Eight Cuisines in China

Food is the first necessity of people. China is a big country restaurant with a long history of food culture. China covers a large territory and has many nationalities, hence a variety of Chinese food with different but fantastic and mouthwatering flavor. Generally, Chinese food can be roughly divided into eight regional cuisines. They are the most influential and typical cuisines in China.

民以食为天。中国是一个有着悠久饮食文化历史的大国。中国幅员辽阔，民族众多，因此有各种各样的中国食物，味道各异，令人垂涎。一般来说，中国菜可以大致分为八种地区菜系。它们是最具影响力和风味最独特的菜系。

(mín yǐ shí wéi tiān, zhōnɡ ɡuó shì yí ɡè yǒu zhe yōu jiǔ yǐn shí wén huà lì shǐ de dà ɡuó. zhōnɡ ɡuó fú yuán liáo kuò, mín zú zhònɡ duō, yīn cǐ yǒu ɡè zhǒnɡ ɡè yànɡ de zhōnɡ ɡuó shí wù, wèi dào ɡè yì, lìnɡ rén chuí xián. yì bān lái shuō, zhōnɡ ɡuó cài ké yǐ dà zhì fēn wéi bā zhònɡ dì qū cài xì, tā men shì zuì jù yínɡ xiǎnɡ lì hé fēnɡ wèi zuì dú tè de cài xì.)

There are Guangdong cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine and Sichuan cuisine, Fujian cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Anhui cuisine and Zhejiang cuisine.

它们分别是:粤菜，鲁菜，苏菜，川菜，闽菜，湘菜，徽菜和浙江菜。

(tā men fēn bié shì: yuè cài, lǔ cài, sū cài,  chuān cài, mǐn cài, xiānɡ cài, huī cài hé zhè jiānɡ cài.)

Chinese cuisine is characterized by its special seasoning,featured cooking methods, diversified
cooking material and distinctive flavor, also can be roughly divided into eight regional cuisines which have been
widely accepted around.

中国菜的特征在于特制的佐料，独特的烹饪技巧，丰富的食材和独特的风味，分别各具地方特色的“八大菜系”，广受欢迎。

(zhōnɡ ɡuó cài de tè zhēnɡ zài yú tè zhì de zuǒ liào, dú tè de pēnɡ rèn jì qiǎo, fēnɡ fù de shí cái hé dú tè de fēnɡ wèi, fēn bié ɡè jù dì fɑnɡ tè sè de “ bá dà cài xì ”, ɡuǎnɡ shòu huān yínɡ.)