In order to celebrate the World Cities Day (October 31th), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 30th named 66 urban settlements, including two Chinese cities to join its Network of Creative Cities. Among the network’s new members are China’s Nanjing (literature) and Yangzhou (gastronomy) in China’s Jiangsu province.
From Wang Xizhi, Li Bai, Cao Xueqin, to Lu Xun, Ba Jin, they all are inextricably linked with Nanjing and left the traces of literature. At the same time, according to research, more than 60 foreign literature works have been translated into Chinese in Nanjing.
After thousand-year development of skill and innovation, Yangzhou Cuisine has become the symbol of the city. Whether it is street food or hotel banquet, the classic Yangzhou cuisine such as Wensi Tofu, Large Meatball, steamed crab buns and so on has already become popular among ordinary people.
