Jiangxi Province
Chinese : 江西省 Jiāngxī Shěng
Abbreviations: 赣  (pinyin: Gàn)
Origin of name	Contraction of: 江南西; Jiāngnán Xī "The west of Jiangnan"
Administration type	Province
Capital (and largest city)	Nanchang
CPC Ctte Secretary	Su Rong
Governor	Wu Xinxiong (acting)
Area	166,900 km² (64,400 sq mi) (18th)
Population (2004)  - Density	42,840,000 (13th) 257 /km² (670 /sq mi) (16th)
GDP (2006)  - per capita	CNY 461. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Jiangnan or Jiang Nan ( sometimes spelled Kiang-nan) is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Nanchang ( is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended Su Rong ( Chinese:苏荣 Pinyin: Sū Róng born 1948 is a Chinese Politician who has been the chief Secretary of the Communist Wu Xinxiong ( Chinese: 吴新雄 Pinyin: Wú Xīnxióng born 1949 is a Chinese politician Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions special administrative In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions municipalities This articles lists of the first-level administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (P Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 9 billion (19th) CNY 10,679 (24th)
HDI (2005)	0. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of Mainland China (including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of their total Gross This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 732 (medium) (21st)
Major nationalities	Han - 99. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. 7% She - 0. The She (畲 people are an Ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. 2%
Prefecture-level	11 divisions
County-level	99 divisions
Township-level†	1549 divisions
ISO 3166-2	CN-36
Official website http://www.jiangxi.gov.cn/ (Simplified Chinese)
Source for population and GDP data: 《中国统计年鉴—2005》 China Statistical Yearbook 2005 ISBN 7503747382 Source for nationalities data: 《2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料》 Tabulation on nationalities of 2000 population census of China ISBN 7105054255 † As at December 31, 2004

Jiangxi (help·info) (Chinese: 江西; pinyin: Jiāngxī; Wade-Giles: Chiang-hsi; Postal map spelling: Kiangsi) is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south. Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Wade-Giles (ˌweɪdˈʤaɪlz) sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic notation and Transcription) for the Mandarin Chinese Postal Map Romanization ( Traditional Chinese: 郵政式拼音 Simplified Chinese: 邮政式拼音 Pinyin: Yóuzhèngshì Pīnyīn refers to the A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

The name of the province does not mean "west of the Yangtze" as a literal reading would imply, but originated as a contraction of "Jiangnan Xi" (江南西; "West Jiangnan", or more literally "the west of the south of the Yangtze"). Jiangnan or Jiang Nan ( sometimes spelled Kiang-nan) is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of The name was coined when Jiangnan ("south of the Yangtze") Circuit was split into western and eastern halves during the Tang Dynasty. In Law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district used in the Court systems of several nations The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by ^[1]

Jiangxi borders Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to the northwest. Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. This article is about the People's Republic of China province Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administrative divisions 4 Politics 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Transportation 9 Tourism 10 Flora and fauna 11 Miscellaneous topics 11.1 Colleges and universities 11.2 Sister Province/State 12 See also 13 Notes 14 External links

History

Jiangxi is centered on the Gan River valley, which historically provided the main north-south transport route of south China. The Gan River ( of southern China travels 885 km north through Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thence into the Yangtze River. The corridor along the Gan River is one of the few easily traveled routes through the otherwise mountainous and rugged terrain of the south-eastern mountains. This open corridor was the primary route for trade and communication between the North China Plain and the Yangtze River valley in the north and the territory of modern Guangdong province in the south. The North China Plain ( is based on the deposits of the Huang He (Yellow River and is the largest Alluvial plain of eastern Asia. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the As a result Jiangxi has been strategically important throughout much of China's history.

Jiangxi was outside the sphere of influence of early Chinese civilization during the Shang Dynasty (sixteenth to eleventh centuries BC). The Shang Dynasty ( Chinese: 商[[wiktionary 朝|朝]] or Yin Dynasty ( 殷[[wiktionary 代|代]] was according to traditional sources the Information about this era is scarce, but it is likely that peoples collectively known as the Yue inhabited the region. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the northern part of modern Jiangxi formed the western frontier of the state of Wu. The Spring and Autumn Period ( was a period in Chinese history which roughly corresponds to the first half of the Eastern Zhou dynasty (from the second half of the 8th century BC Wu (吳 was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. Two settlements are known of at this time: Ai (艾), and Po (番, later 潘). After Wu was conquered by the state of Yue (a power based in modern northern Zhejiang) in 473 BC, the state of Chu (based in modern Hubei) took over northern Jiangxi and there may have been some Yue influence in the south. Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Events By place China The State of Wu is annexed by the State of Yue. Chǔ ( 楚) was a kingdom in what is now central and southern China during the Spring and Autumn period ( 722 - 481 BC) and ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. Chu subjugated Yue in 333 BC, and was in turn subjugated by the state of Qin in 221 BC. Events By place Macedonia King Alexander of Macedonia conquers western Asia Minor, subduing the hill tribes of Qín or Ch'in ( Wade-Giles) (秦 ( 778 BC - 207 BC) was a State during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods Events By place Carthage The Carthaginian general Hasdrubal is murdered by a Celtic assassin while campaigning to increase Qin established the Qin Dynasty in that same year, the first unified Chinese state. Not to be confused with the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China

The unification of China by the Qin Dynasty saw the incorporation of Jiangxi into the Qin empire. Not to be confused with the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China The Qin Dynasty established a two-tier administration system in China, with commanderies on top and counties below. The commandery ( 郡 in Pinyin: jùn was a historical administrative level of China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Seven counties were established in what is now Jiangxi, all of them administered from Jiujiang commandery, located north of the Yangzi in modern Anhui, not the modern city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi. Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Jiujiang (, formerly called Kiukiang, is a Prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River (ChangJiang in northwest All of the county seats were located along the Gan River system. Most were no more than a day or two separated and protected one of the Qin routes to the newly incorporated territories further south in Nanhai commandery (modern Guangdong). Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Military settlements were known to have existed at at least two of the counties. Qin colonisation formed the earliest settlement structure in Jiangxi and which for the most part, has survived to the present day.

Yuzhang commandery (豫章) was established in northern Jiangxi at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, possibly before the death of Xiang Yu in 202 BC. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. Xiang Yu ( 232 BC – 202 BC was a prominent general during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. Events By place Carthage Accused of treason by the Carthaginians after being defeated by the Romans at the Battle of the (Xiang Yu was the main opponent to Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty) It was named after the Yuzhang River (豫章江), the original name of Gan River (贛江). Xiang Yu ( 232 BC – 202 BC was a prominent general during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. Early life Liú Bāng was born into a lower class farming family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province) The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Gan River ( of southern China travels 885 km north through Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thence into the Yangtze River. "Gan" has become the abbreviation of the province. In 201, eight counties were added to the original seven of Qin, and three more were established in later years. Events By Place Asia Earliest trace of the Kyrgyz. By Topic Religion In November Throughout most of the Han Dynasty the commandery's eighteen counties covered most of the modern province of Jiangxi. The county seats of Nanchang, Gan, Yudu, Luling among others were located at the sites of modern major cities. Other counties, however, have been moved or abolished in later centuries.

Under the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Yuzhang Commandery was assigned to Yangzhou Province, as part of a trend to establish provinces (zhou) all across China. Background birth and years as crown prince Emperor Wu was the tenth child of Emperor Jing, and was born to one of Emperor Jing's favorite Concubines, The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The zhōu (州 was a historical political division of China. First established during the Han Dynasty, zhou continued to exist until the establishment In 291 AD, during the Western Jin Dynasty, Jiangxi became its own zhou called Jiangzhou (江州). For the art and photography gallery in New York called 291 see 291 (Art Gallery. The Jìn Dynasty ( 265 – 420) one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms period and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties The zhōu (州 was a historical political division of China. First established during the Han Dynasty, zhou continued to exist until the establishment During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Jiangxi was under the control of the southern dynasties, and the number of zhou slowly grew. This article is about the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China.

Han Dynasty counties of Yuzhang commandery

Name		Present location
Nanchang	南昌	Nanchang municipality
Luling	廬陵	Ji'an municipality
Pengze	彭澤	Hukou County
Poyang	鄱陽	Poyang County
Yuhan	餘汗	northeast of Yugan County
Chaisang	柴桑	southwest of modern Jiujiang
Gan	贛	Ganzhou municipality
Xin'gan	新淦	Zhangshu municipality
Nancheng	南城	east of Nancheng County
Yichun	宜春	Yichun municipality
Yudu	雩都	northeast of Yudu County
Ai	艾	west of Xiushui County
Anping	安平	southeast of Anfu County
Haihun	海昏	Yongxiu County
Liling	曆陵	east of De'an County
Jiancheng	建成	Gao'an County
Chaoyang		west of Duchang County
Nanye		southwest of Nankang County

During the Sui Dynasty, there were seven commanderies and twenty-four counties in Jiangxi. Nanchang ( is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. Administration Under its direct administration it has two city districts one city and ten counties Jiujiang (, formerly called Kiukiang, is a Prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River (ChangJiang in northwest History In 201 Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established a county in the territory of modern Ganzhou Zhangshu ( is a County level city in Yichun, west-central Jiangxi province Hanzhong ( is a city in Shaanxi province in central China. Population (2004 approx Administration Yichun has 1 district 3 cities and 6 counties under its direct jurisdiction De'an County ( Chinese: 德安县 is a county under Jiujiang City in Jiangxi Province, China. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. The commandery ( 郡 in Pinyin: jùn was a historical administrative level of China. During the Tang Dynasty, another commandery and fourteen counties were added. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Commanderies were then abolished, becoming zhou (henceforth translated as "prefectures" rather than "provinces").

Circuits were established during the Tang Dynasty as a new top-level administrative division. In Law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district used in the Court systems of several nations The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by At first Jiangxi was part of the Jiangnan Circuit (lit. "Circuit south of the Yangtze"). In 733, this circuit was divided into western and eastern halves. Events By Place Europe Leo III the Isaurian withdraws the Balkans, Sicily and Calabria from the jurisdiction Jiangxi was found in the western half, which was called Jiangnanxi Circuit (lit. "Western circuits south of the Yangtze"). This is the source of the modern name "Jiangxi".

As a circuit, Jiangnanxi contained eight prefectures (zhou):

Hong 洪 hóng Rao 饒 ráo Qian 虔 qián Ji 吉 jí

Jiang 江 jiāng Yuan 袁 yuán Fu 撫 fǔ Xin 信 xìn

Six prefectures and four military prefectures (軍 jun) replaced the previous prefectures (with fifty-five counties). In Law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district used in the Court systems of several nations The zhōu (州 was a historical political division of China. First established during the Han Dynasty, zhou continued to exist until the establishment

The Tang Dynasty collapsed in 907, heralding the division of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Events By Place Asia Oleg leads the Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople (see Rus'-Byzantine Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ( 907-960 was an era of political upheaval in China, beginning in the Tang Dynasty and ending in the Song Dynasty. Jiangxi first belonged to Wu (吳), then to Southern Tang (南唐). Wu 吳 (also referred to as Huainan 淮南 was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China which was in existence between the years of 907 and 937 Southern Tang (also referred to as Nantang) ( Chinese: 南唐 Pinyin Nán Táng was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China Both states were based in modern-day Nanjing, further down the Yangtze River. ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles

During the Song Dynasty, Jiangnanxi Circuit was reestablished with nine prefectures and four army districts (with sixty-eight districts). The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

During the Yuan Dynasty, the circuit was divided into thirteen different circuits, and Jiangxi Province was established for the first time. The Yuan Dynasty ( Pinyin: Yuáncháo Dai Ön Ulus (Дай Юан Улс was a ruling Dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai This province also included the majority of modern Guangdong. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Jiangxi acquired (more or less) its modern borders during the Ming Dynasty after Guangdong was separated out. The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the There has been little change to the borders of Jiangxi since.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Jiangxi became one of the earliest bases for the Communists and many peasants were recruited to join the growing people's revolution. The Nanchang Uprising took place in Jiangxi on August 1, 1927, during the Chinese Civil War. The Nanchang Uprising ( ( August 1, 1927) was the first major Kuomintang - Communist engagement of the Chinese Civil War. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Later the Communist leadership hid in the mountains of southern and western Jiangxi, hiding from the Kuomindang's attempts to eradicate them. In 1931, the Chinese Soviet Republic's government was established in Ruijin (瑞金), which is sometimes called the "Former Red Capital" (红色故都), or just the "Red Capital". The Chinese Soviet Republic ( it is also translated as the Soviet Republic of China or the China Soviet Republic, though it is generally referred to in Ruijin (瑞金 Pinyin: Ruìjīn is a County-level city of Ganzhou in the mountains bordering Fujian Province in south-eastern Jiangxi In 1935, after complete encirclement by the Nationalist forces, the Communists broke through and began the Long March to Yan'an. The Long March ( was a massive Military retreat undertaken by the Red Armies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP the forerunner of the People's Liberation

Geography

Mountains surround Jiangxi on three sides, with the Mufu Mountains, Jiuling Mountains, and Luoxiao Mountains on the west; Huaiyu Mountains and Wuyi Mountains on the east; and the Jiulian Mountains and Dayu Mountains in the south. Mufu Mountains (幕阜山 is a range of mountains located on the borders of Jiangxi and Hubei, China. Jiuling Mountains is a range of mountains located in western border Jiangxi, China. Luoxiao Mountains are a range of mountains located on the western border of Jiangxi, China. The Wuyi Mountains ( POJ: Bu-i Soaⁿ are a mountain range located at the prefecture Nanping, at the northern border of Fujian (Hok-kian Province The southern half of the province is hilly with ranges and valleys interspersed; while the northern half is flatter and lower in altitude. The highest point in Jiangxi is Mount Huanggang in the Wuyi Mountains, on the border with Fujian. The Wuyi Mountains ( POJ: Bu-i Soaⁿ are a mountain range located at the prefecture Nanping, at the northern border of Fujian (Hok-kian Province This article is about the People's Republic of China province It has an altitude of 2157 m. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International

The Gan River dominates the province, flowing through the entire length of the province from south to north. The Gan River ( of southern China travels 885 km north through Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thence into the Yangtze River. It enters Lake Poyang in the north, the largest freshwater lake of China; that lake in turn empties into the Yangtze River, which forms part of the northern border of Jiangxi. Lake Poyang ( located in Jiangxi Province is the largest Freshwater Lake in China. Important reservoirs include the Xiushui Tuolin Reservoir in the northwest of the province on the Xiushui River, and the Wan'an Reservoir in the upper section of the Gan. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use The Xiushui River is a river in Jiangxi, China that runs 200 km west to the Poyang Ho.

Jiangxi's climate is subtropical. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of The subtropics are the zones of the Earth immediately north and south of the tropic zone which is bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Average temperatures are about 3 to 9°C in January and 27 to 31°C in July. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Annual precipitation is 1200 to 1900 mm. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to

Major cities:

• Nanchang
• Jiujiang
• Ji'an
• Pingxiang
• Jingdezhen
• Ganzhou
• Yingtan
• Fuzhou

Administrative divisions

Jiangxi is divided into eleven prefecture-level divisions, all prefecture-level cities:

• Fuzhou (抚州市 Fǔzhōu Shì)
• Ganzhou (赣州市 Gànzhōu Shì)
• Ji'an (吉安市 Jí'ān Shì)
• Jingdezhen (景德镇市 Jǐngdézhèn Shì)
• Jiujiang (九江市 Jiǔjiāng Shì)
• Nanchang (Simplified Chinese: 南昌市; Hanyu pinyin: Nánchāng Shì)
• Pingxiang (萍乡市 Píngxiāng Shì)
• Shangrao (上饶市 Shàngráo Shì)
• Xinyu (新余市 Xīnyú Shì)
• Yichun (宜春市 Yíchūn Shì)
• Yingtan (鹰潭市 Yīngtán Shì)

The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Jiangxi are subdivided into 99 county-level divisions (19 districts, ten county-level cities, and 70 counties). Nanchang ( is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. Jiujiang (, formerly called Kiukiang, is a Prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River (ChangJiang in northwest Administration Under its direct administration it has two city districts one city and ten counties Pingxiang can mean Pingxiang Jiangxi, city in Jiangxi province China Pingxiang Guangxi, city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region China Jingdezhen ( Wade-Giles: Ching-te-chen or the Town of Jingde, is a Prefecture-level city, previously a town, in Jiangxi Province History In 201 Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established a county in the territory of modern Ganzhou Administrative Divisions Yingtan has 1 city 1 county 2 districts 44 towns and 4 townships City Guixi (贵溪市 County Not to be confused with Fuzhou ( Fujian province Administration Fuzhou has direct jurisdiction over one County-level city See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Not to be confused with Fuzhou ( Fujian province Administration Fuzhou has direct jurisdiction over one County-level city History In 201 Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established a county in the territory of modern Ganzhou Administration Under its direct administration it has two city districts one city and ten counties Jingdezhen ( Wade-Giles: Ching-te-chen or the Town of Jingde, is a Prefecture-level city, previously a town, in Jiangxi Province Jiujiang (, formerly called Kiukiang, is a Prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River (ChangJiang in northwest Nanchang ( is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Geography and climate Pingxiang is located in western Jiangxi along the border with Hunan. Education Shangrao Normal University(上饶师范学院 was previously called Shangrao Normal Junior College when it was founded in 1958 History Xinyu has a history of more than 1700 years It became a county in 267 during the Three Kingdoms period Administration Yichun has 1 district 3 cities and 6 counties under its direct jurisdiction Administrative Divisions Yingtan has 1 city 1 county 2 districts 44 towns and 4 townships City Guixi (贵溪市 County See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Those in turn are divided into 1548 township-level divisions (770 towns, 651 townships, seven ethnic townships, and 120 subdistricts). See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 (simplified 镇; pinyin zhèn Wade-Giles Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' Subdistrict is a low level Administrative division of a country

See List of administrative divisions of Jiangxi for a complete list of county-level divisions. Jiangxi, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division: See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted

Politics

Main article: Politics of Jiangxi

The Politics of Jiangxi is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. The politics of Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland

The Governor of Jiangxi is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Jiangxi. The politics of Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Jiangxi Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Jiangxi CPC Party Chief". The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the In the Politics of the People's Republic of China, a party chief (Chinese 党委书记 variously called a party boss, and officially termed the Communist Party

Economy

Rice is the dominant crop in Jiangxi. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Cash crops commonly grown include cotton and rapeseed. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp Rapeseed ( Brassica napus) also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of

Jiangxi is rich in mineral resources, leading the provinces of China in deposits of copper, tungsten, gold, silver, uranium, thorium, tantalum, niobium, among others. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Tungsten (ˈtʌŋstən also known as wolfram (/ˈwʊlfrəm/ is a Chemical element that has the symbol W and Atomic number 74 Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Uranium (jʊˈreɪniəm is a silvery-gray Metallic Chemical element in the Thorium (ˈθɔːriəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Th and Atomic number 90 Tantalum (ˈtæntələm (formerly tantalium /tænˈtæliəm/ is a Chemical element with the symbol Ta and Atomic number 73 Niobium (naɪˈoʊbiəm or columbium (/kəˈlʌmbiəm/ is a Chemical element that has the symbol Nb and Atomic number 41 Noted centers of mining include Dexing (copper) and Dayu County (tungsten). Dexing may refer to Dextromethorphan Dexing Tibet

Jiangxi is rather poor among the provinces of China. It is located in extreme proximity to some of the richest provinces of China (Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian), which are sometimes blamed for taking away talent and capital from Jiangxi. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. This article is about the People's Republic of China province

Jiangxi's nominal GDP for 2006 was about 461. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 9 billion yuan (60. 6 billion USD) and a per capita of 10,679 RMB (1,380 USD).

Demographics

Jiangxi is over 99% Han Chinese. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. Minorities include Hui and Zhuang. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. The Hakka, a Han Chinese people with their own distinctive identity, inhabit the southern parts of the province. The Hakkas ( Hakka language: Hak-kâ; Mandarin Chinese: Kèjiā) are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world.

Culture

Jiangxi is the main area of concentration of the Gan varieties of Chinese, spoken over most of the northern two-thirds of the province. Examples include the Nanchang dialect, Yichun dialect and Ji'an dialect. Nanchang dialect ( is a dialect of the Gan language family which in turn constitutes one of the Sinitic language families. The southern one-third of the province speaks Hakka. There are also Mandarin, Hui, and Wu dialects spoken along the northern border.

Ganju (Jiangxi opera) is the type of Chinese opera performed in Jiangxi. This is a list of characters in the Anime and Manga series Bleach created by Tite Kubo. Chinese Opera ( Chinese: 戏曲/戲曲 Pinyin: xìqǔ is a popular form of Drama and Musical theatre in China with roots going back

Although little known outside of the province, Jiangxi cuisine is rich and distinctive. Jiangxi cuisine (Chinese 赣菜 or 江西菜 is derived from the native cooking styles of the Jiangxi province of southern China. Flavors are some of the strongest in China, with heavy use of chile peppers and especially pickled and fermented products. The chili pepper, chilli pepper, or chili, is the fruit of the plants from the Genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade Pickling, also known as brining or corning, is the process of preserving Food by Anaerobic fermentation in Brine (a solution Fermentation in Food processing typically refers to the conversion of Sugar to Alcohol using Yeast under Anaerobic conditions

Jingdezhen is widely regarded as the producer of the best porcelain in China. Jingdezhen ( Wade-Giles: Ching-te-chen or the Town of Jingde, is a Prefecture-level city, previously a town, in Jiangxi Province Porcelain is a Ceramic material made by heating raw materials generally including Clay in the form of Kaolin, in a Kiln to temperatures

Jiangxi also was a historical center of Chan Buddhism. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan.

Prominent examples of Hakka architecture can be found in Jiangxi. Hakka architecture is a building style in southern China unique to the Hakka people

Transportation

The 947-km Zhejiang-Jiangxi Railway (浙赣铁路) connects Hangzhou and Zhuzhou (株洲), Hunan. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Zhejiang ( is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a Sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta in the People's Republic of China, Zhuzhou ( formerly Jianning, is a city in Hunan Province China, southeast of Changsha beside the Xiangjiang River ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning

Tourism

Near the northern port city of Jiujiang (九江) is the well-known (and expensive) resort area of Mount Lushan (卢山). Jiujiang (, formerly called Kiukiang, is a Prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River (ChangJiang in northwest Mount Lu ( also known as Mount Lushan) is a mountain in the People's Republic of China, situated south of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province Also near the city are Donglin (East Wood) Temple (东林寺) and Tiefo (Iron Buddha) Temple (铁佛寺), two important Buddhist temples. Donglin Temple ( is a Buddhist Monastery approximately 20km away from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices

Near the small city of Yingtan (鹰潭) is the resort area Longhushan (龙虎山) which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism (道教) and hence has great symbolic value to Taoists. Administrative Divisions Yingtan has 1 city 1 county 2 districts 44 towns and 4 townships City Guixi (贵溪市 County Mount Longhu (龙虎山 lit "Dragon Tiger Mountain" is located in Jiangxi, China. Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains and villages. It is considered by many to be the best-kept secret of Jiangxi tourism.

The Lushan National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Mount Lu ( also known as Mount Lushan) is a mountain in the People's Republic of China, situated south of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex

In 2007, Jiangxi (specifically the Zhelin Reservoir, about 40 km from Nanchang) was the filming location for the fifteenth series of the American TV show Survivor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Zhelin Reservoir ( Chinese:柘林湖 is a Reservoir located between Yongxiu (永修 Wuning (武宁 and Xiushui (修水 county Survivor China was the fifteenth season of the American Reality television series Survivor.

Flora and fauna

The mountainous terrain and large forest coverage of Jiangxi has made it historically one of the more wild places of central China. South China Tigers have been seen as recently as fifteen or twenty years ago and projects are underway to document evidence of existing tigers, if there are any. The South China tiger or South Chinese tiger ( Panthera tigris amoyensis) also known as the Chinese Amoy or Xiamen tiger is a Subspecies of Several mountain areas along the northern border with Hunan and Hubei are potential sites for "wilderness" preserves specifically for protecting or even reintroducing tigers.

Other wildlife, though not plentiful, are more numerous in Jiangxi than in many other developed areas of China. Numerous species of birds are common, especially around the marshes of Lake Poyang in the north. Though protected, mammals such as muntjak, wild boar, civet cats, and pangolins, are still common enough that they'll even occasionally be seen in markets for sale as game meat, or possibly even in a forest.

The late Paleocene mesonychid, Jiangxia chaotoensis was found in the province, and named after it. The Paleocene or Palaeocene, "early dawn of the recent" is a geologic epoch that lasted from 65 Mesonychia ("Middle Claws quot are an extinct order of medium to large-sized carnivorous mammals that were closely related to Artiodactyls (even-toed Jiangxia chaotoensis is a Chinese Mesonychid from the Nongshanian division of the Upper Paleocene.

Miscellaneous topics

Colleges and universities

• Jiujiang Financial and Economic College
• East China Institute of Technology
• Nanchang University
• Jiangxi Normal University
• Jinggangshan University

Sister Province/State

• Bohol, Philippines
• Kentucky, USA

See also

• List of laojiaos in Jiangxi

Notes

External links

• Jiangxi Government website
• Jiangxi travel guide from Wikitravel

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