Documentary | Episode 3 of "Where is Gangnam": The Land of Wealth

The economic development of the Taihu Lake Basin is also inseparable from the conditions of its developed water network. Water not only directly produces wealth for Jiangnan, but also carries the wealth of Jiangnan and communicates the connection between Jiangnan and the outside world. During the Tang Dynasty, the Jiangnan region had become a tax powerhouse in the country, and the proportion of taxation in the country was "eighty-nine out of ten in Jiangnan", although its scope referred to the entire southeast region south of Jianghuai and north of Nanling.

However, it can still be seen that Jiangnan's contribution to the national economy. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, in addition to farming and fishing, Jiangnan also became an important silk producing area. At that time, most of the urban and rural people in Jiaxing, Suzhou, made a living from textiles.

Episode 3: The Land of The Rich