Jiangnan (South of the River)
汉乐府
江南可采莲
莲叶何田田
鱼戏莲叶间
jiāng nán kě cǎi lián
lián yè hé tián tián
yú xì lián yè jiān
In the South you may pick lotus; how dense the lotus leaves; fish play among the leaves.
A short joyful south-land song—summer image drill.
短而欢快，适合初学与夏日意象。可连西湖/江南山水。
Great beginner page and SEO for “Jiangnan poem.” Pair with West Lake / south China place content.
用三行写夏天：叶、鱼、游戏——比滤镜更轻。
Three lines for summer: leaves, fish, play—lighter than any filter.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy
This poem is linked from a city essay—open the place to read the name and the verse together.
Shanghai
On the sea — treaty port layers that taught the world a modern Chinese face
Shaoxing
Continuing the glory — Yue’s inland Jiangnan where wine, brush, and scholarship shared one prefecture
Suzhou
Wu’s prefecture — canals, gardens, and the soft grammar of Jiangnan craft
Yangzhou
Prefecture of willows — Grand Canal wealth where parting poems learned their tone