Military Records Treatise, Volume 190

Geography and Measurement

Measurement II

Topography II

Map and Commentary on the Southern Metropolitan Region

Du Ge states that the Southern Metropolitan Region covers the ancient territory of Yangzhou. Nanjing served as the capital for six dynasties. The founding of our ancestral dynasty was rooted in this place. The Yangtze River serves as a natural barrier to the north and south, which has been relied upon as a heaven-sent defense throughout history. original: "周木時已有王氣秦始皇謂東南有天子氣" During the Zhou dynasty, there was already an imperial aura; Qin Shi Huang said that the southeast possessed the aura of a Son of Heaven. Zhuge Liang stated that the location has a coiled dragon and a crouching tiger, making it a true capital for an emperor. This is that very place. North of the Yangtze,