Huaiyang narrowly refers to today's cities of Huai'an and Yangzhou, both of which are part of Jiangsu Province. Huaiyang, the name of the place, in the broad sense of the Huaiyang region includes the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and the Yangzi River, including Huai'an, Taizhou, Zhenjiang, Yancheng, Gaoyou and downtown Yangzhou, etc. The region is situated in the north and south of the Yangtze River, close to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Geographically it is an important transportation hub connecting north, south, west and east, and is relatively close in terms of food, dialect and customs.

Huaiyang Cuisine is known as one of the four major Chinese cuisines, along with Lu Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine and Cantonese Cuisine. Huaiyang Cuisine began in the Spring and Autumn Period, flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is known as the first flavor of the southeast, the world's most beautiful reputation. Huaiyang Cuisine takes Yangzhou Cuisine as its main body, and blends the flavors of Huai'an, Zhenjiang, and Yanfu.

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Jiangsu, abbreviated as Su, is a provincial administrative region of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China. The provincial capital, Nanjing, is located in the Yangtze River Delta region, the eastern coast of mainland China, bordering Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Shandong Province. Jiangsu across the rivers and coasts, numerous lakes, flat terrain, the landscape consists of plains, waters, low hills, east of the Yellow Sea, the land across the Yangtze River, Huaihe River two major water systems. Geographically, Jiangsu Province straddles the north and south, and its climate and vegetation are characterized by both the south and the north. Jiangsu Province has a total area of 107,200 square kilometers.