"Jiangnan" refers to which part of China?

Jiangnan refers to the area beautified by literati. Mainly centered on Suzhou and Hangzhou, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are Jiangnan.

The so-called Jiangnan: generally refers to "south of the Yangtze River". During the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, it generally referred to southern Hubei, including Hunan and Jiangxi, and in modern times it specifically referred to southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In addition, there were ten Zhenguan roads in the Tang Dynasty, including Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, the southeast of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, and Jiangnan, Anhui.

So it is correct to exclude Yangzhou. Yangzhou is indeed in Jiangbei. Moreover, Yangzhou has not been given a particularly good name. They are all places where fireworks and Liuxiang sell gold, not to mention the salt merchants' resident. Except for the recommendation of Zhu Ziqing in modern times, few people think that Yangzhou belongs to Jiangnan.

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Jiangnan is an extremely important area in China. Its economic prosperity, cultural prosperity, talented people and relatively stable society, to a certain extent, determine the speed and direction of social development in China, which can be called the epitome of social development and evolution in China.

For a long time, Jiangnan regional culture has attracted the attention of international scholars and all walks of life. The glory of Jiangnan regional culture reached its peak from Ming Dynasty to early Qing Dynasty. Jiangnan enjoyed a lofty political and military status and was also the economic and cultural center of the country at that time.

In fact, the regional concept of Jiangnan culture discussed here is very small, which is equivalent to Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou in Zhejiang Province, and Shanghai, that is, the scope of eight provinces and municipalities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang plus 1 municipality, with an area of about 40,000 square kilometers.

The scope of "Little Jiangnan" is the place with the most developed economy, the most prosperous culture and the most concentrated talents in the history of China. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the article said: "At that time, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were prosperous, with the best clothes, all over the suburbs, changing the pivot, grasping the king of the country, calligraphy attendants, and the amazing economy of Taiwan Province. It was also half of Jiangsu and Zhejiang scholars who sang on Chang' an Road. "

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a Suzhou native said, "Wu Customs is famous in the world for three reasons: taxation is the best in the world, family background is the best in the world, and tableware is also available in all directions, but it is extremely luxurious at present."

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