What areas does the northern part of Jiangnan refer to?

Northern Jiangnan refers to the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, covering southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, including Nanjing, Suzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi and Shanghai.

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. Jiangnan is famous for its talented people, beautiful women like clouds, rich water towns and prosperity. The northern part of Jiangnan is probably Changzhou, Nanjing and Maanshan.

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Jiangnan geographical environment

"Jiangnan" has always been a constantly changing and flexible regional concept. Narrow geographical Jiangnan refers to Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Shanghai and other places near the Taihu Lake basin south of the Yangtze River.

The broad scope of Jiangnan also includes Nantong (Tongzhou), Yangzhou and Taizhou in Jiangsu; Zhejiang Jinhua, Lishui, Zhoushan, Taizhou, Quzhou and Wenzhou; Huangshan, Wuhu, Xuancheng, Maanshan, Chizhou and Tongling in southern Anhui; Wuyuan in northeast Jiangxi, etc.

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

Jiangnan in a broad sense includes the areas south of the Yangtze River in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan. 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 three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River are all within the scope of the south of the Yangtze River.

This area includes three famous 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. These three rivers and lakes are the cradles of Wuyue 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.

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