Which provinces does Jiangnan refer to?

Jiangnan in a broad sense includes the areas south of the Yangtze River in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and Hunan. Today's Jiangnan specifically refers to: Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, and parts of southeastern Anhui south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

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

"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; Wuyuan in northeast Jiangxi, etc.

Extended data Jiangnan landform

The most obvious features of Jiangnan topography are hills, plains and plenty of water. Jiangnan is located in the hilly plain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with high terrain in the south and low terrain in the north. Its northern part is flat, mainly plains and hills, while some mountains are distributed in the south. In addition to abundant precipitation, there are two major water systems in the south of the Yangtze River and Qiantang River, which are connected by canals.

There are many rivers and lakes in the south of the Yangtze River. There are three famous freshwater lakes in China, namely Poyang Lake in Jiangxi, Dongting Lake in Hunan and Taihu Lake in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In the long-term development process, a large number of water conservancy projects have been built to connect them, such as Wu Zixu Kaixuxi, Fucha Ditch and Jiangnan Canal. Therefore, it has always enjoyed the reputation of "Water Town Zeguo".

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