What places does Jiangnan refer to?

In a narrow sense, it refers to the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang and so on.

Nanjing 1

Nanjing, referred to as "Ning", was called Jinling and Jiankang in ancient times. It is the capital of Jiangsu Province, a sub-provincial city and the core city of Nanjing metropolitan area. It is an important central city in eastern China, an important scientific research and education base in China, and a comprehensive transportation hub approved by the State Council.

2. Suzhou

Suzhou, called Wu in ancient times, is called Su for short, and also called Gusu and Pingjiang. It is a national historical and cultural city, a national high-tech industrial base and one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta. Located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province and the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, it is an important part of Jiangsu Yangtze River Economic Belt.

3. Wuxi

Wuxi, referred to as "tin" for short, was called Liangxi and Jingui in ancient times and was known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake". Wuxi is located in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta Plain, south of Jiangsu, the transportation center of Taihu Lake Basin, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through it. Wuxi is bordered by the Yangtze River in the north, Taihu Lake in the south, Suzhou in the east and Changzhou in the west, forming the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou metropolitan area.

4. Changzhou

Changzhou, a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 3,200 years. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period (547 BC), Ji Zha, the fourth son of Wu Wang Shoumeng, was sealed as Yanling City, and since then, it has a history of more than 2,500 years, with accurate chronology and exact place names.

5. Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province in China, which is located in the southwest of Jiangsu Province, the eastern coast of China and the south of Jiangsu Province. Runzhou was called in ancient times and was the capital of Jiangsu Province during the Republic of China.