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古人以东为左,以西为右。这个定论的依据是帝王“南面而王”,皇帝面向南边,他的左手边就是东,右手边就是西。不仅是皇帝,凡庙堂殿门,基本都朝南,“凡门出,则以西为右,以东为左(《仪礼注疏》)”。所以说,江左等同于江东,江东就是江左。

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