The best public college in Yangzhou is Jiangsu Vocational and Technical College of Economics and Trade. In 2023, Jiangsu Vocational and Technical College of Economics and Trade ranked first in Jiangsu universities, ranking 1 nationwide. It is one of the most competitive public universities in Jiangsu. Jiangsu Vocational and Technical College of Economics and Trade is located in Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. Its predecessor can be traced back to Zhenjiang Commercial School in southern Jiangsu, which was founded in 1952. It is the beginning of independent business education in Jiangsu after the founding of New China. In 2002, it was transformed into a higher vocational college by Jiangsu Commercial Management Cadre College and Jiangsu Commercial School. In 2007, it was selected as the first batch of demonstration higher vocational colleges in Jiangsu Province. 20 10 was selected as the construction unit of national model (backbone) higher vocational colleges, 20 17 to 20 18 was selected as the construction unit of high-level (excellent) higher vocational colleges in Jiangsu province, and 20 19 was selected as the construction unit of high-level higher vocational colleges with China characteristics. Yangzhou is located in the middle of Jiangsu Province, where the Yangtze River meets the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is an important node city and commercial port tourist city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Yangzhou has a long history and a prosperous culture. It is one of the first 24 historical and cultural cities in China. It has been more than 2,500 years since Fu Cha, King of Wu, dug ditches to build the Han Dynasty in 486 BC. Yangzhou once created three great glories of Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties and Qing Kang Gan, leaving behind the footprints of a large number of literati such as Li Bai, Du Mu, Bai Juyi, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Zheng Banqiao and Zhu Ziqing, and 529 cultural relics protection units at all levels.