Lingnan

Lingnan
岭南
Maximum extent of the Nanyue kingdom, roughly corresponding to the geographical region of Lingnan with the exception of Central Vietnam
Maximum extent of the Nanyue kingdom, roughly corresponding to the geographical region of Lingnan with the exception of Central Vietnam
Modern day-locationGuangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, and North Vietnam (Tonkin)

Lingnan (simplified Chinese: 岭南; traditional Chinese: 嶺南; pinyin: lǐng nán; Jyutping: ling5 naam4; lit. 'South of the [Nanling] Mountains'; Vietnamese: Lĩnh Nam) is a geographic area referring to the lands in the south of the Nanling Mountains. The region covers the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong & Macau[1][2] and Northern Vietnam.

  1. ^ Guo, Jie; Zuo, Pengjun (2018). 岭南文化研究. 清華大學出版社. ISBN 9787302399476.
  2. ^ Xie, Xuanjun (2015). 辛亥革命百年透视 现代南北朝的曙光. Lulu.com. p. 527. ISBN 9781329581210.

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