Changzhou has a long history and a rich collection of people. It is an ancient city with history and culture.

In recent years, Changzhou has accelerated the development of tourism resources and launched the Chinese Dinosaur Park, Liyang Tianmu Lake Tourist Resort, Jintan Maoshan Scenic Area, etc.

Changzhou is also known as "Dragon City".

Changzhou is an ancient cultural city with a long history of more than 2,500 years and a profound cultural heritage.

During the Spring and Autumn Period in 547 BC, a city was built and a state was established, which was first called Yanling.

Also known as Longcheng, it was the fiefdom of Jizha, the fourth son of King Shoumeng of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Qin established the county.

Since the Western Jin Dynasty, Changzhou has been the seat of counties, prefectures and prefectures, and is known as "the important town of three Wus and the famous capital of eight towns".

Here is a place with outstanding people and a gathering of humanities. It enjoys the reputation of "there are tribes of famous people in the world, and there are no ordinary couples in the southeast".

Changzhou's main tourist attractions: Liyang Wuchu Farming Cultural Park Tianmu Lake Taigong Mountain Changzhou Dinosaur Park Tianmu Lake Changzhou Tianning Temple Red Plum Park Changzhou Asia Film and Television City Nanshan Bamboo Sea Spring and Autumn Yancheng South Street Dongpo Park Chinese Dawn Ape Museum Grate Lane Changzhou Hengshan

Qiao Town Jingchuan Park Gao Jing Garden Qu Qiubai Memorial Hall Orchid Garden Wenbi Pagoda Yancheng Museum Near Garden Wujin Helv City Zhang Tailei’s former residence Lushu Park Laimeng Metropolis International Business District Qingguo Lane before and after North Bank New Fourth Army Jiangnan Headquarters Shouzhou Pavilion Wedun Park Jintan Longshan

Pagoda Jintan Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Dai Wangfu Hengshan Bailong Guanyi Forest Park Gulong Mountain Liyang Nanyang Bridge Longtan Forest Park Yanling Road Yanghu Square Gehu Genyi Museum Hua Luogeng Memorial Hall Zhang Tailei’s Former Residence Shi Liang’s Former Residence Zhao Yi’s Former Residence Changzhou Museum Taihu Bay Tourist Resort

Special delicacies Changzhou snacks have both local traditional characteristics and the flavors of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. They use a wide range of ingredients, with fillings ranging from salty to sweet, meat to vegetarian. They are carefully made and enjoy a high reputation.

·Xiaolongbao with crab was first created by Wanhua Teahouse on the south side of Xiaoheyan pontoon during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty.

Its characteristics: the crab oil is golden and shiny, fat but not greasy, the crab fragrance is fragrant, the juice is delicious, the skin is thin and strong, the filling is tender and refreshing, and it is delicious when served with balsamic vinegar and shredded ginger.

Hemp cake Changzhou hemp cake is a large oval-shaped sesame cake with a unique taste and flavor. It is also the favorite traditional home-cooked food of Changzhou people.

During production, raw materials such as refined white flour, high-quality sesame seeds, white sugar, and refined salt are selected, and it is refined through multiple processes such as dough mixing, stirring, kneading, stuffing, shaping, and baking.

There are two flavors, salty and sweet, for buyers to choose from.

Once the qualified sesame cake comes out of the oven, it will have a rich and tangy aroma, a yellow color but not burnt, moderate salty and sweet but not greasy, crispy and delicious but not crispy, and good color, aroma and taste.

In the past, Changzhou hemp cakes were mostly eaten by locals as breakfast.

Nowadays, after reform and innovation, careful packaging, beautiful appearance and easy to carry, it has become a must-have gift for people to visit relatives and friends.

Crab shell yolk Crab shell yolk is a local snack in Changzhou, commonly known as small hemp cake. It is often paired with hemp cake as a gift.

There are four kinds of fillings: shepherd's purse, scallion oil, sugar, and bright oil bean paste.

Its characteristics: shaped like a crab shell, golden in color, oily but not greasy, crispy and fluffy, sweet and mellow sugar filling, and fresh salty filling.

Chicken soup with vegetable and meat wontons Chicken soup with vegetable and meat wontons is a specialty snack in Changzhou with a history of more than 40 years.

Its characteristics: smooth skin, fragrant filling, fat but not greasy, delicious taste.

Jiu Niang Yuan Xiao is one of the specialty snacks in Changzhou. Folks have the custom of eating Yuan Xiao during the Spring Festival.

More than 100 years ago, Pei Yugao added fermented glutinous rice to the traditional Lantern Festival and created the fermented glutinous rice dumpling.

Its characteristics: the dough is like jade grains, the aroma of wine is overflowing, the flavor is unique, and it is sweet and refreshing.

Silver Noodles Silver Noodles are a specialty variety of Changzhou with a history of more than 30 years.

The ingredients are exquisite and the operation process is strict. It has the characteristics of noodles as thin as silk, white as silver in color, soft and smooth, full of toughness, and not mushy when cooked. It is one of the varieties collected in "Chinese Snacks Book".

Sesame Candy Changzhou sesame candy has a long history and unique flavor.

It is said that as early as the Tang Dynasty, local people began to use maltose and sesame to produce a kind of sesame candy that looks like sesame balls, called sesame balls.

By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, war smoke was everywhere, and the Jin soldiers invaded the south on a large scale.

Kang Wang Zhao Gou fled south from Bianliang, the capital, and settled south of the Yangtze River. He blindly compromised and sued for peace, not wanting to regain the lost territory in the north.

The people were very angry about this.

At that time, someone once wrote a poem saying: "Beyond the mountains, there are towers outside the mountains, when will the singing and dancing in the West Lake stop? The warm wind makes the tourists drunk, and they call Hangzhou Bianzhou!" to vent their dissatisfaction.

The people in the Changwu area adopted another form to express their desire to resist the Jin Dynasty and regain their lost land.

They transformed the spherical sesame dough candy into a cylindrical shape like a firecracker and gave it to King Kang to encourage his courage to fight against the Jin Dynasty and restore the country.

It is unknown whether King Kang Zhaogou was inspired and gained courage from it, but Changzhou sesame candy was made into a cylindrical shape and continues to this day.

Changzhou sesame candy has carefully selected ingredients and exquisite production.

It is required that the sesame seeds are fully covered without exposing the skin, and both ends are sealed so that the filling does not leak out.

The sugar layer is porous but not stiff, the taste is sweet and crispy and does not stick to the teeth, the color is white and uniform, the thickness is about the same length, and a pound is exactly 20 sticks.

It is indeed a good gift for home travel and as a gift to relatives and friends.

Dried radish People who have been to Changzhou will say: "There is a strange thing in Changzhou. Dried radish is used as a side dish with wine." Authentic Changzhou dried radish is indeed different from dried radish elsewhere. It uses sweet and tender solid carrots produced in Xinzha, Ximenwai, Changzhou.

The raw materials are washed and cut into strips, dried appropriately, then added with an appropriate amount of salt, sugar and various auxiliary materials, and carefully marinated.

Due to the excellent selection of ingredients, a unique pickling process is used, and it is paired with unique seasonings.

Therefore, Changzhou dried radish is yellow in color with red inside, salty but not salty, salty but slightly sweet, crispy but not spicy, and very delicious.

Moreover, it is cheap, good quality and easy to carry.

It is not only a side dish for people to eat, but also a snack for drinking and after dinner.