The torch relay in Yangzhou set out in the afternoon at Han Dyke Relics in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is the rudiment of the Jinghang Canal, or the Great Canal.

• 下午，奥运圣火来到历史名城扬州继续传递。“祥云火炬”从有2500年历史的扬州邗沟遗址出发，穿越古运河风光带，来到扬州最繁华的“十里长街”文昌路，最后到达扬州体育公园。