An event preparatory meeting was held on July 15 for events such as the World Canal City Forum and the Canal Culture Festival to be held in late September.

The 4rd Yangzhou International Lighting Festival will open at Marco Polo Flowers Ocean Theme Park in Yangzhou, in eastern Jiangsu province, on July 20.

Maji is a small town in Yizheng, a county-level city in Yangzhou, in Jiangsu province. Though small, Maji has all it takes to become the next big thing as a tourist hot spot.

A classic staging of Yangzhou opera performed by 35 students from Yangzhou Culture and Art School, entranced the audience at Yangzhou Grand Theater, in Jiangsu province, on July 15.

The 3rd Head of Grand Canal Regatta kicked off in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, on July 3.