Four places must be visited: Slender West Lake, daming temple, Heyuan and Geyuan.
1. Slender West Lake: Kangxi Qianlong's eight southern tours are full of dragons, and it is also a beautiful scenic spot in Yangzhou. Foreign tourists must play and bring some dragons back.
2. daming temple: a thousand-year-old temple, which was built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Apart from temples, there are also cultural relics, such as Ou Gong Temple built by Ouyang Xiu when he was a satrap in Yangzhou, Gulin Hall built by Su Dongpo, and "Xiyuan Fangpu" in the back garden of Qianlong Palace. It's not just a temple. It's best to have breakfast in the morning to burn incense, worship Buddha, or eat vegetarian dishes directly in daming temple. Vegetarian chicken is very distinctive, especially vegetarian chicken, which tastes as delicious as real chicken (saliva)
3. Geyuan: Yangzhou salt merchants, Huizhou merchants and Shanxi merchants are world-famous, and Geyuan is the most representative garden in the private gardens of salt merchants, except for enjoying the luxurious life of salt merchants in those years.
4. Heyuan: It is known as the first famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty. Note: It was in the late Qing Dynasty, which is quite different from Geyuan. Reflected in the architecture is the architectural style of combining Chinese and Western styles. The corridor, which is known as the first corridor in the world and the first string of buildings in China, is not to be missed. It is also the prototype of the world overpass. The rockery is steep and steep, and you can also see western objects such as fireplaces, sliding doors and shutters. In addition, the most distinctive feature is the unique book "Pianshishan House" of monk Shi Tao. As we all know, Yangzhou is a famous moon city, and other places can only enjoy the moon when the moon is bright at night, but if you want to see the moon during the day, you can only see it in Pianshishan House, no matter what the weather is. It is really a must!
but if you travel with a group, the tour guide will arrange it for you.
if there is more time, I suggest going to see Wang's small garden. This is also the gate of salt merchants' mansion, but it is different from the luxury of a garden, and it is much smaller in scale, which is mainly branded by the times. The owner of the small garden, Wang Zhuming, came to Yangzhou from Anhui to escape the war of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and went through war and chaos after coming to Yangzhou, so you can see many facilities that large families used to protect their families and property in those turbulent times, such as opaque glass, treasure caves, bomb shelters, secret doors for escape, and so on. You will feel very sad after the tour, but only after visiting here can you have an overall understanding of the life of Yangzhou salt merchants, because Geyuan represents the heyday, Heyuan is the late Qing Dynasty, and Xiaoyuan is the last declining period.
If you have more time, let's visit the Eight Eccentrics Memorial Hall and the Han Tomb. After all, the Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou are famous. It's a pity not to visit them, but you should be accompanied by your tour guide, because if you don't listen to the explanations, you won't see anything at all, and you can only take a tour to join in the fun.
If you still have time, you can go to Phoenix Island, which has just been developed in recent years and has beautiful scenery. There are also recreational activities such as horse riding and jet skiing, which can be played by both adults and children.
If there are children, it may be boring to see the garden, so it is good to take time to take the little babies to Zhuyuwan Scenic Spot Park. This is Yangzhou Zoo, which is free-range, and children will definitely like it.
Well, it's easy to solve. After leaving Slender West Lake, you can walk for ten minutes to Huaihai Road, a hot pot street. If you don't want to eat hot pot, you can walk a few steps to Wenhe Road and Siwangting Road, and Chinese restaurants and western restaurants are next to each other. The Fuman Building here at Siwangting tastes very authentic. Huaihai Road, Siwangting Road and Wenhe Road mentioned here are surrounded in a semi-frame shape and relatively concentrated. Or you can take a taxi to the Lotus Pond or Yuejin Bridge, which is not far away. It costs about ten yuan. The Huaiyang cuisine here is very authentic, especially the duck's feet with pepper and a cup of soup for one person, which smells delicious (saliva), and the price is not too expensive. We Yangzhou people especially like to go, and the local people can't miss it!
Other special snacks are Fuchun Steamed Buns, which foreigners must try when they come. The shrimp-seed wonton and fried dumpling in Jiangjiaqiao on Guangling Road are also very famous, and the * * * and Chunchun on Ganquan Road are also very authentic. Try it when you have time.