Does Guangdong Province belong to the south of the Yangtze River?

Guangdong province does not belong to the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan has always been a constantly changing and flexible regional concept. In a narrow sense, Jiangnan refers to Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huzhou, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Ningbo and Shanghai 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.

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, namely, Shanghai, Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, eastern Jiangxi, northwestern Jiangxi and other areas south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

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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.

The word "Jiangnan" has been used in administrative divisions in official geographical records since the Yuan Dynasty, but its division often cannot represent Jiangnan. Southern Tang Dynasty in Five Dynasties and Ten Countries, Jiangnan Road (Jiangxi) in Song Dynasty, Jiangnan Road (Jiangxi, Hunan) in Tang Dynasty and Suzhou in Qing Dynasty represent Jiangnan area well.

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