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Jiangxi Province lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River's lower and middle sections. It has an
area of 166,900 square kilometres and a population of 39,660,000. Nanchang is the provincial capital.
Climate: Jiangxi has a sub-tropical climate, warm and humid. It has a mean annual
temperature of 16º-20ºC with a mean annual precipitation of 1,300-200 millimetres. Nanchang is one of the hottest cities
in China.
Geography: Jiangxi is elevated in
the south and lower in the north. Bordered by hills and mountains, the land generally slopes towards Poyang Lake, in the
north. Hills and mountains occupy 60% of the province's landmass.
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The mountains are not high and have many natural passes which link to other provinces. The Mufu, Jiuling,
Wugong and Wanyang mountains lie to the west; the Dayuling and Jiulian mountains to the south; the Huaiyu and Wuyi
mountains to the east; and Lushan Mountain, the north.
There are many red-soil hills and basins in the central-south. The Jian Basin in the south is a major
farming area. The Poyang Lake Plain in the north is part of the Middle-Lower Yangtze River Plain. With numerous rivers
and streams, fertile soil and a dense population, it is known as a ‘granary south of the Yangtze River’.
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Tourism: Jiangxi abounds in tourism resources. Nanchang, Jingdezhen, Jiujiang and Ganzhou are
important sites of historic and cultural interest. The Lushan Mountain in northern Jiangxi is noted for its scenic
beauty and as a summer resort.
Every year,
tourists in tens of thousands flock to the Jinggang mountains in southern Jiangxi, the first base area of the
Communist-led revolution and also a
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scenic site. Sanqing and Longhu mountains in the northeast of the province are considered holy places of
Taoism, an indigenous Chinese religion.
The Poyang
Lake, China's largest fresh water lake, offers a sight seldom seen elsewhere when cranes, during their southward
migration, arrive in thousands in winter for food and shelters in lakeside reed marshes.
All in all, Jiangxi has 450 tourism attractions.
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