There is a wide variety of cuisines in China. The Chinese cuisine is not only popular in China but it is gaining popularity in other parts of the world. The development and diversity in the variety of Chinese cuisines is due to cultural differences in different regions of the country. The Beijing Cuisine and the Shanghai Cuisine are famous among the people of the country and has wide variety of distinguished flavored dishes. The culinary art has been improved in terms of taste, dining, and other aspects.

Chinese cuisines have been classified as ‘Four Flavors’ and ‘Eight Cuisines’. These eight different cuisines include:

- Anhui
- Cantonese
- Fujian
- Shandong
- Zhejiang
- Hunan
- Jiangsu
- Sichuan

The Chinese cuisines have a wonderful tradition and appeal. The cuisines in China uses cooking techniques that includes:

- Boiling
- Frying
- Steaming
- Baking
- Simmering, and so on.

These cuisines are liked by all the people irrespective of their ages. They cook different meals for different occasions. Chinese cooking is becoming famous among people and there are many culinary schools that offer programs and training of Chinese cuisines. The art of Chinese cooking begins with knowing about good recipies and their ingredients. There are good cooking schools in Beijing and Shanghai that help their students to learn about Chinese cuisines. A good number of these culinary art schools provide culinary online degrees to their students opting for different programs. The professional chefs in these schools give Chinese cooking training classes and help their students learn about Chinese cuisine, Hand-made Noodle Making, Vegetable carving art, and many more. Some of the Chinese cuisines that are eaten by most of the population and their cooking are popular in most of the cooking schools include:

- Deep Fried Wonton, Dimsums
- Spring Rolls
- Egg Drop Soup
- Chow Fun (Rice Noodles)
- Chow Mein (Fried Noodles)
- Fried Rice, Manchurian, and many more.