10/16/2008

The Crane Mosque in Yangzhou, China



This is one of the four oldest mosques in China, "xian-he si" (the crane temple). The mosque is said to be built in 1275 by an eminent person pu-ha-ding (Burhan al-Din), who had visited Yangzhou and stayed there in the last years of the southern song and the early Yuan period. 

Old Stone Bridge in Yangzhou, China



An old stone bridge and the view from the bridge in Yangzhou. The name of the bridge is written on the outside of the bridge's handrail as "qing-yuan qiao (blue garden bridge)".

The site of water gate of medieval Yangzhou, China



In the middle ages, Yangzhou was a walled city surrounded by multiple canals and water gates.
Some of these old facilities are recently excavated. I found some pieces of ceramics. Maybe these are the part of large amount of ceramics for sale transported by canals.

Old canal of Yangzhou, China


The view of old canal in the morning. Yangzhou is an old city known for its role as important hub of the water transportation system since ancient period. Some canals are existing and still being used today.

10/15/2008

Dinner at Yangzhou, China


Finally, my dream came true! I had Yanzhou chaofan (Fried Rice of Yangzhou) in Yangzhou. Yangzhou chaofan is very famous classical Chinese fried rice and we can find it almost everywhere in china. I do not know whether the name is truly represent the original place of the dish.