Where is the ancient Lingnan now?

Su Dongpo's Lingnan mainly refers to Guangdong, including Hainan now.

The general concept of Lingnan:

The so-called Lingnan refers to the south of the Five Ridges, which consists of five mountains: Yuechengling, Dupangling (referring to Jieyang Ridge), Zhumengling, Qitianling and Dayuling. Generally distributed in eastern Guangxi to eastern Guangdong and the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It is the largest horizontal tectonic belt mountain range in southern China, and it is also the watershed between the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. It has been a natural barrier for a long time. The Nanling Mountains hindered the communication and economic ties between Lingnan and the Central Plains, which made Lingnan's economy and culture far inferior to that of the Central Plains, and was called "the land of barbarians" by northerners. Since Zhang Jiuling, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, dug the Meiguan ancient road in Dayuling, the Lingnan area has been gradually developed.

Geography of the Book of Jin refers to Nanhai, Guilin and Xiang Jun, which were established in Qin Dynasty, as "the three counties of Lingnan", and defines the geographical scope of Lingnan. It is bounded by Wuling Mountains in the north and south, the South China Sea in the south, Yunnan-Guizhou in the west and Fujian in the east, including most of Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi today and northern Vietnam. After the Song Dynasty, northern Vietnam was separated. Wuling not only refers to the names of five mountains, but also includes five passages through Nanling.

Lingnan, also known as "outside the mountain" and "leading the table", is called "outside the mountain" from different geographical locations: from the central plains; From the perspective of the Pearl River Delta, it can also be called a watch pioneer.

Lingnan is a special environmental area in China. These areas are not only similar in geographical environment, but also in people's living habits.