Nanyang (geographical region) 1825524 219814839 2008-06-17T00:11:33Z Buonaparte69 5177277 '''Nanyang''' ({{zh-cp|c=南洋|p=nányáng}}) is the Chinese name for the geographical region south of [[China]], particularly [[Southeast Asia]]. Literally meaning "Southern Ocean", it came into common usage in self-reference to the large ethnic Chinese migrant population in Southeast Asia, to be more precise, in [[Singapore]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Malaysia]]. Nanyang is contrasted with ''Xiyang'' (Western Ocean), which refers to the [[Western world]], and ''Dongyang'' (Eastern Ocean), which refers to [[Japan]]. ==See also== *[[South Seas]] ==External links== *[http://www.lewismicropublishing.com/Publications/AnthropologicalEssays/UrbanDimensionsNanyangPoliticalEconomy.htm Urban dimension of the political economy of Nanyang ethnicity] [[Category:Geography of Southeast Asia]] [[Category:Geography of the People's Republic of China]]