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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A city of east-central China on the Grand Canal. It was a capital of China in the sixth century A.D. and an important literary and cultural center. Marco Polo was governor of the city from 1282 to 1285. Population: 531,000.
Wiktionary
- n. A prefecture-level city Jiangsu province, in eastern China.
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“One woman with a Chinese state-run dance troupe that performed for Mr. Kim in Yangzhou posted smartphone pictures of the event a day later.”
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“Yet culturally is where Yangzhou truly stands out.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“Of course, many cities throughout China get relegated to the T's and Z's letters that designate slower trains, so what makes Yangzhou deserving of a D?”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“Still, the fact remains that Yangzhou is a T or a Z, which makes it either a giant outlier in the government's long-standing tradition of mining canal-rich towns see: Suzhou, or perhaps a built-in excuse to continue coddling the Hangzhou tourism bureau.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“For the time being, Yangzhou is in no hurry to grab a seat -- a strategy that befits the leisurely pace of its locals.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“This past weekend, I hopped on a long-distance bus to the city of Yangzhou, one of China's fabled destinations of yore.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“Yangzhou is breathtakingly beautiful, all rippling canals, charmingly rickety bridges, anachronistic archways, cobbled streets, and a majestic Slender West Lake that rivals anything in Hangzhou China's most bankable asset for tourism in terms of sheer panoramic grandeur.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“Recently, I hopped on a long-distance bus to the city of Yangzhou, one of China's fabled destinations of yore.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“The D train--China's fastest train and most painless, efficient mode of transportation -- is nowhere to be found in Yangzhou.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
“With such a low success rate, it's no wonder that Yangzhou and Chongqing remain such elusive tourist pursuits.”
The Huffington Post: Chi Tung: China's Second Tier: Where Accidental Tourism Happens
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