Yangzhou is beautiful, but not recommended for May visits~

Hello friends 👋, when summer arrives, Yangzhou becomes as beautiful as Guangling. The romance of this city is half hidden in flower seas and half in delicious food. It's time to experience it! ✅ Must-Visit Attractions 📍 Slender West Lake 🌟 Features: Representative lake garden, with Five Pavilion Bridge and Twenty-four Bridge as highlights. Recommend morning visits to avoid crowds, and night tours for light shows (night admission: 120 yuan). 👍 Activities: Take a sculling boat ride and listen to boatwomen's folk songs (50 yuan/person), or walk along the willow-lined embankment to Xu Garden for wide-angle photos of Five Pavilion Bridge and White Pagoda. 🌟 Ge Garden & He Garden 📍 Ge Garden: One of China's four famous gardens, with seasonal rockeries hiding twelve zodiac Easter eggs and exquisite salt merchant mansion carvings (admission: 45 yuan). 📍 He Garden: Connecting corridors linking Chinese and Western architecture, with interesting reflections in the Stone Mountain House (admission: 45 yuan). 📍 Grand Canal Museum 🌟 Highlights: Hall No. 3 recreates Song Dynasty streets where you can take photos in Hanfu; rooftop garden overlooks Sanwan Wetlands (free with reservation). 😀 Today's perk: Free admission to Qionghua Pavilion on May 11. 🌟 Dongguan Street & Pishi Street 📍 Dongguan Street for lotus root powder balls and crab roe soup dumplings; night tour of blue-brick alleys 📍 Pishi Street for artistic shops; recommend "Slender West Lake Latte" at Floating Life Bookstore. 🗓 Classic Itinerary (2-day tour) 🔹 Day 1: Slender West Lake (north entrance) → Daming Temple (climb Qiling Pagoda) → Ge Garden → Dongguan Street night tour → Ancient Grand Canal cruise (80 yuan). 🔹 Day 2: Morning tea (recommend Fuchun Tea House) → He Garden → Pishi Street → Experience intangible cultural heritage body scrub (Luqin Foot Technique, 100 yuan/60 minutes). 🍜 Food Map ✅ Morning tea: Fuchun Tea House (Three Treasures Bun + Kuilong Pearl Tea), Quyuan Tea House (Jade Shumai). ✅ Huaiyang cuisine: Lion's Head meatballs, Stewed Shredded Bean Curd (recommend Yangzhou Banquet), Gonghe Spring crab roe soup dumplings (fall/winter only). ✅ Snacks: Lotus root powder balls at Cucha Danfan, Jiangjiaqiao shrimp dumpling noodles. 🚘 Transportation & Discounts Free buses: Grand Canal Resort Area Loop Lines 1/2 (passing Slender West Lake, Daming Temple, etc., every 10 minutes). Parking benefits: Free parking for out-of-town vehicles on weekends/holidays 💒 Accommodation Suggestions High-end: Yingbin Hotel (adjacent to Slender West Lake), Hidden Slender West Lake Hot Spring Hotel. Value for money: Dongguan Street guesthouses (200-400 yuan/night), Wenchang Pavilion chain hotels. 😀 Special Tips Free today: Qionghua Pavilion (free on May 11). Off-peak suggestions: Enter Slender West Lake at 7am, avoid Grand Canal Museum on weekends.