The general situation of Yangzhou, Jiangsu is as follows:

1. Yangzhou is the food capital of the world, the canal capital of the world, the cultural capital of East Asia, the first batch of national historical and cultural cities and the scenic tourist city with traditional characteristics, and is known as "Fireworks in Yangzhou in March". It is known as "the capital of Huaizuo, the best place in the west of Pearl River" and "the first city of China Canal". Known as Yangyi Yi 'er and Yuecheng.

2. The history of this city can be traced back to 486 BC, and the Yangzhou section of the Grand Canal of China was selected into the World Heritage List; Yangzhou is included in China's Maritime Silk Road. Yangzhou is an important part of Jiangsu Yangtze River Economic Belt, a member city of Nanjing Metropolitan Area and the central city of Yangtze River Delta, and also the water source of the East Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer.

3. United Nations Habitat Award-winning cities, national civilized cities, famous hot spring cities in China, national garden cities and national forest cities. In 2022, Yangzhou achieved a regional GDP of 71049.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%. By industry, 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, up 3 1% year-on-year.

4. 1644, the Qing army entered the customs in Shen Jianian of Ming Dynasty, April of the first year of Hong Guang, Yiyou Year (1645) and the second year of Qing Shunzhi. After Shi Kefa, the minister of the Ministry of War of Hong Guang in Nanming, led Yangzhou soldiers and civilians to resist the failure of the Qing army under the command of Aisingiorro Dodo to attack Yangzhou City, the Qing army massacred the people inhumanely.

The Ten Days in Yangzhou written by Wang Xiuchu, a survivor at that time, recorded that the massacre lasted for ten days, so history called it "Ten Days in Yangzhou", and 800,000 people were killed in Yangzhou. 1645, the Qing court established Jiangnan department, which was subordinate to Yangzhou government. In the sixth year of Kangxi (1667), jiangnan province was officially divided into Jiangsu Province and Anhui Province, with Yangzhou as the capital.

6. In April of the third year of Xianfeng (1853), the Taiping Army captured Yangzhou, changed Yangzhou Prefecture to Yangzhou County, and changed Ganquan County to Ganquantian County, which lasted more than eight months. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou government led Gaoyoufu, Taizhou and Jiangdu, Ganquan, Tianchang (Chuzhou), Yizheng, Xinghua, Baoying and Dongtai counties, commonly known as "Yangba".

7. On September 17th, Xuantong three years (191year165438+1October 7th), Yangzhou was recovered. On the 20th, Yangzhou Military and Political Sub-government was announced, and it was under the jurisdiction of Zhenjiang Governor. 19 12 1 month, abandoned Yangzhou mansion, and Ganquan entered Jiangdu county on December 25th of the lunar calendar (19 12 February 12). The former Yangzhou mansion belonged to Zhili counties.