Yangzhou Itinerary for 5 Days : Ultimate Yangzhou Travel Guide

Day 1 | Morning

Slender West Lake

Opening Hours: Open from 6:30am-5:30pm

Ticket Price: 100 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 4-5 Hours

Location: No. 28, Dahongqiao Road, Yangang Lake Scenic Area, Yangzhou City

The Slender West Lake is a scenic lake and national park in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. You can enjoy the natural scenery along the river or enter pavilions to sample the poetry and calligraphy of ancient literati. You can also sit on a boat and experience the ride from the perspective of Emperor Qianlong. The Lake still has many famous gardens. For thousands of years, countless literati wrote poems and drew paintings here, leaving behind many assets and folk tales. They also built many scenic buildings in accordance with local customs.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: Slender West Lake, arguably also has many people who come to Yangzhou for this Slender West Lake. The Slender West Lake is not so much a lake, but rather a river, it originally belonged to the section of the moat of Yangzhou ancient city, because of its beautiful scenery and some garden buildings beside it, so more and more people noticed it, slowly became a attraction.

Trip.com User: The beautiful Slender West Lake is located in the city of Sapporo in the center of Yangzhou City. The sightseeing bus has a stop at the north gate of the west gate of the south of Dongguan. Slender West Lake is no less than the West Lake in Hangzhou. It is more quiet and quiet. Worth visiting this tour!

Day 1 | Afternoon

Geyuan Garden nearby is the top choice before you leave Slender West Lake and hit the road.

Geyuan Garden

Opening Hours: 7:30-17:15

Ticket Price: 30 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: No. 10, Yancheng East Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou City

Geyuan Garden was built in the Qing Dynasty on the site of the former Shouzhi Garden of the Ming Dynasty. At the time, the garden was planted with bamboo. Because the bamboo leaves were shaped like the Chinese character for “Ge”, the garden was thus called “Ge Garden.” The four rockeries in the garden are very unique; after making it around the garden, it’s as if the visitor has experienced spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Geyuan Garden is not large and can be divided into three areas: the northern bamboo viewing area, the central flower garden, and the southern residential area. Compared with other traditional Chinese gardens, the essence of Geyuan Garden lies in the art of the rockeries with the theme of the four seasons. In addition to the rockeries, walking in the northern bamboo forest is a very pleasant experience. Even during hot summer days, walking in the green bamboo forest often feels quite cool.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Ellehcim Maldita: It is a small street connected to dongguan street. there some souvenir shops in this area and there is a famous restaurant in the place that serves delicious breakfast as early as 7:00 in the morning: when we went there there are few tour groups visiting the place even most of the shops were still close.

Day 1 | Evening

After visiting the glorious Geyuan Garden, Yitel (Yangzhou Qionghua Building, Ancient Canal, Dongguan Street) nearby is the best place to stay.

Yitel (Yangzhou Qionghua Building, Ancient Canal, Dongguan Street)

Owned by Home Inns & Hotel Management since 2011, Motel 168 is a nationwide budget chain offering simple rooms with all the standard amenities including TVs and free broadband Internet access.

Day 2 | Morning

Ho Family Garden

Opening Hours: Open from 7:30am-6:00pm

Ticket Price: 30 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: No. 66, Xu Ningmen Road, Guangling District, Yangzhou City

The Ho Family Garden is a typical garden of the late Qing Dynasty. The garden cleverly combines Chinese and Western architecture. The pavilion has a series of forked, covered walkways, and the whole layout gives the sense that the building is highly structured. The Ho Family Garden mainly consists of 3 portions: the rear garden, the residential courtyard, and a rock grotto in the southeast. The western part of the garden has a pool in the middle. A water pavilion is located in the pool. This is where the owner of the park watches theatrical performances.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: The first garden in the late Qing Dynasty Heyuan, also known as Yixiao Heights, was known as the "first garden in the late Qing Dynasty" . The garden has four "first world" of Chinese gardening art, among which the crown of the special architecture enjoys the reputation of "first world corridor" 1500 meters complex corridor, constituting the beauty of the landscape architecture and the change of the ring, in China gardens in nowhere. The other four are the "first mountain in the world" of the stone house, the "one-man" of the stones of the master of the art of painting, the stone Tao monk, from which can see the famous "water moon"; by the help of a string of windows on the compound corridor, the flower windows of the empty windows, known as "the first window of the world"; He Yuanzhong Shuixin Pavilion is a rare Chinese water heart stage, known as the "the first pavilion in the world" listening to theatre.

Trip.com User: When I went to the spring, it was a heavenly garden.

Day 2 | Afternoon

Now we come to another great highlight in the city: Daming Temple.

Daming Temple

Opening Hours: Open from 8:00am-4:30pm

Ticket Price: 30 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: No. 8, Pingshantang East Road, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City

Daming Temple is located in Yangzhou, at the middle peak of Shugang Mountain, the northwest corner of Souxi Lake. It was named after the Song Dynasty Emperor Xiaowu of the Southern Dynasties, and the temple that was seen now was built during the Qing Dynasty. Daming Temple is well-known for a famous monk, Jianzhen, who helped spread Buddhism in Japan. Visit the Jianzhen Memorial Hall to learn about his six trips to Japan. You can also climb Qilin Tower to look at the stunning scenery in Souxi Lake.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Miss_Traveler: The Daming Temple situated in Yangzhou was one of the most liberating experiences I’ve had in China. This is how I started my morning, I received blessings and got to watch Monks pray for the first time in my life. The whole atmosphere was just incredible. You immediately feel a sense of peace and happiness and such appreciation for the life you are given.

Day 2 | Evening

For convenient access to more popular attractions, Blossom House Yangzhou Lakeside is the best places.

Blossom House Yangzhou Lakeside

This hotel is an ideal choice for travelers who want to take in the sights and sounds of Yangzhou.

Boasting a convenient location, the hotel is just 10km from Yangzhou Railway Station and 32km from Yangzhou Taizhou Airport. There's plenty to do nearby, with Bonsai Garden, Causeway Willow Scenic Spot and 揚州三把刀文化體驗區 all within a short distance.

After a long day of sightseeing, guests can retire to the comfort of the hotel. This Yangzhou hotel offers parking on site.

When it comes to Yangzhou hotels, the 扬州瘦西湖畔花间堂·新潮里 is highly regarded for its excellent facilities. This hotel is particularly popular with those traveling with families.

Day 3 | Morning

Zhuyuwan Scenic Spot

Opening Hours: Open from 7:00am-4:30pm

Ticket Price: 30 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-0.5 Days

Location: No.888,Zhuyu Road, Wantou Town, Northeast Suburb, Yangzhou City

The Zhuyuwan Scenic Spot is located on the side of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the east of Yangzhou City. Therefore, there are curves ( means wan in Chinese) and in history, there were also villages with cornels (Zhuyu in Chinese), hence the name Zhuyuwan. Nowadays, the scenic spot integrates a zoo and a botanical garden. There are not many out-of-town tourists, mainly locals. They will bring their kids to see animals, have picnics, and enjoy the spring. There is a water-subduing tower in the town in the north. You can take a walk on the footpath along the canal in the scenic spot, looking at the boats sailing on the river with winds breezing.

Day 3 | Afternoon

After finishing the tour at Zhuyuwan Scenic Spot, you can head to Marco Polo Flower World, the most worth visiting place around the corner.

Marco Polo Flower World

Opening Hours: 09:00-17:30 last admission time: 16:30 (Monday-Friday); 08:30-18:00 last admission time: 17:00 (Saturday-Sunday)

Ticket Price:

Recommended Length of Stay: 0.5-0.5 Days

Location: No. 1,Huahai Road, Ecological Science and Technology New City, Guangling District, Yangzhou

Marco Polo Flower World is located in Yangzhou, a famous city where the world-renowned explorer, Marco Polo, stayed for three years. The park follows Marco Polo's journey to the East, integrating floral art with history and culture. Different areas of the park are designed based on unique themes including the Venetian Garden, the Mediterranean Garden, and the Oriental Flower Fairyland.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Trip.com User: this park is amazing. We spend a few hours among the flowers and attractions. It was really lovely. The different sections were very nicely divided and all the statues and flowers made it seem like you weren't even in China any more. A definite must see! Loved it!

Trip.com User: Beautiful place. Take time to go around the garden. Also you can visit dongguan street.

Day 3 | Evening

After visiting the glorious Marco Polo Flower World, Crowne Plaza Yangzhou nearby is the best place to stay.

Crowne Plaza Yangzhou

Crowne Plaza Yangzhou is located on the banks of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The hotel’s Tang-style ship shape design is deeply inspired by historical Yangzhou culture. The hotel has an excellent location, 3km from Gongguan Street and 10km from Slender West Lake. The hotel rooms have panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows with a view of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Open-air terrace are located on the 3rd floor of the hotel, allowing you to enjoy the canal view while enjoying Huaiyang Breakfast and the tranquil surroundings. The hotel is surrounded by facilities and green trees, walk around, which can be free to breathe fresh air, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, full of enjoyable Slow Life of the holiday moment.

Day 4 | Morning

Museum of Han Guangling King

Opening Hours: 7:45-17:30

Ticket Price: 30 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 2-3 Hours

Location: No. 98, Pingshantang East Road, Weiyang District, Yangzhou City

The Museum of Han Guangling King, also known as Hanling Court, was excavated at Shenju Mountain in Tianshan Township in the city of Gaoyou. It was the tomb of Liu Ling and the Queen of Guangling Wang in the Western Han Dynasty. The museum's most spectacular feature lies in the authenticity of its wooden clogs that form a "yellow intestine", a high-standard burial system that ancient emperors utilized. In addition, there are many flowers planted in the Hanguangling Tomb Museum Museum. Every spring, flowers bring vitality and a fresh beauty to the original gloomy tomb display area, with varieties such as peach blossoms and Begonias on display.

Day 4 | Afternoon

Slender West Lake Hot Spring Resort nearby is the top choice before you leave Museum of Han Guangling King and hit the road.

Slender West Lake Hot Spring Resort

Opening Hours: Open on Mon-Fri,1:30pm-10:30pm;Open on Sat-Sun,10:30am-10:30pm

Ticket Price: 208 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 4-4 Hours

Location: Opposite to Dongmen Wan Garden, Slender West Lake Scenic Area, Yangzhou City

Slender West Lake Hot Spring Resort is located on the banks of Slender West Lake and has natural hot springs. There are many small hot spring pools in the resort, each of which can accommodate 5-6 people. The hot spring pools all have a garden-style design and are suitable for both families and couples. There is also a lounge area with sofa chairs, billiards and other facilities, as well as drinks and fruit.

Reviews from Real Guests:

Nelz: One of my favorite places to go relax after a crazy week

Day 4 | Evening

For convenient access to more popular attractions, zhongxing tiancheng international hotel is the best places.

zhongxing tiancheng international hotel

The zhongxing tiancheng international hotel is one of the newest hotels in Yangzhou, having opened in 2022.

The hotel offers easy access to Yangzhou Railway Station, just 6km away. Guests will find 健康主題公園, 靚羽羽毛球館 and 水晶湖 just a short distance from the hotel.

At the end of a busy day, travelers can unwind and relax in the hotel or go out and enjoy the city. This Yangzhou hotel offers parking on site.

When it comes to Yangzhou hotels, the zhongxing tiancheng international hotel is highly regarded for its excellent facilities. This hotel is particularly popular with those traveling with families.

Day 5 | Morning

Yangzhou Baguai Memorial Hall

Opening Hours: Open from 8:30am-5:00pm

Ticket Price: 15 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-2 Hours

Location: No. 18, Tuoling Lane, Guangling District, Yangzhou City

The Yangzhou Baguai Memorial Hall is located in the southeast of Slender West Lake. It has been transformed from the Western Temple where Jinnong, one of Yangzhou's eight eccentrics, lived during his final years. The Nanmu Great Hall from 700 years ago is now the main exhibition hall of the Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics Memorial Hall. It focuses on the genesis and artistic achievements of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. Texts and images introduce the lives of the Eight Eccentrics and their painting works are displayed, although the paintings are mostly imitations.

Day 5 | Afternoon

When time permits after visiting Yangzhou Baguai Memorial Hall, don’t forget pay a visit to Wang's Little Garden.

Wang's Little Garden

Opening Hours: 7:30-17:15

Ticket Price: 15 RMB

Recommended Length of Stay: 1-1 Hours

Location: No. 18,Dongquanmen Historic District, Guangling District, Yangzhou City

Wang's Xiaoyuan was the residence of the salt merchants in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The owner of the house, Wang Zhuming, was originally an Huizhou merchant, so here you can enjoy the architectural style of the combination of the three carvings of Huizhou and Jiangnan gardens. The integration of Western-style furniture is another feature. In addition, you can explore the secrets of salt merchants, find treasure caves, basements and many other organs. Wang's Court is located in the Dongquanmen Historic District, which is parallel to and not far from Dongguan Street. It is said that there is a garden in Dongguan Street, and there is Wang's Garden at the East Circle Gate. However, there is not a garden with many people in Wang's Garden, which is suitable for tourists who like tranquility. The gate of Xiaoyuan is simple and unpretentious, but once you enter it, it is different. First of all, I saw a beautiful brick-carved Buddhist shrine embedded on the wall facing us. Then I turned to the right, and it was a small garden. The pebbles on the ground made up various patterns that imply happiness, longevity and well-being. From April to May, I went to Yangzhou to enjoy Qionghua flowers. It's a good time, and there is a hundred-year-old Qionghua in the garden. Behind the small garden is the main building of Wang's Xiaoyuan, which is arranged in a nine-square grid. The Shude Hall in the first row is the room for receiving guests. Between the 6 "grids" on the left and the 3 "grids" on the right of the "Jiugongge" is a north-south alley of fire. The long and narrow masonry alley gives people a deep feeling of a courtyard, and tourists love to take pictures here. The buildings on the East Road are quite special. Wang Zhuming’s eldest son, Wang Taijie, led three younger brothers to renovate it, and it has the characteristics of combining Chinese and Western styles. The first room on East Road, Chunhui Room, has German chandeliers. The room behind Chunhui Room has sliding doors and sliding glass windows. In summer, the glass can be removed and replaced with screen windows. If you look around carefully, you can also find a treasure hole 1.5 meters deep under the wooden floor of a wing room. Turning right out of East Road is the kitchen. From the five cauldrons, you can see the prosperity of the Wang family at that time. Out of the kitchen is the back garden. There is a well in the east garden of "Xiaoyuan Chunshen", and there is a servant's room at the back. The bathroom to the west of the servant's room is covered with Western-style tiles, and the bathtub is imported from France. There is a basement for the owner to hide in the west garden of "Xiaoyuan Chunshen". The study in the north of the garden is equipped with western-style stained glass windows, and a secret door is hidden behind the mirror in the northwest corner of the room. Visitors can be seen directly from Huoxiang, which is directly opposite to the study. If there is danger, the owner can escape from various organs. After you have seen the sedan chairs at the west end of the West Garden of "Xiaoyuan Chunshen", you can turn back from the west road of the main building, and visit Xiazhong Road. Walk from the boat hall to the small garden "Kexixiu" in the southwest corner of Wang's Xiaoyuan. Like all gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, the garden is dotted with rockeries. After such a circle, the entire Wang's Xiaoyuan is almost visited. If you go out from the back door of "Xiaoyuan Chunshen" in the back garden of Wang's Xiaoyuan, it is the Yangzhou Paper-cutting Museum, which does not belong to Wang's Xiaoyuan, but you can visit it if you are interested.

* All reviews in the blog are machine-translated.