The International Time-honored Brand Cultural Block broke ground in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, on May 12.

Yangzhou saw its tourism market thriving with 6.25 million visitors during the May Day holiday, with overnight stays surging 20.3 percent year-on-year.

Yangzhou tea artisan Huang Suqun represents a vital link between China's rich tea heritage and its future.

During the May Day holiday, Dongguan Street, a historic Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) thoroughfare in Yangzhou, hosted a themed garden party.

An international flight route connecting Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu province, East China, with Osaka, Japan, was launched on April 26 at the Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport.