Jiangnan 江南

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Jiāngnán Region 江南

This region encompasses the lower reaches of the Yangzi River, a culturally and economically important area. It was known as the "Cradle of Monks" because of the larger number of Buddhist monastics that it produced, especially in the late Imperial and Republican periods.

Ānhuī Province 安徽Jiāngsū Province 江蘇Zhèjiāng Province 浙江Chángzhōu 常州Hángzhōu 杭州Nánjīng 南京Níngbō 寧波Shànghǎi 上海Sūzhōu 蘇州Wúxí 無錫Yángzhōu 揚州Zhènjiāng 鎮江Geography of Jiangnan Buddhism

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