Does Fujian count as Jiangnan?

Question 1: Does Fujian belong to the south of the Yangtze River? At present, the concepts mainly refer to Shanghai, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi.

Ancient concepts: southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, Jianjiang and Jiangxi. Jiangxi refers to the west of Jiangnan, and other places are the east of Jiangnan. But Jiangnan in ancient poems generally refers to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Question 2: Does Fujian belong to the south of the Yangtze River? Jiangnan area literally means Jiangnan, which is a vast area. In a narrow sense, it refers to the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It includes Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu Province, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou in the north of Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan, Chizhou, Xuancheng, Maanshan, Wuhu, Tongling and Huangshan in the south of Anhui Province, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Shangrao and Jingdezhen in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, and it is surrounded by Taihu Lake, Dongting Lake and Jingdezhen to the greatest extent. Jiangnan in a broad sense includes the whole territory of Shanghai, Jiangxi, Hunan and Zhejiang, as well as the areas south of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and Shanghai. Compared with Jiangnan Road in Tang Dynasty, there are fewer parts involving Guizhou Province. Northern Fujian is sometimes called Jiangnan.

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 four famous buildings in Jiangnan are all within the scope of Jiangnan. 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 Wu culture, Jiangxi 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 also been used for administrative divisions in official geographical records since the Yuan Dynasty. Jiangnan provinces in the early Qing Dynasty, that is, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai are now collectively referred to as Jiangnan. Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou are also the most representative administrative places in the Qing Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Raozhou Prefecture, Jiujiang Prefecture and Nanchang Prefecture in Jiangxi Province and Chizhou Prefecture, Taiping Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture in Anhui Province were also very representative Jiangnan areas.

Question 3: Why is Fujian not just a vague concept? It is understandable to say that Fujian is south of the Yangtze River.

Located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, northern Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu are endowed with unique natural conditions, rich products and picturesque scenery, and are the land of plenty in China.

With the above livelihood conditions, natural talents come forth in large numbers, and beautiful women come forth in large numbers, so it has become the hometown of talents in China.

Speaking of Jiangnan, I think Wenzhou is the Jiangnan of Shanghai, and Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou are Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Huzhou and Ningbo of Zhejiang, which is as awkward as Fujian.

South Zhejiang and Fujian have no geomorphological features of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and they are the other side of the landscape dominated by hills. Fujian is mountainous and depends on the sea for a living, and its communication with Jiangsu, Zhejiang and even China is not as close as other provinces.

In ancient times, Fujian people made a living everywhere in Nanyang, so there was little nyonya.

Fujian was relatively closed in ancient times, and its language did not develop with the Central Plains. Instead, it has achieved the antique Minnan language now. Think about it:

What does your mother call your grandfather? Does it sound like "dad"

What does your mother call your grandmother? Isn't it a little close to "mother"?

How do you say home in your dialect? Is it similar to the pronunciation of "Cuo"?

Eating is similar to eating.

There is also a famous woman in Fuzhou dialect who is stupid, suggesting that prepositional objects are often mentioned in classical Chinese!

Wait a minute.

Question 4: Does Guangdong Province belong to the south of the Yangtze River? No, it belongs to the south of China. These provinces are located in the south of the Yangtze River: central and southern Hubei, central and northern Hunan, central and northern Jiangxi, Zhejiang province (including Shanghai), southern Anhui, northern Fujian and the south of Lianyungang, Jiangsu.

Pay attention to a few questions, these areas are not Jiangnan, but according to the study of Chinese and other knowledge, these areas are wrongly counted as Jiangnan:

Xuzhou, Jiangsu is not a city in the south of the Yangtze River. Strictly speaking, it belongs to the north of the Qinling-Huaihe bisector and belongs to the northern region.

Guangdong does not belong to Jiangnan, but actually belongs to South China, including Lingbei and Lingnan.

Only Enshi, Hubei Province does not belong to Jiangnan. Strictly speaking, compassion belongs to the northernmost part of South China.

Question 5: What is the scope of Jiangnan? What place belongs to Jiangnan? Jiangnan literally means Jiangnan. "Jiang" has a special meaning in Chinese, which is the Yangtze River. Jiangnan originally refers to the area south of the Yangtze River. In ancient times, Jiangnan often represented a prosperous and developed culture and education and a beautiful and rich water town scene, and the region was roughly the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Historian Feng Xianliang said, "Geographically, Jiangnan is undoubtedly the most prosperous area in China since modern times. But the definition and application of the word Jiangnan has never been unified since ancient times. "

Jiangnan in history

There was a saying of Jiangnan in the pre-Qin period. Until the Sui Dynasty, the Central Plains was still the center of geographical coordinates, and Jiangnan often referred to Hunan and Jiangxi. The establishment of Jiangnan Road in Tang Dynasty was later divided into Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road and Guizhou Middle Road, which became the beginning of defining the meaning of modern Jiangnan. Later, Jiangdong became the proper name of Jiangnan (that is, small Jiangnan or narrow Jiangnan), and Jiangnan Road became wide Jiangnan (that is, big Jiangnan).

The evolution of administrative regions named after "Jiangnan" in history is as follows: before the Tang Dynasty, the area referred to by the word Jiangnan included Jiangnan and the vast areas along the Yangtze River, including Jingzhou (southeastern Hubei, Hunan) and Yangzhou (southern Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, southern Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang). Emperor Taizong established Jiangnan Road, covering the whole middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, south of the Yangtze River and Guizhou and Fujian. Tang Xuanzong subdivided Jiangnan Road into Jiangnan West Road (southeastern Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi, southern Anhui) and Jiangnan East Road (Fujian, southern Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang). Jiangnan West Road (most of Jiangxi, southeastern Hubei) and Jiangnan East Road (northeastern Jiangxi, southern Anhui and Nanjing) were established in the Song Dynasty. The provinces in the south of the Yangtze River were established in the early Qing Dynasty (1645- 1667), but they included a large area in the north of the Yangtze River. Later, it was divided into Jiangsu Province and Anhui Province.

Jiangnan in a narrow sense and Jiangnan in a broad sense

The broad definition of Jiangnan originates from the division of Jiangnan Road in Tang Dynasty, which refers to the whole area south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, that is, Jiangnan Road except southern Hunan, southwestern Jiangxi, Guizhou and Fujian. Including the narrow sense of Jiangnan, the north of Jiangxi, the south of the Yangtze River in Hubei and the north of Hunan. Some areas in Fujian are sometimes called Jiangnan. Jiangnan in a broad sense was widely used in ancient times, for example, Du Fu wrote "Meet Li Guinian and Go Down the River" in Changsha. Jiangnan in a broad sense is also used in modern times. For example, Jiangnan in weather forecast refers to Jiangnan in a broad sense; The three famous buildings in Jiangnan (Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Yueyang Tower in Yueyang and Wangtengting Pavilion in Nanchang) refer to Jiangnan in a broad sense.

Now the specific Jiangnan refers to the narrow sense of Jiangnan (small Jiangnan), that is, it does not include Jiangnan East Road in Fujian Province and southern Zhejiang, and takes Taihu Lake as the center, including Suzhou, Changzhou, Wuxi and Hangzhou. Nanjing was also the core area of Xiaojiangnan in ancient times, but because residents speak Jiangbei dialect, it is often not considered as a part of Xiaojiangnan in Wu dialect area in modern times. Some areas north of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Yangzhou, are located in the north of the Yangtze River, but their economy and culture are similar to those of Jiangnan, and they were once regarded as the core areas of Jiangnan. However, some areas that are not in the Yangtze River basin but are sometimes considered as the small Jiangnan area are south of Taihu Lake and even south of Qiantang River, such as Shaoxing and Ningbo.

Question 6: Does Jiangnan include Fujian? Generally speaking, south of the Yangtze River is Jiangnan, and parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Jiangxi are Lingnan. Jiangnan in a narrow sense refers to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places. Fujian used to be a land of barbarians.

Question 7: Does Ningde area in northern Fujian count as Jiangnan area? Jiangnan area refers to the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, from Nanling to the north of Wuyishan, including Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and the areas south of the Yangtze River in Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces.

Question 8: Is Zhangzhou in Jiangnan, Fujian or East China?

Question 9: Does ancient Jiangxi, Hunan and Hubei count as Jiangnan? 20 minutes south of the Yangtze River is Jiangnan.

Question 10: What places are Jiangnan? Are Jiangsu and Zhejiang modern Jiangnan?

The definition of modern Jiangnan can be divided into two types: broad Jiangnan and narrow Jiangnan.

Jiangnan in a broad sense refers to the whole Jiangnan area in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, namely, southern Jiangsu, southern Zhejiang, southern Anhui, southern Jiangxi, southern Hunan and southern Hubei. Some areas in Fujian are sometimes called Jiangnan. The broad definition of Jiangnan begins with Gusi (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. Three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River (Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Yueyang Tower in Yueyang and Wangtengting Pavilion in Nanchang) are all located in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jiangnan in a narrow sense generally refers to southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang, but the specific scope is not very clear. This concept probably began in the late Tang Dynasty and took shape in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The clearest core area in Jiangnan only includes Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and other cities around Taihu Lake. Nanjing is also located in the core area of the south of the Yangtze River. However, due to the changes of the times, the language of Nanjing has gradually become Jianghuai Mandarin (Jiangbei dialect), so the recognition of Nanjing in Wuyu District is not high. Shanghai's administrative history is relatively short, but because of its important economic status, it has basically been included in the modern concept of "Little Jiangnan".

However, it is not the Yangtze River basin, and it is considered to be some areas south of Taihu Lake or even south of Qiantang River, such as Shaoxing and Ningbo. Some areas north of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Yangzhou, are located in the north of the Yangtze River, but their economy and culture are similar to those of Jiangnan, and sometimes they are regarded as a part of Jiangnan in the cultural sense. Similarly, because of Jiangbei dialect, the narrow sense of Jiangnan does not necessarily include Yangzhou and Zhenjiang.

In addition,

Linguistically, the indigenous languages are Wuyue, Gan, Hakka and Huizhou, and the foreign languages are Jianghuai Mandarin.

Economically, Jiangzuo is developed and Jiangyou is backward.

Culturally, China has three major cultural provinces-Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Zhejiang.

In terms of transportation, the main railways are Zhejiang-Jiangxi line, Beijing-Shanghai line, Anhui-Jiangxi line and Beijing-Kowloon line.

Jiangnan in a narrow sense now refers to the Yangtze River Delta, which generally includes:

Shanghai: the center of modern Jiangnan

Nanjing: the traditional capital of Jiangnan area in history

Suzhou: the representative of Jiangnan

Wuxi: It's as famous as Suzhou.

Changzhou: the geographical center of ancient Jiangnan

Zhenjiang: Jinshan Temple, an important town in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Hangzhou: another center in the south of the Yangtze River, second only to Nanjing.

Jiaxing: Jiangnan Ancient Town

Huzhou: Suzhou Lake is ripe and the world is full.

Ningbo: A New Star in Jiangnan

Shaoxing: the Center of Yue Culture

In addition, Yangzhou: Although it is in Jiangbei, it is not Jiangnan in modern times, but it is the name of ancient Jiangnan.