Yangzhou, formerly known as Guangling, Jiangdu and Weiyang, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province. Located in the middle of Jiangsu Province, at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it is between 3215'-33 25' north latitude and 0/9 01'-65438+east longitude. It faces the Yangtze River in the south and Zhenjiang across the river. The southwest is connected with Nanjing; The western border with Chuzhou City, Anhui Province; The northwest borders Huai 'an with a total area of 659 1.2 1 km2.

Yangzhou has a long history and 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 a city in the 10th year of Fu Cha (486 BC). Yangzhou is a closely linked city in Nanjing metropolitan area, an urban agglomeration in the Yangtze River Delta and the water source of the East Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer. Known as "Huai Zuo Du Ming, Zhu Xi Jia Chu"; It is also known as "the first city of China Canal".

Water system hydrology in Yangzhou city

Yangzhou has1111main rivers with a total length of 6060 kilometers. Among them, there are 379 branches and tributaries of Huaihe River1.582km, 506 branches and 3345km of Lixia River, 226 branches and 38 branches of Yangtze River1.654,38+0.33km, 65,438 branches and tributaries above the county level, and 965,438 major rivers at the township level.

Yangzhou city is 80.5 kilometers along the coastline along the river, and there are three districts: Yizheng, Jiangdu, Hanjiang and Guangling. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the hinterland, communicates with Baima Lake, baoying lake, gaoyou lake and Shaobo Lake from north to south, and flows into the Yangtze River, with a total length of143.3km.. Besides the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the main rivers are Baoshe River, Datong River, Beichengzi River, Toarey Yang Canal and Xintongyang Canal.

The above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yangzhou City