Salt Merchants of Yangzhou

There´s a well-known poem that translates something like:"A hundred thousand strings of coins around my waist, I would ride a crane down to Yangzhou." It´s a reference to the prosperity Yangzhou has enjoyed down through the centuries. Now, that prosperity is due in large part to the city´s location, at the point where three major waterways meet–Yangtze, Grand Canal and the Huaihe River. Despite its small size, Yangzhou was a leading centre of commerce and culture as early as the Tang Dynasty.

Salt Merchants of Yangzhou (Part 5)

Salt Merchants of Yangzhou (Part 4)

Salt Merchants of Yangzhou (Part 3)

Salt Merchants of Yangzhou (Part 1)

Salt Merchants of Yangzhou (Part 2)