⚠High-contrast woodcut image with some small characters within ovals that are blurred or partially illegible.

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Geography, Volume 11

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Kingdom / State Liang Likely referring to the Liang region or an administrative shorthand. Liaodong The "East of the Liao River" region in the northeast. Shandong The coastal province of the "Eastern Mountains." Zhejiang The province of the "Crooked River."

To the Northwest, reaching the border of Huzhou

The hundred rivers flow with Huzhou; The living spirits named the Five Peaks. original: 百川與湖州生神名五嶽. This poetic insertion suggests a spiritual connection between the landscape's hydrology and the sacred mountains of China.

This page features a stylized woodcut map representing the Jiangnan region's complex water systems. Administrative centers and significant towns are inscribed within ovals, set against a background of rhythmic wave patterns that signify both land and water in this "land of fish and rice."

Deqing Top right original: 德清. A district famous for its ancient stone bridges.
Huzhou Top center original: 湖州. A major prefectural city on the southern shore of Lake Tai, renowned for silk and ink brushes.
Wuxing Below Huzhou original: 吳興. An ancient name for the Huzhou area.
Wujiang Middle right original: 吳江. Known as the "Capital of Silk," located on the Grand Canal.
Jiaxing Below Wujiang original: 嘉興. A key city located between Hangzhou and Shanghai.
Kunshan Center original: 崑山. The birthplace of Kunqu opera.
Jiading Lower right original: 嘉定. A district significant for its Confucian scholarship.
...? Several smaller labels are obscured by the woodblock texture.

To the Southwest, reaching the border of Fujian