Why did China call "society" Jianghu in ancient times?

China called the society Jianghu in ancient times, which was mainly used to distinguish it from the imperial court, because in ancient times, the imperial court had certain boundaries and scope, and the Jianghu was relatively boundless. This is actually a relative name, and it is also used to better distinguish it from the imperial court, so it can also have certain boundaries.

I believe you know more about history, or you will know it when you watch TV dramas. In ancient times, society was called Jianghu, the main reason was to distinguish it from the imperial court, because Jianghu had no boundaries and the imperial court had a very strict political circle, so naturally, besides the imperial court, it was Jianghu, which is what we now call society. Relatively speaking, it makes sense. If this distinction is made, it can be more clear.

At the same time, I believe that everyone has heard the saying that it is better to forget the new year's friends in rivers and lakes. This is also a common saying of the ancients. The rivers and lakes get carried away, and naturally it is what we call society. Of course, this is also called the difference between different time periods. In fact, there is not much difference, just because there are certain differences in the forms embodied in different historical and cultural stages, and we can also make certain changes to these historical cultures in peacetime.

In short, in ancient times, society was really called Jianghu, and people could learn more about it in peacetime, mainly to distinguish it from the imperial court, but also because traditional culture had different forms of expression at different stages of development.