20 14 The Grand Canal of China, which is listed in the World Heritage List, is a huge cultural heritage spanning 8 provinces and 35 cities. In the long years of more than 2500 years, every place it flows through is a living epic, and Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province is the beginning of this epic.

Yangzhou, as the origin of the Grand Canal and the leading city for applying for the World Heritage, was born and prospered by the Canal, which precipitated the memory of the rise and fall of the home country and wrote the context of the Canal that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Hangou is the earliest canal in the world, while Yangzhou is the earliest in the world and the only "Canal City" of the same age as the ancient canal in China.

In the Tang Dynasty, the shipping of the North-South Grand Canal began to flourish, and Yangzhou became a treasure trove for merchants from all directions. For a time, "Guangling is the place where bells ring, and the wealthy businessmen in dajia move more and more." Jian Zhen's eastward voyage to Japan began in Yangzhou.

From 1684 to 100 in 1784, Kangxi and Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River six times, passing through Yangzhou, and stopped in Yangzhou many times. From a historical point of view, without the ancient canal, there would be no Yangzhou ancient city; The history of the rise and fall of the ancient canal is also the history of the rise and fall of Yangzhou ancient city.

The ancient canal gave birth to Yangzhou city, infiltrated the rivers and lakes of Yangzhou, expanded the region of Yangzhou and laid the foundation of Yangzhou culture. The ancient canal has become an important part of Yangzhou culture. The canal has nurtured Yangzhou and is the "root" of Yangzhou.