江东 (jiāng dōng) — Jiangdong, the region east of the lower Yangtze River (mainly historical, also used poetically)
Definition
江东 (Jiāngdōng) is a historical-geographical name for the region east of the lower Yangtze River, strongly associated with the Sun Wu kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period. Today it is a cultural/literary concept, not an administrative unit.
noun
Jiangdongthe region east of the lower Yangtze River (mainly historical, also used poetically)
Examples
- ，江东，。Sān guó shí qī, sūn wú zhèng quán yǐ jiāng dōng wèi gēn jù dì, bú duàn kuò zhāng shì lì.During the Three Kingdoms period, the Sun Wu regime used Jiangdong as its base and continuously expanded its power.
- “江东”。Dù mù de shī jù "jiāng dōng zǐ dì duō cái jùn" cháng bèi yòng lái xíng róng jiāng nán rén cái bèi chū.Du Mu's verse 'The youths of Jiangdong are talented and handsome' is often quoted to describe the abundance of talent in the Jiangnan region.
- “江东”，。Rú jīn suǒ wèi de "jiāng dōng" yǐ jīng bú shì xíng zhèng qū huà, ér shì yí gè lì shǐ dì lǐ gài niàn.Today's so-called 'Jiangdong' is no longer an administrative division, but a historical-geographical concept.
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