Detailed Yangzhou Travel Guide!

📅 Itinerary Day 1 Slender West Lake → Daming Temple → Dongguan Street Night Tour (must-try shrimp roe wontons at Jiangjiaqiao Dumpling and Noodle Shop, mint-flavored cheese at Qingdoujia Cheese) Day 2 China Grand Canal Museum (book tickets 3 days in advance at midnight!) → Ge Garden + Renfengli Cultural and Creative Cluster → Pishi Street (check out Yangzhou latte at Fushengji Bookstore, salty sesame seed cake at Duanrong Shaobing, and super mango treat at Mushroom Hall) Day 3 He Garden + Zhuyuwan → Beihu Wetland Park (Beihu rowing boat exploring the reed marshes, 80 RMB/boat) 🏯 Insider Tips ▪ Have morning tea at Quyuan at 7 AM, where the jade-like emerald shumai and thousand-layer fried cake are sweet but not greasy ▪ Collect limited edition stamps at Fushengji Bookstore on Pishi Street, and watch ancient book restoration live at Biancheng Bookstore ▪ Experience the intangible cultural heritage "Three Knives" back-scrubbing technique at a scrubbing parlor, performed by Yangzhou masters using the "water-wrapped skin" method 🍜 Must-Try Food List Morning Tea: Quyuan Teahouse (Black Pearl restaurant, emerald-like shumai), Maopailou (authentic, San Ding Bao + thousand-layer fried cake) Main Meals: Wooden bucket fish soup with beef brisket at Dachao Huai, shrimp roe dumpling noodles at Gonghechun (spring seasonal river fresh filling) Snacks: Red bean lotus root balls at Ouyun, osmanthus lotus root starch balls at Cucha Danfan, Four Happiness glutinous rice balls at Zhao’s Layered Tangyuan on Dongguan Street 🏡 Accommodation Recommendation | Huazhu Dongguanli Inn Hidden right at the entrance of Dongguan Street! A 1-minute walk to Ge Garden, with views of blue bricks and black tiles from the window. Renovated from Ming and Qing dynasty old houses, the carved window lattices carry the charm of old times. 🔖 Practical Tips · Yangzhou attractions are concentrated; you can rent electric bikes for 2 RMB/hour or scan the code for the "Cultural Tourism Line" new energy bus · Morning tea lines are long during peak season; consider having afternoon tea (13:00-16:00) instead · Recommended souvenirs: Xie Fuchun salted duck egg powder, Sanhe Simei pickled vegetables; the old paper-cutting shop on Dongguan Street can customize name stamps Avoid traps: Choose freshly steamed crab roe soup dumplings on Dongguan Street (6-8 RMB each), avoid the "assassin" priced at 15 RMB each