Lingnan

Lingnan
岭南
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 and Northern Vietnam.

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