What places does Lingnan include?

Including the whole of Guangdong and Guangxi, as well as parts of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. ?

brief introduction

Lingnan was the land of Baiyue and the place where Baiyue people lived in ancient times. At the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Nanyue State. The so-called Lingnan refers to the south of the Five Ridges. Wuling Mountain consists of five mountains: Yuechengling, Dupangling (Jieyang Mountain), Zhu Meng, Qitianling and Dayu Mountain. 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. In ancient times, the area south of the Yangtze River was called "the land of barbarians" by the Central Plains.

The Origin of Lingnan Place Names

1. The so-called Lingnan refers to the south of the five mountains, which consists of five mountains: Yuechengling, Dupangling (Jieyang), Zhumengling, Qitianling and Dayuling. Generally distributed in eastern Guangxi to eastern Guangdong and the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.

2. 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 borders Wuling in the north and south, South China Sea in the south, Yunnan and Guizhou in the west and Fujian in the east, covering most of Hainan in Guangdong, Guangxi and northern Vietnam today. After the Song Dynasty, northern Vietnam was separated.

Cultural influence

Lingnan culture refers to all cultures in Lingnan area. Now, due to the strong economic status of Guangdong immigrants from Hong Kong, Guangdong and overseas, Lingnan culture generally refers to the culture that originated in Guangdong and now Hainan. The language and cultural customs in Guangxi Mandarin area are close to those in northern Mandarin area. Hainan culture originated in Guangdong, which is different from the Central Plains culture in the north, and mainly includes Guangfu culture, Chaozhou culture and Hakka culture.