Guazhou is about thirty li away from Yangzhou city, located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Grand Canal. It is a strategic point connecting seven provinces in the south and north of the Yangtze River. In the Tang Dynasty, the eminent monk Jianzhen from Daming Temple in Yangzhou crossed to Japan from here, setting sail across the sea. The famous poem by Wang Anshi, a poet of the Northern Song Dynasty: "Just a river lies between Jingkou and Guaizhou, and Zhong Mountain is separated by only a few mountains. The spring wind once again greens the southern bank of the Yangtze River, when will the bright moon shine on my return." was written at the ancient ferry of Guaizhou. In the fourth year of Qian Dao in the Song Dynasty (1168), the city began to be built, known as Baji City. During the Ming Dynasty, there were quite a number of government offices here, such as the Jiangfang Tongzhi Office, the Ministry of Works Sub-office, and more than ten institutions of the grain transport office, making it a major town. Emperor Yang of Sui and Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong built grand palaces not far from Guaizhou in Baota Bay during their southern inspections. Guaizhou has always been a place fiercely contested by military strategists. From the Song and Yuan Dynasties to the Opium War and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the people of Guaizhou have written many magnificent chapters opposing national oppression and resisting foreign aggression. Originally in the river, Guaizhou later became connected to the land due to siltation, and the ferry between Zhenjiang and Yangzhou moved eastward to Liuwu. In 1978, after dredging the Guaizhou ferry and setting up a car ferry to cross the river, it restored its former prosperous scene. http://www.yzqiyuan.com/Web/.