Jiangnan 江南

Jiāngnán 江南 is 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.

Provinces

• Ānhuī 安徽
• Jiāngsū 江蘇
• Zhèjiāng 浙江

Cities

• Chángshú 常熟
• Chángzhōu 常州
• Hángzhōu 杭州
• Nánjīng 南京
• Níngbō 寧波
• Shànghǎi 上海
• Shàoxīng 紹興
• Sūzhōu 蘇州
• Wúxí 無錫
• Yángzhōu 揚州
• Zhènjiāng 鎮江

Mountains

• Mount Pǔtuó 普陀山

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