Chinese cuisine __1__ from various regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world. Regional cultural differences __2___ greatly within China, giving rise to different styles of food __3___ the nation. Traditionally there are eight major regional cuisines, or Eight Cuisines (八大菜系)coming from Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shandong, Sichuan and Zhejiang provinces. Sometimes four of the Eight Cuisines are __4___ greater emphasis, and are considered to be the dominant culinary heritage of China. They are notably defined along geographical lines: Sichuan (Western China), Guangdong (Southern China), Shandong (Northern China), as well as Huaiyang Cuisine (Eastern China), a major style derived __5___ Jiangsu cuisine and even viewed as the representation of that region's cooking.In modern times, Beijing cuisine and Shanghai cuisine on occasion are also cited along with the classical eight regional styles as the Ten Cuisines (十大菜系).