What is Jiangnan?

Jiangnan: Literally means Jiangnan, especially the area south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the concept of human geography. Jiangnan in a narrow sense refers to the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Jiangnan in a broad sense includes the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanling and Wuyishan, that is, the whole territory of Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Shanghai and the area south of the Yangtze River in Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu.

1. In a narrow sense, it refers to the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

These include Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou in the north of Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Jinhua, Quzhou, Shanghai and Chizhou in the south of Anhui and Hubei.

Xuancheng, Maanshan, Wuhu, Tongling, Huangshan, Jingzhou, Ezhou, Huangshi, Wuhan, Nanchang, Changsha, Yueyang, Changde, Jiujiang, Shangrao and Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, Hunan, extend to Taihu Lake, Dongting Lake and South China.

Jiangnan area centered on Poyang Lake area.

2. Jiangnan in a broad sense includes: Shanghai, Jiangxi, Hunan, Zhejiang, and areas south of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and other provinces. Compared with Jiangnan Road in Tang Dynasty, there are fewer parts involving Guizhou Province. Northern Fujian is sometimes called Jiangnan.

In a broad sense, Jiangnan has a vast territory and diverse landforms, so it is often regarded as "Great Jiangnan", which is roughly consistent with the meteorological scope of Jiangnan. Four rice markets and four famous buildings in Jiangnan are all within the scope of Jiangnan. This area includes

The famous three mountains, three rivers and three lakes-Qiantang River and Taihu Lake in Huangshan, Ganjiang River and Poyang Lake in Lushan, Xiangjiang River and Dongting Lake in Hengshan are the cradles of Wu culture, Ganpo culture and Huxiang culture respectively.

The definition of "Great Jiangnan" begins with the ancient division (Jiangnan Road) and is often described in literary works. For example, Du Fu's Random Encounter Li Guinian was written in Changsha. The Jiangnan referred to in the weather forecast is roughly the Jiangnan zone in a broad sense.