Which province and city is Jiangnan in?

Jiangnan in a narrow sense refers to southern Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In a broad and real sense, Jiangnan includes Yangzhou and Nantong in central Jiangsu, as well as most areas south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including Hunan Xiangdong. Northern Jiangxi and northeastern Jiangxi; Anhui, southern Anhui and other places.

From the perspective of connotation, region and integration, Hunan is not considered as Jiangnan. Since ancient times, Hunan and Hubei have been commensurate with "two lakes" and "Huguang". Guangdong and Guangxi are commensurate with Lingnan, not Jiangnan. Regardless of region or culture, Fujian has always been relatively independent of Jiangnan. Lianjiang Nandu is not.

The area covered by Jiangnan can be seen from many angles. Literally, south of the Yangtze River is Jiangnan. But Jiangnan in the traditional sense is not the case. Geographically, the south of the Huaihe River line in Qinling Mountains is the south, but not the south of the Yangtze River. Jiangnan has not only geographical reference, but also cultural connotation. Generally speaking, Jiangnan in a narrow sense refers to the present Yangtze River Delta, including southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang, eastern Zhejiang and Shanghai, as well as Yangzhou and Nantong north of the Yangtze River. A little more, it can include southern Anhui, northeastern Jiangxi and southern Zhejiang; Jiangnan in a broad sense starts from Huaihe River in the north, Nanling in the south, Wushan in the west and the sea in the east, that is, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. But the most widely used half is Jiangnan in a narrow sense. Southern Anhui, northeastern Jiangxi and the Yangtze River Delta are still very different. Hunan and Hubei are generally called two lakes and four lakes, and few people call them Jiangnan. To the south, south of Nanling is called Lingnan, while Fujian is relatively independent, both geographically and culturally. 100 years ago (that is, before the Qing Dynasty), the highest highway in China was the waterway. In winter, the Palace and the wealthier people have to go south for the winter, while the main rivers in China are from west to east, and only the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north and south, so this road is the first choice. For Beijingers, this road leads to Jiangnan. Although most of Hunan and Hubei are also south of the Yangtze River, they are very far away because there is no waterway leading to Beijing, so the emperor.