Several cultural and tourism departments and enterprises across Yangzhou participated in the 7th Grand Canal Culture and Tourism Expo, showcasing the city's appeal as a tourism hot spot.

The ninth round of the Jiangsu Football City League saw an exhilarating match between Yangzhou and Huai'an at the Yangzhou Sports Park on Aug 17.

You Jiaqi, a young Yangzhou Opera performer, clinched the top prize at a national opera contest that concluded in Taxkorgan Tajik autonomous county on Aug 12.

In keeping with the football craze driven by Suchao, popular scenic spots in Yangzhou are incorporating unique elements of soccer culture into cultural mementos.

A delegation from the Songlai Association Paris Guqin concluded their cultural pilgrimage tracing the ancient roots of the guqin (a seven-stringed zither) with a visit to Yangzhou on Aug 12.