淮安古称淮阴,取自淮水之阴;由于历史上地处黄、淮、运交汇的特殊地理位置,使淮安的历史始终和水紧密相关,甚至可以说淮安的历史就是一部水利(水运)史,既给淮安人民带来痛苦和灾难,也给淮安带来繁荣和骄傲,使淮安无论在历史上还是在今天,都在与水斗争和利用水利方面创造了多项全国甚至世界之最,文章列举了淮安有关水文化方面的特色,构筑了淮安独特的以水利、水运为核心的水文化特色。 Huai’an, formerly known as Huaiyin, comes from the Huai River. Due to its historical location in Huang, Huai and Yunhui, the history of Huaian has always been closely related to water. It can even be said that the history of Huai’an is a water conservancy (water transport) The history not only brings pain and disaster to Huai’an people, but also brings prosperity and pride to Huai’an. Huai’an has created a number of national and even world successes both in history and today, both in fighting water and using water resources. The article lists the characteristics of Huai’an in respect of water culture and constructs Huai’an’s unique water culture featuring water conservancy and water transport.