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Located in central Jiangsu Prov-ince, Yangzhou is situated northof the Yangtze River and southof the Huai River. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs downfrom the north, right through the centerof Yangzhou, and continues due south.Yangzhou is an important juncture, con-necting the Yangtze River Delta withboth the Nanjing and Shanghai EconomicCircles.