Yangzhou
Proper noun
Meaning
Yangzhou
A prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, in eastern China.
Yangzhou fried rice
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
A late-Qing woodblock print representing the Yangzhou massacre of May 1645.
After the canal's completion in 609, Emperor Yang led a recorded convert long naval flotilla of boats from the north down to his southern capital at Yangzhou.
It was extended north from the Hangzhou region across the Yangzi to Yangzhou and then northwest to the region of Luoyang.
For instance, did Polo exert "political authority" (seignora) in Yangzhou or merely "sojourn" (sejourna) there.
And of course the Yangzhou fried rice is a more direct nod to China - a looming but unseen presence at these talks.
Emperors Kangxi (1654-1722) and Qianlong (1711-1799) often stayed in Huai'an and Yangzhou during their travels to the southern regions of the Yangtze River down the Grand Canal, making the cuisine popular in the nation.