Yangzhou is beautiful, but I won't go again...

🌿 (I've seen the gardens and taken a bath, but there are some pitfalls I must tell you about 💔) 🚗 Transportation tips ▪️ Choose "Yangzhou East Railway Station" for high-speed rail! Taking a taxi to the city center is 15 yuan cheaper than from Yangzhou Station ▪️ Don't rent an electric bike in the city! The cobblestone roads in the old town will shake your soul out ▪️ Use the "Yangzhou Traffic Code" mini program for bus cards (30 yuan is enough for 3 days) ⚠️ Avoid: Wenchang Road is so congested during rush hour that you'll question your life choices, shared bikes are more reliable 🍜 Food recommendations 🔥 Must-eats ▶ Jiangjiaqiao Dumpling Noodles (7 yuan/bowl with pepper soup base, be careful of the juicy potstickers) ▶ Xiaojuelin Vegetarian Restaurant (18 yuan for spicy duck neck, so spicy you can't stop) ▶ Fanji Huoshao (Egg-filled pancake version of Huoshao, 6 yuan with pork loin is enough) 💣 Avoid ▪️ Dongguan Street "Yangzhou Fried Rice Assassin" (38 yuan/portion is not as good as a roadside stall) ▪️ Internet-famous morning tea "Quyuan" (2-hour queue at 5:30, not as good as a neighborhood tea house) ▪️ Pishi Street Bamboo Tube Milk Tea (28 yuan = photo prop, bamboo tube is recycled) 📍 Route planning tips ✅ Lazy person's highlights Day 1: Slender West Lake (free entry before 6:30) → Daming Temple Vegetarian Meal → Scrub House Day 2: Grand Canal Museum (wear Hanfu and take photos in Hall 13) → Shaobo Ancient Town Day 3: Geyuan Rockery Maze → Shigong Temple Ginkgo → Return ✅ Off-the-beaten-path → Erfen Mingyue Tower (free mini garden for photos) → Guanyin Mountain (local incense burning place, Tang-style architecture beats internet-famous temples) → Gaoyou Qingshuitan (1-hour drive to see wild egrets, 30 yuan ticket is worth it) 💣 Pitfalls to avoid 1️⃣ Choose "Water Bus" (60 yuan/person) for Slender West Lake boat tour, don't charter a rowing boat! 2️⃣ Choose the 198 yuan package at the Scrub House (38 yuan is only 10 minutes of perfunctory service) 3️⃣ Don't rent an audio guide at the Grand Canal Museum! Scan the exhibit QR codes for free audio 4️⃣ Buy Huangyu Old Goose at 3 pm for the freshest, vacuum packaging will change the taste 📌 Advice from five experiences 🔸 Don't stay on Dongguan Street with elderly people! The cobblestone roads will ruin your suitcase wheels 🔹 Wear soft-soled shoes! 20,000 steps a day is not a myth 🔸 Don't get a garden card! Geyuan + Heyuan joint ticket is more cost-effective 🔹 Go to the "Yangzhou Scrub House" main store for the Three Knives experience (intangible cultural heritage master in residence) (After being pushed off the bridge by an auntie tour group at Slender West Lake, I realized: Yangzhou's beauty needs to be savored quietly, but it's really hard to do during holidays 😭) 💬 "What other exclusive tips do you have for Yangzhou? Let's save each other in the comments!"