Yangzhou in East China's Jiangsu province held a dragon boat race June 9, the last day of this year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The race attracted 16 amateur teams from all walks of life.

The historical play, Jianzhen, created by the research institute of Yangzhou opera, will be staged at Yangzhou Grand Theater, in eastern Jiangsu province, on June 5, kicking off its Jiangsu tour.

The annual Shaobo Lake Crayfish Festival commenced in Shaobo ancient town in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province on May 21.

A group of artists from more than 40 countries came to Yizheng, a county-level city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province on May10, to participate in an invitational exhibition of water color paintings.

An important part of the first Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo, the Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition was held in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province on May 4.