What does the ancient martial arts "Jianghu people" mean by "Jianghu"?

Jianghu has nothing to do with Jianghu, nor is it a real place.

The original meaning of Jianghu in Chinese refers to a state of life of people wandering around, selling arts and medicines; This word is also often opposed to the imperial court (official government). For example, the word Jianghu used in Yueyang Tower.

Over time, in the novels of the Tang Dynasty, Jianghu was a civil society far away from the imperial court, but in the books of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it evolved into a place of wits and courage. In many China literary works, especially in martial arts novels, rivers and lakes are the activities of chivalrous people.

Jianghu! What is Jianghu? Where are the rivers and lakes? In fact, as long as you like, any place can be called Jianghu. Jianghu is not a place, but a human will.

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"When the spring water dries up, the fish get along with each other on the road. If you don't forget the rivers and lakes. " This sentence comes from Zhuangzi Fu Bao. It means: the spring water dries up, and the fish are exposed on the land, hissing and spitting at each other to keep their bodies moist. How can this be compared with forgetting each other and being at ease in the rivers and lakes? It can also be understood that after the spring dried up, the two fish did not leave in time and were finally trapped in a small depression on land. Two fish get along day and night, unable to move, moisten each other with foam, endure each other's blowing, and endure the pain of rubbing their bodies when turning around. At this time, the two fish can't help but miss the free and happy life in the rivers and lakes.

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