A type of bronze decoration used in the 6th-3rd centuries BC by the Eastern Chou. Cast in relief, the decoration was dense arrays of hooks and curls. The style is found by and named for Huai River. In its early manifestations, the Huai style might be viewed as a Yangzi-region counterpart to the Liyu designs of North China. The most outstanding Huai-style designs, including extraordinary examples from Sui Xian, belong to the 5th century. This term is sometimes used for a period style applicable to the whole of China for the years c 650-200 BC.