#Yangzhou State Guesthouse Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Find a perfect spot to lazily lounge around!
The facilities of Building 8 at Yangzhou Guesthouse are quite good.
You could really spend a whole day wandering around the guesthouse, sinking into the sofas both during the day and at night, which are beautiful.
Taking a walk in the hotel garden at night is super comfortable; it might be a bit sunny during the day but it also makes for great photos.
Very convenient.
Firstly, within the hotel area, there's a shuttle golf cart; you just get on at the entrance of Building 18 and tell the driver where you want to go. The frequency is very high, so you almost don't have to wait. There's a small gate inside the hotel that leads directly to the Slender West Lake scenic area, which is really convenient. To get to other scenic spots by taxi, it usually takes about 20 minutes (including possible traffic jams).
The hotel environment and rooms are really lovely! Very Jiangnan, very fresh. Next time, I still want to stay at the Guesthouse, and check in at Building 8! As for food, don't settle for the hotel, you can explore the delicacies outside, haha, or you could make a reservation in advance.
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Yangzhou Welcome Guesthouse
The guesthouse is in Yangzhou!! A popular spot for social media check-ins || Stayed at the guesthouse – highly recommended when visiting Yangzhou!
Great place to take kids for a stroll, feels like you can wander and play in the hotel garden all day
Each building's reception offers free fish and swan food, which you can take to feed the animals with the kids in the garden – right across from the Slender West Lake
Remember to get a number for the Qu Yuan morning tea before 6:30 AM
If you're with kids, you can call the front desk to prepare children's toiletries, which will be delivered by a robot~
On the day of checkout, it happened to rain, and the front desk thoughtfully provided an umbrella☂️!
Grace.Perry@46
Yangzhou Welcome Guesthouse | Stay by the Slender West Lake and soak in the hot springs of a Chinese garden
| Stay by the Slender West Lake and soak in the hot springs of a Chinese garden. Yangzhou Welcome Guesthouse
Slender West Lake Road, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou
"Recommended Reasons"
-A newly minted Black Pearl one-diamond restaurant—Shan Restaurant is also located in Building No. 8
1 Qu Yuan Tea House, Yangzhou Banquet's Huaiyang cuisine●The building closest to Qu Yuan
Slender West Lake Hot Springs, with its winding garden style, draws from natural underground hot springs
The guesthouse is situated by the tranquil Slender West Lake, a hotel that grows within a Jiangnan garden
The design is by the internationally renowned design team, CCD Hong Kong Zheng Zhong Design Office
The property covers an area of over 300 acres, with Shufang Garden, Guifang Garden, Wanfang Garden, Yongfang Garden... It's like stepping into the Grand View Garden from "Dream of the Red Chamber"
Location
The guesthouse is located on the south side of the intersection of Slender West Lake Road and Changchun Road, overlooking Xu Garden, Little Golden Mountain, and Changdi Chunliu of the Slender West Lake Scenic Area across the water.
Rooms
242 exquisite rooms in Guanfang Garden, where Hermes orange meets sophisticated grey in a wonderful collision. The rooms are mainly modern and minimalist with a touch of Chinese elements, simplifying the beauty of new Chinese style, simple but not simplistic. The spacious bathing space with the addition of a bathtub makes for the best combination for a night of relaxation for body and mind.
Morning Tea
Even more popular is its dining, with Black Pearl restaurants Qu Yuan Tea House and Yangzhou Banquet, considered to represent the highest standard of Yangzhou Huaiyang cuisine.
Facilities
The guesthouse also has Lanpu Tea House, karaoke rooms, a gym, SPA, hot spring swimming pool, foot bath, Welcome Painting Boat, and other facilities that allow you to relax better after busy and tense business activities.
Dining
The guesthouse has 16 themed restaurants with over 3000 dining seats and 14 exquisite private rooms. Named with "fun" in mind, they are located by the beautiful Slender West Lake. The 7 Eat 8 Bar Sunshine Restaurant mainly serves fashionable Huaiyang cuisine, innovative Sichuan cuisine, home-brewed beer, and outdoor BBQ.
Hot Springs
With a constant temperature of 38℃-42℃, each pool has a medicinal pack, and there are signs next to the pools indicating the herbs and their effects in the pools, which is very convenient and considerate.
Landscape
The charm of a century-old salt merchant's mansion still remains with lush flowers and trees, small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and rockeries, and secluded paths... Every detail showcases the unique charm of this exquisite garden.
JourneyJubilations
Yangzhou Two-Day Travel Guide
Since this trip only involved two girls, our itinerary was planned around the Slender West Lake scenic area.
We chose the Yangzhou State Guesthouse as our hotel.
Slender West Lake is nearby the hotel area, and the front desk offers fish and swan feed. We checked in at 2:00 PM.
Just after finishing our makeup, we went out to take photos at 3:00 PM. We walked from the hotel to Qu Yuan Tea House.
Along the way, we fed the fish and took photos. By then, we were already hungry. Dinner service in the hall started at 5:00 PM. After a tiring walk, we sat by the fish pond behind the tea house, enjoying the breeze and feeding the fish while waiting for dinner (the whole environment felt very quiet, with the only noise being the occasional carp leaping out of the water 🤭. During the meal, there was a performance of musical instruments and storytelling. The tea was really fragrant 👍. On the way back to the hotel, it was almost sunset, and we fed the swans along the way.
On the second day, we visited the Yunshui Sanqian Fragrance Museum, a great place for intangible cultural heritage 👍.
The location is inside a park next to Slender West Lake. We chose to make scented pills, and the experience was top-notch!
After the complimentary afternoon tea, the tea was rich in flavor, and the seasonal bayberries and grapes were also very fresh. A visit to Yangzhou really must include this place!
In summary, the overall experience was satisfying with delicious food and picturesque scenery. My friend Little Frog and I both agree that it's very suitable for retirement living 😁
@.d3n N3ls0n
Yangzhou Guest House, a symphony of flowers in full bloom
Yangzhou Guest House is located in the north of Yangzhou city, within the scenic area of Slender West Lake, serving as a state guest house as well as a high-end complex for dining, accommodation, and leisure.
Yangzhou Guest House grows amidst gardens, facing Xu Garden, Misty Rain Tower of Four Bridges, and the Spring Willows along the Long Dyke across the water; lake-view rooms, king-size rooms, and deluxe suites are exquisitely comfortable, just right: Qu Yuan Tea House, Yangzhou Banquet, 7 Eat 8 Bar Sunshine Restaurant, Hill Restaurant, and Guest House Dining, a feast for both the eyes and the palate. Beautiful scenery, beautiful dwelling, delicious food!
Yangzhou Guest House's architectural complex is named after flowers, including Shou Fang Garden, Shu Fang Garden, Wan Fang Garden, Gui Fang Garden, Yong Fang Garden, Guan Fang Garden, Fu Fang Garden, and Qin Fang Garden, all competing in beauty!
JackMaguire78
Snowy days also make Yangzhou very beautiful!
Everyone says that March is the best time to visit Yangzhou for the fireworks, but I chose a snowy day instead~~
I originally thought that the bare scenery was not very attractive, but once it snowed, oh my! The charm just surged right up! As for strategies for visiting Slender West Lake, I think you don't need anything at all. After all, the scenic area is not big, and the important spots are very concentrated. It's just like strolling in a park, wandering around, and everywhere you look is beautiful! The boat rides in Slender West Lake are one-way only, there's no round trip, so actually, walking around is also very nice, and there's no need to take a boat.
Because it's the off-season, there are fewer people, and accommodation is much cheaper than other times. I stayed at the Yangzhou Guest House for only 500 yuan, and I didn't have to queue too long for various teahouses either~
zanthea_1326
Experience a different kind of homestay
Yangzhou Welcome Guesthouse💙 Lying flat by the Slender West Lake is the true essence of leisure for half a day|||This weekend at the Yangzhou Welcome Guesthouse, I truly understood the meaning of the poem 'With a belt full of gold, ride a crane to Yangzhou in summer'—to come to Yangzhou in summer, spend money to lie flat by the Slender West Lake is the real vacation.
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🌿 The Yangzhou Welcome Guesthouse is located on the tranquil banks of the Slender West Lake, or it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the hotel is within the Slender West Lake itself. Guests at the hotel can walk to the edge of the Slender West Lake, see the green willows and clear waves on the water surface, the lotus flowers connecting the sky day after day, and the boats coming and going; the hotel's garden design is also very exquisite, with guest rooms independently arranged in separate buildings, each with an ancient charm; the trees in the courtyard provide shade, with piled rocks and winding pavilions and corridors, all of which are scenes that can be seen by strolling around;
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🌿 The newly renovated Building 8, Fufang Garden, has a completely different style from the other buildings. The design is simple and neat, whether it's the use of materials or the interior decoration, it all uses the most rustic design language to contrast the beauty of the natural scenery; lying in bed, you can see the shadows of the water fir trees outside the window in summer; 'Shedding the flashy to return to the truth' and 'Stealing half a day of leisure from life,' these two lines of poetry describe my mood at that time perfectly;
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🌿 The famous Quyuan teahouse in Yangzhou's morning tea scene is just a stone's throw away; the Welcome Guesthouse's Mountain Restaurant specializes in Yangzhou cuisine, and the restaurant is named 'Mountain,' a homophone for 'Shan,' cleverly echoing the beautiful scenery of the water fir trees outside the garden.
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📕Tips:
🍀 Besides Building 1, you can choose to stay in Building 8, where you can enjoy the Slender West Lake and also have the experience of a boutique hotel, and it's only a step away from Quyuan;
🍀 The breakfast dim sum at the Welcome Guesthouse is also produced by Quyuan, so you can enjoy a feast without having to get up early to queue;
🍀 Although the Slender West Lake is beautiful in all seasons, staying at the Welcome Guesthouse from April to October is more suitable;
🍀 The Welcome Guesthouse has a private passage to the main scenic area of the Slender West Lake, but a ticket is still required;
🍀 The hotel's gym is very well equipped.
maximillian_aureliusravenwood
The Yangzhou Guesthouse is enveloped in a haze of pink and green fireworks
The Yangzhou Guesthouse, with its state guesthouse level, is surrounded by a haze of pink and green fireworks. As you turn around and walk through the corners, you always encounter mysterious and unique pavilions and courtyards. Facing the slender West Lake, the guesthouse filters out the noise from the other side, bringing joy to its visitors.
SHELBY ALVAREZ
Fireworks in March descend upon Yangzhou, where the most beautiful sight is none other than the Slender West Lake
It's the season for 'Fireworks in March descend upon Yangzhou' again, but why choose this time to visit? Once you're here, you'll understand. The weather is most pleasant, flowers are blooming everywhere, and many spring seasonal vegetables hit the market, offering a feast for both the eyes and the palate.
Of course, the most beautiful place is still the Slender West Lake. Walking along the riverbank, passing various bridges, with boatwomen rowing wooden boats through the middle, the willows on both sides are lush and green, interspersed with delicate peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, golden bell flowers, magnolias, crabapples, and various colors dotting the green waves of the lake.
Verses like 'Twenty-Four Bridge on a Moonlit Night' and 'Spring River Tide Flows to the Sea' perfectly blend nature and history together.
The Slender West Lake is vast, and you can choose to enter or exit from the East, South, or West Gates. Besides classic check-in spots like Xichun Terrace, Wuting Bridge, and Fishing Terrace, there are actually beautiful scenes at every step, and a leisurely tour can take a whole day.
You can choose to have a guide to learn more history, or sit in the boatwoman's boat and listen to her sing a tune. The view from the second floor of Xichun Terrace is the best, but you need to buy a tea seat, and there are performances. If you want to do aerial photography, you need to report to the scenic area in advance, otherwise, it will not be permitted.
Nowadays, the night tour of Slender West Lake is also very popular. It is said to be limited in entry, with many performances at night, offering a different experience.
Exiting from the East Gate of Slender West Lake, you'll find Yangzhou Banquet and hot spring resorts, while the South Gate is the main entrance. For lunch, you can also choose Canying Villa, which, like Yangzhou Banquet, offers authentic Huaiyang cuisine. Additionally, the Yangzhou Guesthouse is also very large and beautiful, connected to the Slender West Lake, and walking along the shore is extremely comfortable.
LoganMaguire87
Yangzhou One-Day Vacation Guide, the scenery after snow is so beautiful
I have been to Yangzhou many times, but this is my first visit during the snowy season. Just a few days ago, the temperature was still in the twenties, but it has dropped below zero in the past two days.
However, the scenery in Yangzhou after the snow is too beautiful, especially the core area of the tourist destination, the Grand Canal Resort, which is truly a scene at every step.
If you have one day, I recommend:
In the morning, go to the super popular attraction Qu Yuan for morning tea. It's less crowded during the off-season, but during the peak season, the queue is unbearably long...
Visit the Daming Temple in the morning to appreciate the history since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the site of Jianzhen.
At noon, go to Xingyuan Tea Boat to taste the traditional Huaiyang cuisine, which is too exquisite. In the afternoon, you can go to the city bookstore for a cup of coffee, pet the big Akita, read some books, and enjoy the elegant environment.
In the afternoon, take a stroll around Tang City and Guanyin Temple; the color of the city walls is still very beautiful.
In the evening, you must visit the main store of Yangzhou Banquet, one of the most famous Huaiyang cuisines in Yangzhou. During the peak season, the queue starts at two hours.
After dinner, you can go to the Slender West Lake Hot Spring Resort to soak in the hot springs. You should know that Yangzhou is a city of hot springs, with well-equipped facilities in the hot springs and a winding path leading to a secluded spot.
Of course, the heavy snow only lasted for a day or two, and we were quite lucky to catch it. The life of Yangzhou people emphasizes 'skin wrapped in water in the morning, water wrapped in skin at night.' Traditionally, this means eating soup dumplings in the morning and soaking in hot springs at night, both of which are indispensable. However, experts on TV recently said that 'skin wrapped in water' means the belly is filled with tea... Anyway, when it comes to a vacation paradise, it still has to be here at the Grand Canal Resort area.
LoganMaguire87
Spring Festival Slow Joy | Yangzhou Two Days One Night Super Full Walking Route Guide
Spring Festival Slow Joy | Yangzhou Two Days One Night Super Full Walking Route Guide
🔷 Just came back from this city suitable for a slow-paced life, a two-day and one-night super full nanny-level guide is enough to see this article‼️
📅 Day 1: Old City Walk
👣 Route: He Garden➡️Pi Market Street➡️Ge Garden➡️Dongguan Street➡️Caiyi Street➡️Wenchang Pavilion➡️Siwang Pavilion
📷 Attractions
1⃣️ He Garden: The first garden of the late Qing Dynasty, a perfect combination of Chinese garden scenery and Western architecture ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2⃣️ Pi Market Street: A literary and fresh internet celebrity street, many photo spots are here, must go⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3⃣️ Ge Garden: Located in Dongguan Street, a typical Chinese garden, if you have to choose between He Garden and Ge Garden, I prefer He Garden⭐️⭐️⭐️
4⃣️ Dongguan Street/Caiyi Street: The two streets are connected, it is more lively to stroll at night, it is actually a food commercial street, coarse tea and light rice, Ye Chun, Jiangjia Bridge, Bixiangju are all inside⭐️⭐️
5⃣️ Wenchang Pavilion/Siwang Pavilion: The two places are very close, 5 minutes walk. Wenchang Pavilion is in the heart of the street, find a position on the roadside to take pictures; Siwang Pavilion can be turned around, hidden photo spot: the small road next to Yiyuan Hotel⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
😋 Food
✔️ Coarse tea and light rice: Lotus root powder garden, lion's head, Yangzhou fried rice
✔️ Lotus rhyme: Lotus root powder red bean boba, salty fragrant lotus clip
✔️ Jiangjia Bridge Dumpling Noodle Shop: Bamboo shoot meat pot stickers, shrimp roe dumpling noodles
✔️ Bixiangju: Three Ding Buns, Golden Pot Stickers, Shrimp Roe Wonton
✔️ Yiyuan: Squirrel mandarin fish, crab powder lion's head, Yangzhou shredded dry, shrimp meat dumplings, crab powder soup bag, oil cake
✔️ Yangda Yogurt: Must try jasmine flavor, really have jasmine
🏠 Accommodation
✔️ Near Dongguan Street or Wenchang Pavilion, it is very convenient for shopping and eating
📅 Day2: West Lake Grace
👣 Route: Slender West Lake➡️Daming Temple
1⃣️ Slender West Lake Play Tips
✔️ Enter from the south gate and exit from the north gate~ Play for 5-6 hours; if physical strength is limited, enter from the south gate and exit from the west/east gate~ Play for 2-3 hours
✔️ Essence attractions: South Gate➡️Long Dike Spring Willow➡️Xu Garden➡️Little Golden Mountain➡️Fishing Platform➡️Five Pavilion Bridge➡️White Pagoda➡️Twenty-four Bridge
✔️ There are boats from the south gate to the twenty-four bridge, enjoy the beautiful scenery on the boat~ There are also sightseeing cars to the west gate, saving physical strength
✔️ Off-season ticket 60 yuan~ Electric boat 50 yuan~ Sightseeing car 20 yuan
2⃣️ Daming Temple: Exit from the north gate of Slender West Lake~ The first of Yangzhou's eight famous temples, the famous buildings in the temple are Jianzhen Memorial Hall and Qiling Tower~ Off-season ticket 30 yuan
😋 Food
✔️ Quyuan: Yangzhou morning tea queue king must check in
✔️7 Eat 8 Bar Sunshine Restaurant: New internet celebrity restaurant, featuring creative dishes
🏠 Accommodation
✔️ Yangzhou Guest House: Accommodation, dining, hot springs, travel photography are all available
‼️ This time I didn't make an appointment for the Grand Canal Museum ticket, remember to make an appointment one week in advance, you can go after visiting Daming Temple~
jareth_9305
Yangzhou·Slender West Lake
Slender West Lake. Originally named Baozhang Lake, it is part of the Yangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal system and is a tributary of the Yangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is located at No. 28 Dahongqiao Road, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with a water area of 700 acres. Slender West Lake is formed by the ancient Sui and Tang Grand Canal system and the moats of different eras such as Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing. The basic existing layout of Slender West Lake was formed during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Slender West Lake is a typical small shallow lake, and its source water comes from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. On June 22, 2014, Slender West Lake, as one of the heritage sites of the 'Grand Canal of China', was listed on the 'World Heritage List' by UNESCO, becoming China's 32nd World Cultural Heritage.
cloying_brianna
Fireworks descend on Yangzhou in November
Fireworks descended on Yangzhou in September, and again in November. I thought the Welcome Hotel was an old cadre-style hotel by its name, but it completely exceeded expectations with its garden design, a different view at every step, it's simply too beautiful. There are many restaurants inside, Huaiyang cuisine is delicious!!!
You can basically play in the hotel for a day, with a 24-hour shuttle bus. The famous Qiyuan Tea House is inside the hotel, which can save a lot of unnecessary queuing time. Complimentary travel photography and hot spring tickets are provided, and the front desk can get free feed to feed swans and koi, and there is also a mini train for touring the garden. The complimentary travel photography + 200 yuan, you can do makeup, there are Hanfu to choose from, don't have too high expectations, the makeup is very perfunctory! If you can draw, just draw it yourself, the hairstyle is said to be designed according to the person and the clothes, or choose it yourself.
The service of this hotel is really online, every employee is polite. I forgot to pay after drinking morning tea, and when I remembered to rush back to pay, they even apologized to me, which made me feel embarrassed. The snack streets of Caiyi Street and Dongguan Street are both within two kilometers nearby, a taxi costs about 9 yuan, and the shuttle bus can take you to the small door of Slender West Lake. There is a Yangda Yogurt Direct Sales Store within 400 meters where you can buy! 3.5 yuan a cup, the first sip is amazing, the milk is all dated the same day! Yangda is really magical! There is a veterinary hospital, and they can make such delicious yogurt!
If you go to Yangzhou, you must stay at the Welcome Hotel! Building No. 3 is the cheapest but not recommended! The reviews are not very good, it should be very old. Recommend Building No. 18 and Building No. 8! Building No. 11 has the highest cost performance, the hot spring and travel photography makeup are all in Building No. 11! I heard from a friend that the scenery of Building No. 8 is the best, each floor is not too high, the prices are also different, you can book in advance before you go, you can see koi, pavilions, ducks, etc. as soon as you go out. The saying 'a different view at every step' probably refers to this.
Skyst0rm_Myst1cus
Fireworks in March, down to Yangzhou - Yangzhou Guesthouse
Yangzhou Guesthouse is located on the south side of the intersection of Shouxihu Road and Changchun Road by the quiet Shouxihu Lake, facing the Xu Garden, Four Bridges Misty Building, and Long Dike Spring Willows in Shouxihu Park across the water. The Quyuan Pin Ge morning tea in the guesthouse is well-known, attracting many visitors.
The guesthouse is a Chinese-style garden guesthouse. The traditional vermilion gate pillars are eye-catching, making the building look solemn and luxurious. The garden is full of bird songs and floral scents, small bridges and flowing water, pavilions, towers, and bamboo paths, where traditional design and modern design shine together. Personally, I feel that Building No. 8 seems to be a masterpiece among the guesthouse buildings, with a novel and unique architectural style. A good place to relax...
Each building is equipped with facilities such as a breakfast restaurant and a gym.
Location: No. 48 Shouxihu Road, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province
Stella.Robinson@79
High cost-effective two-day tour in Yangzhou
🚗🚗🚗Travel route:
Day1: Yangzhou Station→Yangzhou Welcome Hotel→Yangzhou Hongqiao Fang Hot Spring Hotel·7 Eat 8 Bar Sunshine Restaurant (Hongqiao Fang Store)→Slender West Lake→Daming Temple→Yangzhou Banquet (Song City Villa Store)
Day2: Quyuan Tea House (Changchun Road Store)→China Grand Canal Museum→Canal Banquet (Sanwan Store)→Ge Garden
WilliamMcGregor14
Yangzhou Welcome Hotel
This time I stayed at the Yangzhou Welcome Hotel, in the 8th building of the Mountain Restaurant. The 8th building is a designer building with a water view, Chinese and Western restaurants. Since it is Yangzhou, there are inevitably hot springs, and the cost performance is also extremely high. The Quyuan where breakfast is eaten is right in front of the door. It is said that if you stay in the hotel for two nights, you can arrange a breakfast position in Quyuan for one day, otherwise you will have to get up early and queue up.
thora_6071
Yangzhou is truly representative of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, with its picturesque scenery vividly in sight
Yangzhou Guest House is located on the bank of Slender West Lake, facing Xu Garden, Four Bridges Misty Rain Building, and Long Dike Spring Willow of Slender West Lake Scenic Area across the water. It is a hotel grown in a garden. Since its birth in 1995, it has witnessed the historical changes of Yangzhou city and also contains the cultural heritage of Yangzhou city. The total area is more than 300 acres, and there are more than a dozen buildings in the hotel: Shufang Garden, Guifang Garden, Wanfang Garden, Yongfang Garden... The names are very 'Dream of the Red Chamber', with both standalone villas and comprehensive buildings, and a variety of room types to choose from!
Rooms
The newly renovated No. 8 building, Fufang Garden, is completely different in style from the other buildings. The design is simple and neat, whether it is the use of materials or the decoration of the interior, it is using the most rustic design language to set off the beauty of the natural scenery; lying on the bed, you can see the light and shadow of the water fir in the summer outside the window; 'shedding the ostentation and returning to the truth' 'stealing half a day of leisure in life', it is most appropriate to describe the mood at that time with these two lines of poetry.
Food
What's more out of the circle is its catering. The Black Pearl Restaurant, Quyuan Tea House, and Yangzhou Banquet are considered to represent the highest level of Yangzhou Huaiyang cuisine. Wake up beautifully and have a dim sum. The Quyuan is downstairs. I don't know how many queues are less than other tourists. The global limited Wuding bun, a mouthful of crab yellow soup bun, soft silk. Enjoying the small tunes of the south of the Yangtze River in the store! Tasting Huaiyang cuisine is so comfortable.
Entertainment
There are tea houses, painting boats, and intangible cultural heritage experience halls. Walking over the small bridge is the famous tourist attraction Slender West Lake. When touring Slender West Lake, it is recommended to enter from the south gate, look at Long Dike Spring Willow, visit Xu Garden, pass Little Golden Mountain, climb Wuting Bridge, look at White Pagoda, check in at Twenty-four Bridge again, and finish touring Slender West Lake. You can also go to Dongguan Street to see the night view.
SAMUEL STEVENSON
Yangzhou Guesthouse is so great!!
🎂Checked into the internet-famous No.8 building, Fufang Building, at Yangzhou Guesthouse. The hotel upgraded my room to a Shuiyue Courtyard room and decorated it because it was my birthday. Had a casual lunch at 7 Eat 8 Bar, recommend the sakura shrimp and shepherd's purse rice cake.
📷The package I booked included a traditional Chinese style photoshoot, it was my first time trying Hanfu (traditional Chinese clothing) photography, it was really fun~ People say that Yangzhou is most beautiful in March when the fireworks bloom, but the red maple and ginkgo in early winter are also incredibly beautiful~
♨️ The Slender West Lake hot spring is outdoors, you need to wear a swimsuit; the Hongqiao Fang hot spring is indoors, men and women are separated and bathe naked, I chose the Slender West Lake one. After dinner, I took Yangzhou jasmine yogurt to soak in the health soup, and successively soaked in the Artemisia pool👉🏻Angelica pool👉🏻Rose lavender peach blossom pool. The smell of angelica was too strong, after soaking I felt like a chicken in an angelica chicken soup🤣🤣
DiscoveringNewHorizons
Summer Yangzhou city walk
Going to Yangzhou in summer is a bit hot, but still bearable.
Two-day itinerary:
day1:
In the morning, visit Daming Temple, a historical site and cultural landmark of Yangzhou. There is a 'Qiling Pagoda' which houses relics. The pagoda is nine stories high and can be seen from afar before entering the scenic area. Jianzhen, a monk from the Tang Dynasty who went to Japan, was the abbot of Daming Temple. There is a Jianzhen Memorial Hall in the garden. Inside, there is a stone lantern given by a Japanese elder to commemorate the cultural exchange between China and Japan in Buddhism.
In the afternoon, visit Slender West Lake. The entire scenic area is quite large and you can stroll around for half a day. There is also a night light show, and the tickets for day and night are sold separately. It's a great place to dress up and take pictures.
day2
Visit the Grand Canal Museum, you need to reserve tickets. It is a national museum. The canal culture is the imprint of the long-term development of water transport in the ancient eastern region. The entire museum is very large and it takes at least half a day. There are also some special exhibition halls inside, playing animations of the four seasons. It's fun to see the children playing inside and not wanting to leave
In the afternoon, you can visit the gardens. Yangzhou's Ge Garden or He Garden are very distinctive.
In the evening, you can take a walk by the Mingyue Lake, it's very lively with many people.
Eat:
A friend took me to a restaurant called 7 Eat 8 Bar Sunshine Restaurant in Yangzhou Guesthouse. The environment is good, but there are so many people that you have to queue up. The restaurant is just outside the courtyard of the guesthouse, which is very nice. We had their signature dish, onion roasted opium fish, which was delicious. Even I, who usually don't like fish, ate several big pieces Their Yangzhou fried rice is also very authentic, the scrambled eggs have a very special texture.