| Yancheng, located between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers and on the coast of the Yellow Sea, has experienced natural environmental changes such as coastline shifts and the evolution of the Huang-Huai River system. These changes have endowed the local culture, economic landscape, urban development, and population mobility with distinct characteristics. In recent years, relying on archaeological surveys, explorations, excavations, and cultural relic surveys, the project of exploring the origin of Yancheng's regional civilization has achieved certain results in aspects such as pre-historical civilization, salt industry civilization, ancient cities, population migrations, and cultural exchanges, thus forming a unique research approach. The approach to exploring the origin of Yancheng's regional civilization has both universality and uniqueness. It is necessary to integrate the results of historical documents, archaeological discoveries, and multidisciplinary research to form synergies, fill the gaps in historical research, and deeply reveal the cultural connotations of Yancheng as the core city of the sea-salt culture. |