Participated Cities：Yangzhou

Located in the southeast of China, and adjacent to Shanghai, Yangzhou is a famous city with a history of 2500 years, covering an area of 6634 square kilometers, and having a total population of 4.6 million. It is the hometown of “Yangzhou Fried Rice”, featuring a long and rich culture, beautiful environment, convenient traffic and happy life. Yangzhou is a city with distinct Chinese characteristics, and has won the “UN Habitat Scroll of Honor”.

The Monk Jianzhen crossed the ocean to Japan. The South Korean Cui Zhiyuan became an official in Yangzhou. The Italian Macro Polo resided in Yangzhou and introduced Yangzhou to the world. Puhaddin, the 16th -generation grandson of Mohammad who was the founder of Islam visited Yangzhou and built the Crane Temple, etc. Historically, Yangzhou was open, tolerant and inclusive.

Yangzhou is shining with visible, observable, and enjoyable beauty of the ancient city, and revealing brisk urban charm, not only through its picturesque natural landscape, unique garden heritages, but also through its brilliant culture and art, and exquisite delicacies.