Does Zhejiang count as Jiangnan?

Zhejiang is south of the Yangtze River. The definition of Jiangnan can be divided into two types: broad Jiangnan and narrow Jiangnan.

Jiangnan in a broad sense refers to the whole Jiangnan area in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, namely, southern Jiangsu, southern Zhejiang, southern Anhui, southern Jiangxi, southern Hunan and southern Hubei. Some areas in Fujian are sometimes called Jiangnan. The broad definition of Jiangnan begins with Gusi (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. Three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River (Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Yueyang Tower in Yueyang and Wangtengting Pavilion in Nanchang) are all located in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan in a narrow sense generally refers to southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, but the specific scope is not very clear. This concept probably began in the late Tang Dynasty and took shape in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The clearest core area in Jiangnan only includes Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and other cities around Taihu Lake. Nanjing is also located in the core area of the south of the Yangtze River. However, due to the changes of the times, the language of Nanjing has gradually become Jianghuai Mandarin (Jiangbei dialect), so the recognition of Nanjing in Wuyu District is not high. Shanghai's administrative history is relatively short, but because of its important economic status, it has basically been included in the modern concept of "Little Jiangnan".