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Jiangnan is a geographic area in East 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 Shan
Xishi Bridge in Suzhou, Jiangsu
Village in Jiangnan
A stone tortoise with a tablet commemorating the Kangxi Emperor's visit to Nanjing in 1684
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Wu Chinese
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Wu is a major group of Chinese languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang province, and parts of Jiangsu province, especially south of the Yangtze River, which make up the Wu cultural region. Th
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…one of the most prosperous regions of China due to its wealth in trade and very high human development. Most people of the region speak a variety of Wu Chinese as their mother tongue. The name Jiangnan is the pinyin romanization of the Standard Chinese pronunciation of 江南, meaning "[Lands] South of the [Yangtze…
A yi vessel from the Wu yue state
A 19th century illustration of medieval Hangzhou
Two performers of Suzhou pingtan
Shanghainese for "I love you" clearly visible on the façade of Shanghai Citibank in Lujiazui, Shanghai