准安地处江苏北部腹地,京杭大运河蛇贯而过,洪泽湖虎距其间,其地理位置优越,交通十分便捷。在中国漕运和交通史上,被视为襟喉要地,向有“九省通衢”、“南船北马交汇之所”之称誉,明清两朝漕运总督署和负责河防要务的河道总督署均曾设置在这里。历史上,淮安不仅是漕运的枢纽、盐运的要冲,而且是驿路的重关,曾与扬州、苏州、杭州并称运河沿线的四大都市。淮安历史上人才辈出,有秦汉之际的大军事家韩信,南宋巾帼英雄梁红玉,明代著名神话小说《西游记》作者吴承恩,民族英雄关天培,金古学家、小说家《老残游记》作者刘鄂,尤其值得自豪的是,淮安是一代伟人周恩来的故乡。淮安是省辖市,下设四区、四县。总面积1.03万平方公里,总人口500万人,是全国重要的商品粮基地和农副产 Quasi-located in the hinterland of northern Jiangsu, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, stormed past Hongzehuhu during the period, its strategic location, the traffic is very convenient. In the history of China’s water transport and transportation, it is regarded as a key area to the reputation of “the thoroughfare of the nine provinces” and “where the intersection of the North and the South Ma lines meet.” The Governor’s Office of the Governor of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the river courses responsible for river defense affairs The Governor’s Office has been set up here. Historically, Huaian is not only the hub of water transport, the hub of salt transportation, but also the important road post, with the Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, said the four major cities along the canal. Huaian history of talented people, with the Qin and Han dynasties military strategist Han Xin, the Southern Song Dynasty scarlet hero Liang Hongyu, Ming Dynasty famous myth novel << Journey to the West >> author Wu Cheng’en, national hero Guan Tianpei, gold archeologist and novelist << Lao Travelogue >> Liu E, Particularly proud of is that Huai’an is the hometown of a generation of great people Zhou Enlai. Huaian is a provincial municipality, under the four districts, four counties. The total area of ​​10,300 square kilometers, the total population of 5 million people, is the country’s major commodity grain base and agricultural and sideline products