[2025 Pizhou Attraction] Travel Guide for da yun he (Updated Feb)

Rent an electric bike from Dongguan Street, and head to the Origin Park. It's purely out of curiosity, as I've been to this area of the South very seldom and there's so much to learn. The Grand Canal Origin Park is located in Zhuxi Street, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City. It starts from Shikafa Road in the west, reaches King Wu Fuchai Square in the east, is bordered by Hangou Road in the north, and is adjacent to the ancient Hangou in the south. Shikafa, King Wu Fuchai, just these names alone are enough to intimidate me, a visitor from faraway Lingnan, not to mention the Hangou and canals that I could never quite understand in history books... Therefore, it is said that reading thousands of books is never enough; one must travel thousands of miles.

I'm really good at finding these spots! Who would have thought that in the vast Tongzhou there would be such a town suitable for leisure and vacation! Go on a trip with friends in the season of blooming flowers, sit on a swing and have a cup of coffee, grab a handful of food in the small square to feed the pigeons, appreciate every beautiful scene on the green grass, and you can also fly kites in the colorful scenery. Everywhere you go is surrounded by blooming flowers, with their fragrance in the air, and you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sunset along the banks of the Grand Canal, cycling along the canal, feeling the warm sunshine and gentle breeze of spring. Enjoy the flowers, breathe in the oxygen, fly kites, this spring let's abandon the hustle and bustle of the city. On weekends, we won't be workers, just slowly emptying our minds in a leisurely environment, savoring the pleasures and beauty of life!

Compared to the bustling crowds at Slender West Lake on workdays, this place is almost deserted on weekdays. It seems to have been redeveloped not long ago, and probably doesn't have the fame of Slender West Lake, although it is located together with the Grand Canal Museum, visitors are still few and far between. Transportation information: Take bus route 57 directly to the entrance of Sanwan Scenic Area If you visit the Grand Canal Museum, you can also reach it by walking out of the east gate after your visit. The area covers 1,520 acres, with 570 acres of canal water area. It takes some physical strength to walk around. Although it is not fully developed yet, the scenery is still quite nice, and most importantly, it's not crowded! Ticket information: The park is open for free and no reservation is required

The Grand Canal Museum of China is located in the Canal Cultural Plaza in Gongshu District, Hangzhou City, adjacent to the southern end marker of the Grand Canal - Gongchen Bridge. It is the first large thematic museum in China with a focus on canal culture. The museum aims to collect, protect, and research canal cultural materials comprehensively and from multiple perspectives, reflecting and displaying the natural scenery and historical culture of the Grand Canal. It is the opening work of Hangzhou's canal protection and renovation project series 'one museum, two sites, three parks, two belts, six ports, and fifteen bridges', and it is a beautiful landscape on the bank of the ancient Grand Canal. The Grand Canal of Beijing-Hangzhou is a great engineering feat created by the ancient laboring people of our country. It is a precious material and spiritual wealth left to us by our ancestors, and it is a living, flowing important human heritage. The Grand Canal of Beijing-Hangzhou demonstrates the outstanding achievements of our country's ancient water conservancy and navigation engineering technology, which led the world. It has left behind a wealth of historical and cultural relics, nurtured numerous brilliant pearl-like famous cities and ancient towns, and accumulated a profound and long-standing cultural heritage.

The cities in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Hangzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, and Wuxi, are all core cities of the Grand Canal from Beijing to Hangzhou. They were once the land of fish and rice and the transfer stations for sea salt. However, the core section in Wuxi is Nanchang Street, which is located at Qingming Bridge. It is actually a branch of the Grand Canal from Beijing to Hangzhou. The canal is wide here, and there are several bridges connecting across the waterway. Wuxi's Nanchang Street is the section of the Grand Canal that passes through Wuxi, and it is also the most beautiful section. The core section of the canal also features a very beautiful nightscape.

Yangzhou is indeed a place full of history and food, here is your Yangzhou travel guide: ✨Best travel time: March-May 🚕Transportation: Electric vehicle sharing is a good choice, but remember to wear a helmet and return it to the designated location. There is no subway, taxi is the main mode of transportation. ✔️Popular attractions: Slender West Lake and the Grand Canal Museum are must-visit places, remember to make an appointment in advance. Night tour of the ancient canal is also beautiful, enjoy it. In addition, you can take time to walk around the streets and alleys, visit landmarks in the city center such as Wenchang Pavilion, Dongguan Street, Caiyi Street, etc. 🍱Specialty food: Yangzhou buns and dry mixed noodles are local specialty breakfast. The lion's head, fried stinky dried, shrimp roe wonton and other delicacies in Yangzhou are also not to be missed. Try the local Yangda yogurt, especially the black cap cheese dry cheese, the taste is excellent. 🥛Tips: The pace of life in Yangzhou is slow, and you can have breakfast for a morning. Traffic congestion starts at 4:30 in the afternoon, it is recommended to choose an electric car, which is more convenient than a car. Although Yangzhou is small, two days is enough, enjoy your leisurely journey! Hope you have a pleasant time in Yangzhou!🌸🍜🏞️

During the Yuan Dynasty (1293), the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal was fully opened, and Hangzhou was still one of the central cities in the south of the Yangtze River. "The southeast is a place of wealth and culture, and the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the source of culture." Travelers and merchants from Western Europe and the Western Regions came to China. Such as Marco Polo, Odoric of Pordenone, Ibn Battuta, Marino Sanudo, etc. The praise of travelers from all countries has given Hangzhou a very high reputation, and Marco Polo called it the most beautiful city in the world. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhang Shicheng widened the Guantang Canal for the convenience of travel between Suzhou and Hangzhou, and opened a canal from Tangqi to Jiangzhang Bridge. Shangtang River became a tributary, and the newly opened canal replaced the old road of Linping. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Longshan River was dredged, the northern section of the canal still followed the Beiguan River, but the main river in the middle of the canal city was changed back to Yanqiao River (Middle River), Qingchun River (East River). Because the canal no longer connects to the river and sea, the economic center of the city further developed to the north. Hushu is known as "Ten Miles Silver Lake House", the rice market is particularly prosperous, and grain is traded in the area of Maiyu Bridge. In the fourth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (1429), Beixin Guan was established to collect ship fees and commercial taxes on the canal. Many tax collection ports and inspection ports were also set up around Hangzhou. Beixin Guan Wharf is the Royal Wharf, and commercial activities are not restricted by the curfew system in the city, so it has become the "Beiguan Night Market". In the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1488), Choi Boo, a Korean, stayed in Hangzhou for 7 days and returned to his country via the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal through the Dam Bridge. He wrote in "Piao Hai Lu" that the East Canal is a tourist attraction in Hangzhou. In the Ming Dynasty, the number of gates in Hangzhou was changed from thirteen to ten. Because the water level of Longshan River is higher than that of Qiantang River, the ship lock was changed to an earth dam, and ships had to flip over the dam to enter and exit. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the canal no longer connected to the river. In the Qing Dynasty, a camp was set up under the flag. Yanqiao River was renamed Zhonghe, and Dongyun River was renamed Donghe. Zhejiang governor Mei Qizhao dug a new Henghe, connecting Zhonghe and Donghe. The Qing court dredged the Middle East River many times, and Zhao Shilin, Sun Wencheng, Li Wei, Xu Chengji, Ruan Yuan, Xue Shiyu, Ding Bing, Pan Bingnan and others successively managed the Middle East River. Among them, Zhao Shilin personally went to the field to inspect, and when the canal dredging project was completed, he used more than 13,000 taels of silver. Governor Li Wei presided over the dredging of Shangtang River and Fengkou River.