Discover Yangzhou, the City Emperor Qianlong Adored – Stunning Even in June

🌿🌸【Yangzhou Travel Diary】 Strolling through old alleys at dawn, every glance reveals poetic gardens~ 🥟Wake up to crab roe soup dumplings, learn to lift the translucent skin with chopsticks like a local—the burst of hot broth is pure bliss; 🎞Run your fingers along the brick walls of Dongguan Street’s flagstones, and scenes from *My Fair Princess* flash before your eyes; 🏡【Healing Retreat at Yangzhou Forest Manor Hotel】 🌲Throwing open Runde Feier’s windows will leave you breathless—1,000 acres of black pine forest, a perfect summer escape rustling with pine and lavender scents, making you want to lounge forever; 😴This luxury hotel, built with a 90-million-yuan investment, boasts a panoramic gym + Waldorf Astoria-grade mattresses—a dream for relaxation lovers; 📸A rare 500-acre hydrangea sea in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region, so breathtaking every snapshot is social media gold; Rumor has it all furniture is custom solid wood, and the gym’s floor-to-ceiling windows offer 270° pine forest views! Even the mattresses rival five-star hotels~ 🌄Family fun: tea-picking, bamboo shoot digging, and crayfish fishing in the woods, staying till sunset gilds the pine needles; 🐾Just 15 minutes to downtown, with a dedicated dog park—a true urbanite’s paradise~ 👉Click to learn more 🎨【Hidden Gems Uncovered】 🎎▪ Slender West Lake Night Cruise: Chase Tang-era moonlight on a painted boat, dressed in Hanfu with lanterns—like a fairy-tale scene; 📚☕▪ Pishi Street’s *Floating Life*: Near Zhu Ziqing’s former home, munch on sesame cakes with lattes for quirky East-meets-West vibes; 🎁▪ Pine Forest Treasure Hunt: Crunch pinecones underfoot while crafting DIY travel necklaces; 🔍▪ Grand Canal Mystery: Play museum "script murder" games with kids, learning about ancient water transport through puzzles; 🍜▪ Caiyi Street Food Crawl: Join locals queueing for roasted pig trotters, then slurp shrimp roe noodles so delicious you’ll stomp your feet! 🌟Pro Tips: 1️⃣ Slender West Lake 👉🏻Enter via Yingbin Hotel’s private gate; watch waterbirds skim the lake at Xuyuan Garden; 👉🏻Capture sunrise at Five Pavilions Bridge and silhouettes at Twenty-Four Bridges; 👉🏻Arrive before 7:30 AM at Xichun Terrace for *Chang'an* film-worthy empty shots. 2️⃣ Ge Garden 👉🏻Free guided tours (9:30 AM/2:30 PM); 👉🏻Use slow shutter for silky waterfall shots at Summer Mountain; 👉🏻Make Zheng Banqiao bamboo bookmarks. 3️⃣ Ancient Canal 👉🏻Board the *Qianlong* painted boat at Dongguan Ancient Ferry (¥80/person, 60 mins); 👉🏻See the Ming-Qing Grain Transport Office ruins light show; 👉🏻Watch the holographic *Night Moored Grain Barges* at Chaoguan Dock. 🌿【Travel Surprises】 💐The manor hotel hides a newly bloomed June hydrangea sea—uncrowded and photogenic, perfect for family snapshots~