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 a broader sense, includes the lower reaches of the Huaihe River and the Yangzi River, including Huai'an, Taizhou, Zhenjiang, Yancheng, Gaoyou, and the downtown area of Yangzhou, which 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.

Geography of Huaiyang

Huaiyang region belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate to the temperate monsoon climate of the transition zone, by the monsoon circulation is obvious, the four seasons are clear, the climate is mild, the soil is fertile, the natural conditions are superior, is the place of grain.

The Huaiyang area is located in the Yangtze River Delta region, with the Yangtze River, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Huaihe River three major water systems surrounding it, and the Hongze Lake in Huai'an City is China's fifth-largest freshwater lake, which flows into the Yangtze River, with convenient water transportation. The land transportation in Huaiyang is also very convenient, since ancient times, there have been post roads to the north and south, and it has been said that the land and water run parallel to each other.