扬州:大运河上的天下第一都市

Yangzhou-the World's First City along the Grand Canal

人类文明的起源,大都与水有着不解之缘。傍水而居,似乎是原始先民的一个通例。水不仅对于人类文明的发源有着十分重要的作用,水利交通更影响了人类文明的发展与进步。号称"天下第一都市"的扬州,可以作为这方面最有力的证明。扬州之兴衰,正与运河的兴衰息息相关。

The origin of human civilization is closely related to water, and it seemed to be a common practice for primitive ancestors to reside near water. Meanwhile, hydraulic transportation has influenced the development and advancement of human civilization. Yangzhou, the World＇s First City, has proven this point to be true. The rises and falls of Yangzhou have been closely related to the development and frustration of the Grand Canal.