Years of war have brought the tragic scene of "a thousand miles between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River", and the economy and culture have been seriously damaged. In the seventh year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (489), Fudong, Huaiyin Town 100 households, located in Huai 'an County, was first named as "Huai 'an".
During the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, the territory was in a stable environment for a long time, and the construction was relatively stable. Generally speaking, Huaibei belongs to Sizhou (now opposite to the North Huaihe River in Xuyi County) and Huainan belongs to Chuzhou (now Huaicheng in Huai 'an District), so the economy has been developing continuously and prospering again. Chuzhou and Sizhou became two national famous cities along the canal, and Chuzhou was even praised by Bai Juyi as "the first state in the southeast of Huaishui".
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Huaian is located on the east bank of Hongze Lake, where the ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the young Beijing-Shanghai Expressway meet, and the splendid history and civilization complement each other.
The city borders on the banks of the ancient Huaihe River. According to legend, Dayu once went to the territory to control water, "making Huai River Yong 'an", and the name of the city means Huai River An Lan. Like the long Huaihe River, Huai 'an has a long history. ?
Huai 'an was once called Huaiyin, and was renamed Huai 'an in February 1, 20065438. Huaian is an important transportation hub in Jiangsu Province. This has always been a military place. In 2005, trains began to pass, bidding farewell to the history of no trains in northern Jiangsu.
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