Jiangnan Watertown Features

Compared with the north, the most obvious features of the terrain in the south of the Yangtze River are hills, plains and waters. Jiangnan is located in the hilly plain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with high terrain in the south and low terrain in the north. Its northern part is flat, mainly plains and hills, while some mountains are distributed in the south. In addition to abundant precipitation, there are two major water systems in the south of the Yangtze River and Qiantang River, which are connected by canals.

There are many rivers and lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. There are three famous freshwater lakes in China, namely Poyang Lake in Jiangxi, Dongting Lake in Hunan and Taihu Lake in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In the long-term development process, a large number of water conservancy projects have been built to connect them, such as Wu Zixu Kaixuxi, Fucha Ditch and Jiangnan Canal. Therefore, it has always enjoyed the reputation of "Water Town Zeguo". The physical geography of the south of the Yangtze River formed under such climate and topography is significantly different from that of the north.

Wang Tengting in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, Hunan Province, Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and Yuejiang Tower in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, which are also called "Four Famous Buildings in the South of the Yangtze River".

Pavilion is a traditional building in ancient China, which is a "building, heavy house"; "Pavilion, building also". In other words, pavilions are generally buildings with more than two floors, and they are mainly made of wood. In ancient China, no matter Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism or royal aristocrats, pavilions and pavilions were regarded as symbols of sacredness, dignity and majesty.

Among the many pavilions built, there are many pavilions for viewing and enjoying the scenery, which are also widely distributed, with south and north, but the south is the most. These pavilions are generally built near the water, with beautiful scenery and sparkling lakes and mountains. Therefore, these pavilions are also gathering places for literati and scholars. Many famous literary works were born because of these pavilions, and these pavilions are also famous for the spread of these articles. Of course, the more representative ones are Wang Tengting, Yellow Crane Tower and Yueyang Tower, which are also called the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the history of China, the "Four Big Rice Markets" were formed because of centralized rice trading. Wuhu, Wuxi, Jiujiang and Changsha in Shashi, Hubei are all in the south of the Yangtze River. They are also known as the "four rice markets in the south of the Yangtze River". These four rice markets, such as Wuhu Rice Market (in Nanling County) in southern Anhui, are still full of youth. "Four rice markets in the south of the Yangtze River" came into being in the process of underdeveloped agricultural commodity economy in the old society, which played a positive role in promoting grain production and circulation at that time and greatly improved local social development, farmers' life and commercial trade.

The meaning of "Jiangnan" in ancient literature is varied. It is often a word juxtaposed with regional concepts such as "Central Plains" and "Frontier", and it is ambiguous. Historically, Jiangnan is not only a natural geographical area, but also a social, political and cultural area.

According to historical tradition and culture, the great Jiangnan region is south Jiangsu, south Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, northeast Jiangxi and northwest Jiangxi. The core area of Jiangnan is the so-called "water town Jiangnan", which is an ecotype of Jiangnan civilization. Because Zeguo, which is located on the plain, is different from Jiangnan, a mountainous coastal area. Because it is the most representative, it is also considered as Jiangnan in a narrow sense.

Some sub-cultural areas under Jiangnan culture, such as Wu culture, Yue culture, Hui culture, Jiangxi culture, Jinling culture, Chu culture and Jianghuai culture.

Jiangnan refers to the geographical area, as the name implies, it refers to the south of the Yangtze River, especially the area south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the concept of human geography. In the pre-Qin period, Jiangnan belonged to Kyushu and was called "wuyue" by the Central Plains. Jiangnan is famous for its talented people, beautiful women like clouds, rich water towns and prosperity.

Jiangnan is a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. Since ancient times, "Jiangnan" has always been a constantly changing and flexible regional concept, but it always represents a beautiful and rich water town scene. Up to now, it is also a developed area with superior natural conditions, abundant natural resources, developed commodity production, complete industrial categories and the highest comprehensive economic level in China.

In different historical periods, the literary image of Jiangnan is different. Jiangnan first appeared in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties. The Eastern Zhou Dynasty was the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River where the vassal states of wuyue were located, that is, some areas south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, southeastern Anhui and northeastern Jiangxi (from the CCTV documentary "Where is Jiangnan").

Since ancient times, there have been administrative divisions such as Huiji County, Wu Jun County, Jiangnan Road and Liangzhu Road in the Han nationality areas in the south of the Yangtze River.