Shaobo Ancient Town Travel Guide for Off-the-Beaten-Path in Yangzhou

Shaobo Ancient Town--a canal town where Emperor Qianlong stopped during his six visits to the south of the Yangtze River.
Shaobo Ancient Town is located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and is one of the thousand historical and cultural towns in the country, with a history of more than 1600 years. The town is famous for Xie An, and Shaobo Ancient Town is built along the east embankment of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, where Emperor Qianlong stopped during his six visits to the south of the Yangtze River.

❤️ Historically, Shaobo was a prominent canal town, known as 'Shaobo's large wharf, Zhenjiang's small wharf.' However, the former glory of ships stretching for miles is no longer present, and the town remains in the old times.
❤️ The Shaobo Wharf, as an important heritage site of the Grand Canal of China, was listed in the World Cultural Heritage list in 2014.

📍Detailed address: Shaobo Town, Jiangdu District, Yangzhou

Self-driving: Navigate directly to Shaobo Ancient Town

Admission: Free

Parking: Free

【Introduction to Shaobo Ancient Town】
1⃣ Shaobo Old Street - Big Wharf, the old street is quiet with few people, where you can truly experience the 'Yangzhou Slow' and stroll leisurely.
2⃣ Shaobo Lake Scenic Tourism Area - Following the Grand Canal, you can enjoy the lake view with small bridges and flowing water.
3⃣ Shaobo Food Street - Located next to Shaobo Old Street, Shaobo lobster is quite famous, with many lobster restaurants.
4⃣ Douye Garden - Many literati, including Su Shi, liked to come here to write poems, and you can see the Town Water Iron Ox.
5⃣ Shaobo Fanxing Temple
6⃣ Shaobo Ship Lock
7⃣ Canal Culture Ecological Park

🌟 One-day tour route:
Morning:
Visit Shaobo Old Street, Shaobo Ship Lock - Douye Pavilion - Gunshui Dam - Fanxing Temple
Recommended spots: Big Wharf, Ming and Qing Grand Canal old course, Gunshui Dam, Fanxing Temple, Douye Pavilion
Pass by the entrance of Shaobo Patrol Inspector's Yamen, where there is a beautiful sweet osmanthus tree, highly recommended to visit. The sweet osmanthus tree in front of the door was planted in memory of Xie An from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, with an age of about 750 years.
Shaobo Patrol Inspector's Yamen is located in Damatou Alley of Shaobo historical district, established in the first year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1368). The patrol inspector, a ninth-rank official, governed 24 neighborhoods and eight shops, with 132 Baojia (community defense organization), covering the area from Dinggou in the east, Huangjue in the west, Xian'nu Temple in the south, and Lujin Temple in the north. The patrol inspector's yamen was a grassroots administrative office with certain armed forces during the Ming and Qing dynasties, responsible for 'inspecting deceit, protecting the happiness of the people, and ensuring the safety of merchants and travelers.'

Afternoon:
Luoyang Lake Wetland Park
Experience the romance of the 'Yangzhou version of the Emerald City' and the photogenic Matcha Lake.

Eat: Shaobo, also known as Gantang, is a famous historical and cultural town in China and a hometown of traditional delicacies. Shaobo wontons, Shaobo sausages, and Shaobo lobsters🦞 are also very famous.