Jiangnan is a subdistrict

Subdistrict (China)

The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...

 (街道) in Meijiang District

Meijiang District

Meijiang District is a district of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Meizhou city.-Administrative divisions:*Subdistricts :**Jinshan **Jiangnan **Xijiao *Towns:**Changsha **Sanjiao...

, Meizhou

Meizhou

-Administration:The municipal government, Intermediate Court and CPC and PSB bureaux are housed in the district of Jiangnan , on the right bank of Meijiang River.A second district of Meizhou is Jiangbei , on the left bank...

, Guangdong

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, China

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The municipal government, Intermediate Court

Intermediate people's court

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 and CPC

Communist Party of China

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 and PSB

Public Security Bureau

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 bureaux are housed here.

Jiangnan and its sister Jiangbei

Jiangbei District, Meizhou

Jiangbei is a district in the Municipal region of Meizhou, Guangdong. It is situated on the left bank of the Meijiang .Jiangbei and its sister Jiangnan, on the right bank, were long the urban core of the famous Meixian County...

 were long the urban core of the famous Meixian County, from which both Districts were carved according to the new systems of territorial administration following Liberation

People's Republic of China

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. Both names refer to the Meijiang River

Meijiang River

The Mei River is a river in Meizhou prefecture in the eastern part of the Guangdong province in southern China and a tributary of the Han River. Major bridges over it include the Jianying Jinian Bridge....

 (梅江), which forms a great ox-bow

Meander

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here. Jiangnan, meaning "south bank" is on the right as one proceeds downstream, Jiangbei is on the left.

The two districts are joined by many road and foot bridges.