Which province of China is Nanyang in?

Nanyang is the name of Southeast Asia in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is a concept centered on China. China does not belong to China, but is a part of Nanyang.

Nanyang refers to the deep area of Southeast Asia (excluding northern Vietnam, etc.). ), including Sri Lanka and so on. East of the Arabian Sea belongs to Nanyang (Middle East and East Africa belong to the Western Ocean). China people go to Nanyang for activities (business, business, work and migration), which is called "going to Nanyang" or "going to Nanyang" in history.

(1) From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, China's coastal areas were divided into two ocean areas, namely, southern Jiangsu, central Zhejiang and Fujian and Guangdong provinces, which were called Nanyang. Shandong, Hebei and Liaoning provinces to the north of Jiangsu are Beiyang.

Source: Zheng's "Dangerous Words in the Prosperous Age on Coastal Defence": "Nanyang starts from Xiamen, including Shantou, Taiwan Province, Chaoyang, Jiazimen, Siao, Humen, Laowanshan and Qizhouyang, and it is a section. "

(2) Southeast Asian countries and regions.

Source: Zheng's "Fears in the Prosperous Age on Coastal Defence": "In the past, the strong enemies of Taiwan and the West all came from afar. Today, the islands in Nanyang have been occupied. Then the border is already bordered by the same country, and there is no difference between suburbs and families. "

Example: Mao Dun's Crossing the Blockade: "The guest asked again and again before knowing that he was an overseas Chinese in Nanyang."

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, a "Nanyang Minister" was set up to manage various affairs. (Nanyang Navy's "Nanyang" is relative to Beiyang Navy's "Beiyang". Beiyang Navy mainly operates in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea north of the Yangtze River estuary, while Nanyang Navy operates in the East China Sea and the South China Sea south of the Yangtze River estuary. During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, "Nanyang" also referred to Southeast Asia. At that time, overseas Chinese went to Southeast Asia to make a living, which was called "going to Southeast Asia". In fact, the Nanyang Navy can also cruise Southeast Asia. "West" refers to the Indian Ocean in the Ming Dynasty and Europe in the Qing Dynasty. Later, Japan was called "the East" relative to the West. )