Three rivers, four seas and five lakes Gourmets today divide Chinese cuisine into three regions coinciding with three great rivers: the Yellow River, the Yangtze and the Pearl River.
只不過，許多人懷疑：中國早期政治中心在長安、洛陽，並不靠海，那有海產可以嚐鮮？三江、四海、五湖的水鮮文化今天的美食家將中國菜系大分為一河二江，也就是黃河、長江、珠江。