Fireworks in March have been popular in Yangzhou for thousands of years, and Guangling is the ancient name of Yangzhou.
As follows: Yangzhou City, known in ancient times as Guangling, Jiangdu, and Weiyang, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province and a type II large city. It is located in the middle of Jiangsu Province, at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, between 32°15′-33°25′ north latitude,
Between 119°01′ and 119°54′ east longitude, it is adjacent to Yancheng City and Taizhou City in the east; it is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the south and faces Zhenjiang City across the river.
It is connected to Nanjing City in the southwest; Chuzhou City, Anhui Province in the west; and Huai'an City in the northwest. It is known as the land geographical geometric center of Jiangsu Province (Yangzhou Gaoyou City).
The city has a total area of ??6591.21 square kilometers, governs 3 districts and 1 county, and oversees 2 county-level cities.
At the end of 2022, Yangzhou City's permanent population was 4.5829 million, and the urbanization rate of the permanent population was 72.01%.
Yangzhou City is the world's gourmet capital, the world's canal capital, the cultural capital of East Asia, one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, and a scenic tourist city with traditional characteristics. It is known as "Fireworks under Yangzhou in March".
It is known as "the famous capital of Huaizuo and the best place in Zhuxi", and also has the reputation of "the first canal city in China"; it is also known as Yang Yi Er and Moon City.
The city's founding history can be traced back to 486 BC. The Yangzhou section of the China Grand Canal has been selected into the World Heritage List; Yangzhou has been included in the China Maritime Silk Road.
Yangzhou City is an important part of the Jiangsu Yangtze River Economic Belt, a member city of the Nanjing Metropolitan Area and a city in the central area of ??the Yangtze River Delta. It is also the water source of the East Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, a United Nations Habitat Award-winning city, a national civilized city, a famous hot spring city in China, and a national garden city.
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In 2022, Yangzhou City will achieve a regional GDP of 710.498 billion yuan, an increase of 4.3%.
In terms of industries, the added value of the primary industry was 32.662 billion yuan, an increase of 2.4%; the added value of the secondary industry was 347.002 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 330.834 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1%.