181. The Changing Winds and Clouds, The Situation of the World (Part III)

The thirteen provinces of The World can be roughly divided into north and south by the Yunlan Ancient River, with eight provinces lying to the north of the river. From west to east, these provinces are Bingzhou, Youzhou, Fenzhou, Yongzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, Zhongzhou, and Jizhou.

South of the river, there are five provinces, namely Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Yanzhou, and Jiaozhou.

The Ancient River originates in Youzhou, heading downstream through Bingzhou, and then from west to east, passes south of Yongzhou, north of Xuzhou, flows eastward as the boundary between Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, and Jizhou, before finally entering the vast East Sea from the territory of Jiaozhou.

Traversing six provinces and dividing The World into north and south, even without considering its role in irrigating the fields along its banks and benefiting billions of living beings, the Yunlan Ancient River, even if it were just lying there quietly, is destined not to be ordinary.