What places does the real Jiangnan area refer to?

Jiangnan geographically refers to the Yangtze River Delta, including Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Wuxi, Danyang, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou,

Huzhou, Shaoxing and other big places. Cultural Jiangnan has a wider scope, including southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang.

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 belonged to Kyushu in the pre-Qin period and was called "wuyue" by the Central Plains? [ 1]。 Jiangnan is famous for its talented people, beautiful women, rich water towns and prosperous development.

Jiangnan is a place with outstanding people and beautiful mountains and rivers. Since ancient times, "Jiangnan" has always been a constantly changing and flexible regional concept, but it always represents a beautiful and rich water town scene. Up to now, it is also a developed area with superior natural conditions, abundant natural resources, developed commodity production, complete industrial categories and the highest comprehensive economic level in China.

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, that is, the areas south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Shanghai, Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, eastern Jiangxi and northwestern Jiangxi (from the CCTV documentary Where is Jiangnan).

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Historical evolution of Jiangnan

"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; Shangrao, Wuyuan and Jingdezhen in the northeast of Jiangxi.

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.

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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