encounter some unique scenery. Some scenic spots have entered the off-season and accommodation is relatively cheap.
Eat morning tea in Yangzhou
Punch the steaming crab roe soup bag with a straw, and the pork flavor and crab roe are rarely smoked together, which is unforgettable! Then eat Huaiyang fine points in turn. Sanding buns are Yangzhou's top brand, and the noodles are fermented to be soft and tough. The diced chicken, diced meat and diced bamboo shoots are properly matched in proportion.
Then there are the "Yangzhou Shuangjue" Jade Shaomai and Melaleuca Oil Cake. The green vegetable leaves are filled with cooked lard and ham, and the skin is thin and the filling is green. Melaleuca cake is divided into 64 layers, with layers of sugar and oil alternating; However, the attention to the usual fine points of dried plum and vegetarian dishes is even more amazing.
Yangzhou people's culture of eating morning tea is comparable to that of Guangzhou. A plate of dried silk, a few snacks and a cup of green tea, no matter how busy you are, you have to eat morning tea first. "Sanchun" (Fuchun, Yechun, * * and Chunchun are the favorite places for old Yangzhou people. You must "catch up early" for morning tea, preferably before 6: 31, or you will wait for a long queue. Generally, morning tea ends at 11 am.
Fuchun Tea House
No.35 Desheng Bridge; 6: 31 ~ 13: 31, 15: 45 ~ 19: 31
A century-old shop representing Yangzhou traditional cuisine. Fuchun started as a flower shop, then prospered as a teahouse and developed into a feast in Huaiyang. Fuchun Steamed Bun became the representative brand of Yangzhou Steamed Bun, which is a legendary history in itself. Although there are too many similar tea houses in Yangzhou, it is still a choice for many people to eat at Fuchun Tea House, which is also a must for tour groups. Whether it is a snack in the morning tea or a dinner dish, it is worth sitting down and enjoying slowly.
Yechun Tea House
No.3, Fengle Street; 7: 11 ~ 22: 11
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Outside the window is a cruise ship coming from the Royal Wharf, and inside the window is steaming crab yellow soup packets, reflecting Yangzhou's unique tranquility among weeping willows. The century-old tea house recorded in Yangzhou Painting Boat Record is now only Yechun, and Yangzhou people love it here, not only because of the delicious morning tea, but also because the whole tea house is built by the river, with pavilions and pavilions falling between small bridges and flowing water, which is more comfortable for eating. Even though Yechun has been rebuilt to be more modern, it has opened chain stores in many places. This store is still people's favorite, and it will be crowded every weekend, and locals can't get in at all.
leather bag water teahouse
No.153, Dongguan Street; 6: 11 ~ 21: 11
People in Yangzhou also call morning tea "leather bag water". It's hard enough to listen to Yangzhou Pinghua in Yangzhou City. Besides watching Yangzhou Pinghua broadcast by Yangzhou TV at 9 pm, you can also go to the bag water tea house. At 9: 31 in the morning, it has become a rare place in the city where you can still listen to Yangju live. In addition, among the many food shops in Dongguan Street, it is also one of the few places that sell Huaiyang cuisine. There are lion heads and boiled dried silk, which can pass even if it is not amazing. When there are many tourists, the serving speed will slow down.
Eating morning tea, a new way to open a new store
In Yangzhou, some salt merchants' mansions have been developed into boutique hotels and restaurants, which seem to be private spaces for a few people from the outside, but they are also open to the public as scenic spots, and the prices of morning tea or drinks are close to the people. Without disturbing the guests, you can find a garden to listen to the flowing water.
Lushi Salt Merchant Mansion, the "first floor of salt merchants" in Yangzhou, caters for meals when the scenic spots are closed, providing three meals a day (7: 11 ~ 11: 11, 11: 31 ~ 14: 11, 17: 11 ~ 21: 11), in which the morning tea is 71 yuan per capita, and the tickets for visiting are exempted.
Wujingtang Western Restaurant (located in Jienan Bookstore (No.319, Dongguan Street) from 7: 11 to 9: 31, it is really not cheap for a salt merchant to have breakfast at RMB 128, but it is also an alternative experience to be able to mention one of the "poetry parties" in Yangzhou's Record of Painting Boat. Jienan Bookstore used to be the old house of "Yangzhou Erma", which contained a boat named "Xiang Fu" as "Qian Gui" of Slender West Lake, and it was also a 24-hour bookstore.
Fun Garden Tea House (No.48, Slender West Lake Road; From 7: 11 to 14: 11, and from 17: 11 to 21: 31, the "Four Bridges Misty Rain" in the fun garden was originally one of the 24 scenic spots of Slender West Lake. Now, as the Huaiyang Cuisine Experience Store of Yangzhou Guest House, it is open to the public, and the environmental comfort is not comparable to that of ordinary morning tea shops. 68 yuan State Banquet-level morning tea is not small in weight and exquisite in taste. Zero is more suitable if there are few people.
lunch and dinner
in the morning, you have a full stomach, and you are not hungry until noon. But you have to go into a restaurant when you arrive at the meal. You can't miss the authentic Huaiyang cuisine in Yangzhou. Crab powder lion head, fat but not greasy, loose but not scattered.
Vince tofu, 1.5 cm thick dried bean curd slices into 24 pieces, with distinct roots; Boiled dried silk, thousands of wisps of silk-thin tofu silk ups and downs, during which these well-known delicacies test their skills.
The three sets of ducks created by Yangzhou chefs, in which pigeons are boned and filled with wild ducks, and then the wild ducks are boned and filled with domestic ducks, bring out a unique flavor; There are also stewed silver carp heads, the fish is tender and the soup is thick, which are all delicious food worth tasting.
At this time, there must be no room in my stomach, but I still miss the world-famous Yangzhou fried rice. Now Yangzhou fried rice has reached the industry standard, and eggs, scallops, shrimps, ham, green beans and so on are indispensable. I want to eat the most authentic fried rice, but I still want to eat the roots of a century-old shop (No.115, Guoqing Road).
Little Lion Building
No.458 Wenchang Middle Road; 11: 11 ~ 14: 11, 17: 31 ~ 21: 11
If you want to eat hand-cut lion heads, you must go to Little Lion Building. The lion's head here is made of a knife and a knife, "sunflower cuts meat". The best lion's head with two fists is moderately fat and contains salted duck eggs, which melts in the mouth. The boss is a famous post-81s Huaiyang cooking teacher. The dining environment is relaxed, but we should be prepared for a long time.
Yangzhou Attractions
Gardens
In Yangzhou's rich past, when officials and businessmen with the dream of "riding a crane to ascend the state" built their own mansions, they integrated the delicate and elegant gardens in the south of the Yangtze River with the luxury and magnificence of the northern imperial city, and Yangzhou Gardens with both north and south styles came into being, forming the characteristics of Yangzhou's elegance and prosperity.
Geyuan
No.11, Yanfu East Road; Tickets for 45 yuan in peak season, 31 yuan in off season
7: 15-17: 31 in peak season and 7: 15-17: 11 in off season
Geyuan really deserves the same name as Beijing Summer Palace, chengde mountain resort and Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden, and is called "China's Four Famous Gardens". Walking through the four seasons rockery garden, bamboo and stalagmites are planted between the mountains, creating a spring scene of "bamboo shoots after rain"; Going north is the summer scenery against the blue-gray Taihu stone and water lilies; Connected with it, utilizing the hard and brown characteristics of Huangshi, the planted red maple presents autumn scenery.
But the most wonderful thing is the winter scenery with the smallest area. The crystal-clear Xuan Shi stack is just like unmelted snow. The 24 wind holes in the back wall of the stacked stone make through flow blow out the effect of whistling northwest wind and push the winter scenery to the extreme together with wintersweet. There are also two holes next to the Winter Garden. Looking out, it is the bamboo shoots in the Spring Garden. Winter goes and spring comes, and the four seasons cycle around. It is really amazing for the owner of the garden.
rockery in four seasons is an isolated case in China, and it is strongly recommended that you visit the park. There are many interesting details in the design of a small garden. If a tour guide explains it, you can better understand the beauty of the garden.
Heyuan
No.66, Xuningmen Street; Tickets to 45 yuan; 7: 31 ~ 17: 31
He Zhi _ in Qing Dynasty bought the garden because Shi Tao, a master gardener, kept the unique "flaky mountain house" in the world, and then expanded it into a house combining Chinese and western styles. There are not only pavilions and pavilions in the park, but also a large number of western-style structural designs. The 111-meter-long corridor connects the main scenery with the building in series, and walks in it, and the leaking windows "frame" different scenery.
Slender West Lake
No.28 Dahongqiao Road; Tickets are 151 yuan; 5: 31 ~ 17: 11
"Twenty-four Bridges on the moonlit night, where can jade people teach to play the flute?" "The moonlit night in the world is two points, and the rogue is Yangzhou." There are too many poems describing Yangzhou, as Zhu Ziqing said, "For those who have never been to Yangzhou but read some Tang poems, Yangzhou is really as beautiful as a mirage in his heart."
This used to be the Guaranteed River in the north of Yangzhou. When Ganlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, the salt merchants invested in dredging the river, widening the Slender West Lake and building pavilions along the coast so that he could take a boat to daming temple from the Royal Wharf.
Although the Slender West Lake is now tidied up like a citizen park, Xiaojinshan, Diaoyutai, Fuzhuang, Wuting Bridge and the white pagoda built on Qiongdao, which imitates Beijing Beihai, are still unfolding along the waterfront, which proves the luxury of that year. Pay attention to the season when you go to Slender West Lake. Spring is the most beautiful time when flowers bloom, but it is also the time with the most tourists.
It takes about 2.5 hours to visit Slender West Lake on foot, and you can also take sightseeing bus. But just as Ganlong chose to visit Slender West Lake from the water, the best angle to visit Slender West Lake is still on the water. With this spokesperson, Slender West Lake is far ahead of many scenic spots in Yangzhou with a high fare of 151 yuan. If you will stay in Yangzhou for a long time, the tickets for Slender West Lake, Geyuan, Heyuan and daming temple and the 221 yuan joint ticket for the Grand Canal cruise are much more real.
In addition to the Slender West Lake Scenic Area, there is also a bonsai garden built next to Dahongqiao. There is no admission fee, and the environment is quiet, with typical works of Yangpai bonsai.
Night Tour of Slender West Lake
Slender West Lake has a night tour of painting boats. At that time, the lights on both sides of the lake are fully on, and you can enjoy the night view. The tour route is from the east embankment of Slender West Lake to Bridge 24 (round trip. Located at the cruise terminal next to Dahongqiao; The ticket is 121 yuan; It will be launched from 19: 11 to 21: 11 on Friday and Saturday from May to October.
Ancient buildings and streets
When you come to this 2,511-year-old city, you must not miss the opportunity to visit the ancient streets. The 5.19-square-kilometer old town is one of the best-preserved old streets in Ming and Qing dynasties in China. Strolling through these ancient buildings and streets, maybe you can taste the charm of Yangzhou's history and culture.
Lushi Salt Merchant Mansion
No.22 Kangshan Street; Tickets are 15 yuan
9: 11 ~ 11: 31, 14: 11 ~ 16: 31
The old Yangzhou people say that a family with money or no money just needs to look at the height of its gate and wall. From the street of Kangshan Cultural Park, the wall of Lushi is as high as 12 meters, and the brick wall made of blue bricks is towering and thick. Walking into the courtyard, there are more than 211 suites. When you are in it, you will understand what is "hiding wealth". This is the deep courtyard built by Lushi at a cost of nearly 82,111 silver, and it is also the largest salt merchant residence in Yangzhou.
Shuangdong Historic District
Shuangdong refers to the old streets around Dongguan Street and Dongquanmen. When you board the East Gate Tower in Song Dynasty, you can overlook the whole Dongguan Street. Nowhere can you better reflect the salt merchant culture and canal culture in Yangzhou.
In the old days, there were many celebrities and wealthy businessmen living in the ancient streets, who left garden houses such as Geyuan, Hu Zhonghan's former residence, Li Changle's former residence, Huashi Garden, Xiong Chengji's former residence, Yiyuan Garden and more than 211 shops. Nowadays, the streets with a history of 1,211 years have been renovated, moved back to the old shops and welcomed into new shops. It is still the center of Yangzhou.
The East Circle Gate to the south is purer. The street that seems to be occupied by antiques and foot art also hides many deep houses, including Wang's small garden (Di Guan No.14; Tickets to 25 yuan, Huyuan, Ding Shi Salt Merchants, Jiang Shangqing's former residence, etc.
After Shuangdong Street was turned into an ancient historical street, a large number of tourists welcomed it. If you want to get closer to the soul of old Yangzhou, you might as well go deep into the dense alleys between the two streets, or wait until after ten o'clock at night, when the shops are closed, to enjoy the tranquility of the old street.
Identifying time-honored brands in Dongguan Street
People who have just arrived in Dongguan Street will be dazzled when they see all kinds of shops on the kilometer-long street. In fact, there are indeed many time-honored brands frequented by local people in Dongguan Street. The following are some real old shops that go after the turnip and save the turnip.
Yangzhou Paper-cut Museum (No.412, Dongguan Street) was listed in the intangible cultural heritage list in 2111. This is the exhibition shop of China Paper-cut Museum in Dongguan Street. You can buy a paper-cut or its derivatives in 68 yuan from May to May.
Yang Lvchun Tea Shop (No.388, Dongguan Street, an old tea shop founded in 1918), the founder Jing Jiancheng developed the "Kuilongzhu", which blended Zhejiang Longjing, Anhui Kuizhen and Jiangsu Zhulan in proportion, and finally brewed tea with the water of the Yangtze River, which has the reputation of "one river cooks three provinces of tea".
Xie Fuchun (No.157, Dongguan Street, the first cosmetics company in China, can be traced back to Xie Fuchun powder shop in 1831. Xie Fuchun's duck egg powder, ice musk oil and "Oriental solid perfume" were selected as "tribute powder" by the Qing court by using the traditional techniques of flowers and ice musk. There are three Xie Fuchun in Dongguan Street, and the easternmost one has a live display of product production, and can also experience the ancient beauty through makeup for free.