Which area does Jiangnan mainly refer to?

Jiangnan literally means Jiangnan. "Jiang" has a special meaning in Chinese, which is the Yangtze River. Jiangnan originally refers to the area south of the Yangtze River. In ancient times, Jiangnan often represented a prosperous and developed culture and education and a beautiful and rich water town scene, and the region was roughly the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Historian Feng Xianliang said, "Geographically, Jiangnan is undoubtedly the most prosperous area in China since modern times. But the definition and application of the word Jiangnan has never been unified since ancient times. "

Administrative district name

1. Road name. As one of the ten ways of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty, the name of Jiangnan first appeared in the historical administrative divisions of China. Jiangnan Road governs Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces, south of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu and Anhui, part of Jiangnan in Hubei, Sichuan and Chongqing, and northeast of Guizhou. In the 21st year of Kaiyuan (AD 733), there were two roads: East Road ruled Suzhou (now Suzhou), and now it governs southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. West Road governs Hongzhou (now Nanchang), Hunan Xiangshui, Zishui Valley and the area west of the host city. To the west of Yuanshui River Basin, it is divided into Guizhou Middle Road.

2. Name of the road. One of the fifteenth roads from Song to Dao. Jurisdiction over jiangning house (now Nanjing). Jurisdiction over Jiangxi province, south of Jiangsu Yangtze River, west of Zhenjiang, damao mountain and Changdang Lake, south of Anhui Yangtze River, and Yangxin and Tongshan counties in Hubei. Tianxi four years (1020), divided into east and west roads; East Road governs jiangning house, west of Anhui, south of Yangtze River, Zhenjiang of Jiangsu, damao mountain of Jiangxi, and east of Changdang Lake and Poyang Lake. West Road governs Hongzhou, Poyang Lake in Jiangxi, all places west of yingtan-Xiamen railway line, Yangxin and Tongshan counties in Hubei.

3. Ancient provincial names. In the second year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1645), it was changed to Nanzhili in Ming Dynasty. Jurisdiction over jiangning house (now Nanjing). Xikang six years (1667), divided into Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. But for a long time after the enfeoffment, the two provinces were customarily called jiangnan province. It should be pointed out that the province includes a large area of northern Jiangsu and Huaibei.

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Jiangnan in history

There was a saying of Jiangnan in the pre-Qin period. Until the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains was still the center of geographical coordinates, and Jiangnan often referred to Hunan and Jiangxi. The establishment of Jiangnan Road in Tang Dynasty was later divided into Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road and Guizhou Middle Road, which became the beginning of defining the meaning of modern Jiangnan. Later, Jiangdong became the proper name of Jiangnan (that is, small Jiangnan or narrow Jiangnan), and Jiangnan Road became wide Jiangnan (that is, big Jiangnan).

The evolution of administrative regions named after "Jiangnan" in history is as follows: before the Tang Dynasty, the area referred to by the word Jiangnan included Jiangnan and the vast areas along the Yangtze River, including Jingzhou (southeastern Hubei, Hunan) and Yangzhou (southern Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, southern Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang). Emperor Taizong established Jiangnan Road, covering the whole middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, south of the Yangtze River and Guizhou and Fujian. Tang Xuanzong subdivided Jiangnan Road into Jiangnan West Road (southeastern Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi, southern Anhui) and Jiangnan East Road (Fujian, southern Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang). Jiangnan West Road (most of Jiangxi, southeastern Hubei) and Jiangnan East Road (northeastern Jiangxi, southern Anhui and Nanjing) were established in the Song Dynasty. The provinces in the south of the Yangtze River were established in the early Qing Dynasty (1645- 1667), but they included a large area in the north of the Yangtze River. Later, it was divided into Jiangsu Province and Anhui Province.

Jiangnan in a narrow sense and Jiangnan in a broad sense

Jiangnan in a broad sense refers to the whole Jiangnan area in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, that is, Jiangnan Road excluding southern Hunan, southwestern Jiangxi, Guizhou and Fujian. Including the narrow sense of Jiangnan, the north of Jiangxi, the south of the Yangtze River in Hubei and the north of Hunan. But some areas in Fujian are sometimes called Jiangnan. Jiangnan in a broad sense was widely used in ancient times, for example, Du Fu wrote "Meet Li Guinian and Go Down the River" in Changsha. Jiangnan in a broad sense is also used in modern times. For example, Jiangnan in weather forecast refers to Jiangnan in a broad sense; The three famous buildings in Jiangnan (Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Yueyang Tower in Yueyang and Wangtengting Pavilion in Nanchang) refer to Jiangnan in a broad sense.

In a narrow sense, Jiangnan refers to Suzhou and Hangzhou as the core areas, including southeastern Anhui Province, western Jiangxi Province, most parts of Zhejiang Province and southern Jiangsu Province. Some areas north of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Yangzhou, are located in the north of the Yangtze River, but their economy and culture are similar to those of Jiangnan, and they can also be regarded as part of Jiangnan in the cultural sense. But it is not the Yangtze River basin, and it is considered to be some areas south of Taihu Lake or even south of Qiantang River, such as Shaoxing and Ningbo. Although Nanjing is located in the south of the Yangtze River, it does not belong to the south. Jiangnan region has a specific language and culture, and basically all speak Wu dialect.

In addition:

Song Shu records: "Jiangnan is vast and wild, and people are diligent in their duties. When they are one or ten years old, they will forget the hunger in several counties ... 1, which refers to the area south of the Yangtze River. 2. Advantages: the land is vast, the wild interest is abundant, and the geographical location is close to the sea, which promotes maritime trade.

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