Huizhou, known as Xin'an in ancient times, has a history of more than 2,200 years since the Qin Dynasty established counties and counties. Tracing back to its origins,

Anhui cuisine has successively established Xindu County, Xin'an County, Shezhou, etc. In the third year of Xuanhe, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (1121 AD), Shezhou was changed to Huizhou. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, "one prefecture and six counties" (Huizhou Prefecture, Shexian, Xiuning, Wuyuan, Qimen, and Yixian) were unified. , Jixi, except Wuyuan which now belongs to Jiangxi Province, the rest now belong to Anhui Province) The administrative version is relatively stable. In November 1987, the State Council approved the reorganization of Huizhou area into Huangshan City; in July 1988, prefecture-level Huangshan City was formally established, with jurisdiction over three districts (Tunxi District, Huizhou District, and Huangshan District) and four counties (She County, Xiuning, and Yi County). County, Qimen County) and Huangshan Scenic Area, with a total area of ??9,807 square kilometers and a total population of 1.47 million.

Anhui cuisine is mainly popular in Huizhou and western Zhejiang. It is closer to Jiangsu cuisine and Zhejiang cuisine. Huizhou’s characteristics are: it is good at cooking and stewing, pays attention to fire skills, is accustomed to using ham as a flavoring, uses fresh rock sugar, and is good at maintaining the original flavor. Many dishes are stewed over a single charcoal fire and served in the original pot, which not only reflects the simple and elegant style of Huizhou, but also is full of aroma and tempts the appetite. Its representative dishes include: "Stewed Water Horse's Hoof", "Huangshan Stewed Pigeon", "Pickled Fresh Mandarin Fish", "Braised Civet Civet", "Huizhou Hairy Tofu", "Huizhou Peach Fat Roast Pork", etc. According to "Huizhou Prefecture Chronicles", as early as the Southern Song Dynasty, cooking with the specialties of the southern Anhui mountainous area "horseshoe turtle in sand and oxtail civet in snow" has become famous all over the country.