Yangzhou has accumulated 2,500 years of history and culture and glows with the modern civilization of the 21st century. Oh, Yangzhou - you walked to the world from the Hangou dug by King Wu Fu Chai, carrying the imprint of the changes in the canal's history and displaying the various customs of the Yangtze River era. Yes, the Mausoleum of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is a cultural attraction that combines merits and demerits due to the canal digging by a generation of emperors. The ruins of Tangcheng are a microcosm of the prosperity you once had after being destroyed by war and could not be reproduced; yes, Song Dynasty poet Jiang Kui's "Yangzhou Slowness" sang about your sad mood of "still tired of talking about soldiers" because of the smoke and smoke of war. Tang Dynasty poet Xu Ning's "Seven Unique Poems" sang about you because of Yang Yi. Yangzhou, historically, it was the prosperity of the canal that made you famous - you once prospered and became the national economic center; historically, it was the decline of the canal that made you famous. Changes - you were once depressed and almost sunk and no one cared about you... Oh, Yangzhou, how many cultural and natural scenery does your home have? Not to mention Ge Garden, He Garden, Wan Garden... just the guzheng at Xichuntai of Slender West Lake, the wind chimes at Pingshan Hall Qiling Pagoda, the everlasting sounds of nature in the ensemble, the noisy fireworks and the tourist style in March, Just let the world yearn for it; how many famous people’s life footprints have you left in your land? Not to mention Li Bai, Du Mu, Zhu Ziqing...the touching stories of Monk Jianzhen of Daming Temple who traveled east to spread scriptures and General Shigong of Guangling City who refused to give in to resist the Qing Dynasty, and the righteousness and pride they promoted, made the world awe-inspiring.
Oh, in today's Yangzhou, the beautiful legend of the Twenty-Four Bridges and the ancient poem of the Divided Moon are still singing about your most prosperous history - Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing; but you no longer miss salt. Business culture, no longer linger on the canal style! Yes, you have long since walked out of the glorious sunset, singing the city song "Jasmine" of the new era, sounding the train whistle, and rushing towards the brilliant dawn; you have long since walked out of the canal era, wearing the United Nations "Habitat Award" The laurel crown, the straight body of the bridge, collides with the passion of the Yangtze River...