Thursday, February 22, 2024

Jiangnan is Great

Mother rivers, clear lakes, elegant mountains, spectacular hills, cultural streets, and unique crafts, all of which stimulate your imagination on how charming Jiangnan could be.

Jiangnan refers to the broad regions located in the southern part of the Yangtze River, including a few great cities with poetic scenes, high-educational people, enriched culture, and abundant gourmet food. There was an ancient poet Baijuyi who elegantly described Jiangnan:

 "Jiangnan is great;

  the scenery is-

  so charming,

 as it always does.


 The sunrise was like -

the beautiful flower,

blossom on the river top;

brighten the sky, amazingly;


The green lake in the spring is like-

 blue gem,

decorating surroundings,

shouldn’t we memorize-

 Jiangnan as a wonderful place?"

I visited some large cities in Jiangnan this month, such as Nanjing and Shanghai. Last week, I also visited Suzhou and Hangzhou. There are numerous poetic descriptions of Jiangnan as a great place, such as “There is heaven above; there are Su Hang underneath.” Mother rivers, clear lakes, elegant mountains, spectacular hills, cultural streets, and unique crafts, all of which stimulate your imagination on how charming Jiangnan could be.

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