Gaoyou Lake, also called Zhu Lake or Biwa Lake, is located in Gaoyou City, Jiangsu Province. The city belongs to Yangzhou and it's not a very touristic place. It's nice to get to know the less travelled China. It is the sixth largest freshwater lake in China, and third largest in Jiangsu. There are also wild wader birds such as ducks. The other side of the lake already belongs to Anhui province. You can ride a shared scooter around the lake. At least the part close to Gaoyou city. Some locals also take you on their boat for a ride. ☕ The pictures were taken from the rooftop of the small coffee. You will see it, it's close to the visitors center at the lake. 🍤 Local restaurants serve a lot of seafood or fish from the lake. Gaoyous salted duck eggs are popular around whole China. 🏴 You can arrive in Gaoyou by train or bus. To the lake you have to take a cab, local bus or shared bike. 🌤️ Best season is spring or autumn. Hot in summer, cold in winter. 🏨 Plenty of hotels to choose, some accept foreign guests... Nature: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ History: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Adventure: ⭐⭐⭐ Local life: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #summervacation #jiangsu #easylife

Allover China (or at least in Shanghai and Jiangsu province) you can find YangChun Noodles (阳春面). The best one I ever had is in Gaoyou city, 15 minutes by train from Yangzhou in central Jiangsu. The old town district is very nice for a walk and it's worth a daytrip. In ancient times, the city was famous for the Beijing-Hangzhou canal. The train station was finished in 2021, so now it's very easy to reach. the noodles contain some black pepper and shrimp-eggs, it's simple but so delicious! A lot of old and traditional restaurant serve it. my favorite is called 陈小五小吃部. Other excellent choices recommended by locals are 焦家巷面馆, 小六子饺面店 and 阿莲手擀面. The last one is not in the old town district tough... Address: Yangzhou, Gaoyou City, Old District （江苏高邮市老城区) Highlights: YangChun Noodles 阳春面 Avg. Price per Person: 10元 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #noodles #foodie #jiangsu #explorechina

Recommended for summer travel photo shoots: Reeds summer, the lush reeds are covered with water, the whole wetland becomes a green ocean, the breeze blows, the green waves ripple, and people create unlimited thoughts. The reeds are sparse, some are dense, and the dense aloe dances the graceful figure, the slim, the shadows. I squatted a reed with a reed, and waved it. Under the wind, the reeds were like the flowers of the goddess, and they were swaying overhead. We blew against the reeds and jumped on the newly turned dirt. So happy!