Lingnan

Lingnan (嶺南) is a geographic area referring to lands in the south of China's "Five Ranges" which are Tayu, Qitian, Dupang, Mengzhu, Yuecheng. The region covers Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces of modern China.

Background

The area was inhabited by Hundred Yue tribes and the motherland of ancient Nanyue. At that age, Lingnan was considered as a barbarian land and it had loose contact with the Zhongyuan Region, which was the cultural cradle of Chinese culture. In the 2nd Century BC, the region was absorbed into the middle kingdom, and its development had been boosted since Ancient Meiguan Road (梅關古道) was paved.

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