Which city in China has the most Jiangnan style?

In my impression, Jiangnan is the soft language of picking lotus and Wusu in Jin Yong's novels. It's the hustle and bustle in "Play Talk about Qianlong", and be immersed in love; There are also human feelings in The Legend of the New White Snake and Accident written by Mr. Lu Xun. Obviously, these places have been to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and they are all very Jiangnan. However, if you want to choose "the southernmost part of the Yangtze River", I am afraid it is the first important town in the south-Nanjing!

In the Ming Dynasty, Anhui and Jiangsu merged into one province, called "jiangnan province", with Nanjing as its capital. Ming and Qing dynasties sent more than half of the talents to the whole country, and Jiangnan Gongyuan was also in Nanjing. Since Nanjing is the gathering place of Jiangnan literati, it certainly has the most Jiangnan culture. The colorful brothel culture in Qinhuai and the four great talents in Jiangnan are all related to the city of Nanjing.

Nanjing and Yangzhou are separated by a river, and Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou are along the river. Although these downstream cities are famous, compared with Nanjing, the administrative level is always slightly inferior and can only be regarded as rural areas!

The good impression of Jiangnan originated from the Southern Song Dynasty. Since the Song Dynasty moved its capital to Hangzhou, under the catalysis of the rapid economic development in the Song Dynasty, the style of Jiangnan gradually became elegant. However, the world was decided in the Ming Dynasty, and the administrative center of gravity moved to Nanjing. Besides industry and commerce, there is also culture. In Nanjing, the names of many ancient units are prefixed with "Jiangnan". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the official title of "Jiangnan" was always associated with "Nanjing".

Nanjing's water town sentiment is reflected in the Qinhuai River, and the emperor's domineering is reflected in the Purple Mountain, where Xuanwu Lake and many famous temples with a thousand years of history are located. It was once the Buddhist capital of Liang Wudi and an important town with prosperous economy. There are many aspects of Jiangnan displayed in Nanjing, and it will be more convincing to integrate into their lives. Although Nanjing is not the southernmost in Jiangnan, the dialect is not the softest, and the beauty is not the most beautiful, it is still the "southernmost in Jiangnan" based on the above factors!