Yangzhou is hosting a food festival from Sept 23 to 26, laying the table for 50 different specialties from across the Silk Road region.

Yangzhou is bidding to lure more visitors to the historic city in Jiangsu province by launching a new tourism card offering bigger discounts on more venues than ever before on Sept 26.

People in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, enjoyed a festival that showcased not only their own culinary specialties but also those of other places along the ancient Silk Road, including Italy and Turkey.

There was an opening ceremony for the 4-day Silk Road Cuisine Display in the city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, on Sept 11.

There was an exhibition of cuisine from countries along the Silk Road in the city of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, on Sept 12.