As a starting gun let out a crisp bang at 8 am on Nov 2, the 13th "Huaneng Cup" 2025 Yangzhou Gaoyou Grand Canal Half Marathon kicked off in Gaoyou, a county-level city in Yangzhou.

A group of gourmets from Italy, a culinary mecca of the West, recently came together in Yangzhou, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in China, for culinary exchange and cooperation.

The 2025 World Canal Cities Forum took place in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, on Oct 16, showcasing canals' role in promoting exchanges and mutual learning across the globe.

Over 100 Gyeongju Choi clan descendants from South Korea gathered at the memorial hall of Choe Chiwon in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, to pay homage to their revered ancestor, on Oct 15.

Thanks to a boom in the popularity of night tours during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, Yangzhou was transformed into a city of nighttime revelries.