Jiangnan (other)
Jiangnan is the region south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Jiangnan may also refer to: Places Historical People Other uses * Jiangnan Automobile, a automobile manufacturing company, headquartered in Xiangtan, China See also * Gangnam (other), Korean equivalent * Ying Nan, a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe * 江南 (other) {{disambiguation, geo, hn=Jiang Nan ko:강남 ja:江南 vi:Giang Nam (định hướng) zh:江南 (消歧义) ...
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Jiangnan
Jiangnan or Jiang Nan (; formerly romanized Kiang-nan, literally "South of the River" meaning "South of the Yangtze") is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of its delta. The region encompasses the city of Shanghai, the southern part of Jiangsu Province, the southeastern part of Anhui Province, the northern part of Jiangxi Province and the northern part of Zhejiang Province. The most important cities in the area include Anqing, Changzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Wenzhou, and Zhenjiang. Jiangnan has long been regarded as one of the most prosperous regions in China due to its wealth in trade and very high human development. Most people of the region speak Wu Chinese dialects as their native languages. Etymology The word Jiangnan is based on the Chinese name for the Yangtze, ''Cháng Jiāng'', and ''nán'' meaning "south." In the 19th century, ...
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