Jiangxi Province Overview
Jiangxi Province, abbreviated as Gan in Chinese, is located to the south of Yangtze River, along Gan River. It covers an area of over 160,000 square kilometers, and has a population of 43.84 million. The capital city of Jiangxi Province is Nanchang.
Jiangxi Province Geography: Most part of Jiangxi province is taken up by hills and mountains and its terrain is like a basin opening up in the north with Mount Huaiyu Shan, Mt. Wuyi Shan, Mt. Jiuling Shan, Mt. Luoxiao Shan, Mt. Jiulian Shan and Dayu Ling Mountains circling around on the east, west and south. Major rivers in Jiangxi are Gan River, Fu River, Xin River and Xiu Shui River.
Jiangxi Province Climate: Jiangxi province enjoys subtropical humid monsoon climate, characterized with a mild climate with distinctive seasonal difference, adequate sunshine and plenty of rainfall. With an annual rainfall of 1,400 ~ 1,900 mm, the average annual temperature is between 16~ 20 ℃, and 4 ~ 9 ℃ in January and 28 ~ 30 ℃ in July.
Jiangxi Province Agriculture: Jiangxi is one of the main bases of producing grain and by-products in China. The main crop planted here is rice. Jiangxi province leads China's production of rape seeds and sesame. Poyang Lake, the largest fresh water lake in China is one of the major production areas of fresh water fish.
Jiangxi Province Industry: Jiangxi province is quite famous for its productions of machines, textile, food and porcelain.
Tourist Resources of Jiangxi Province: Jiangxi is well known for its wonderful natural scenery. There are Mount. Lushan, Mt. Jinggang, Mount. Longhu and Mt. Sanqing. Jiangxi also has many revolutionary relics like Ruijin, Nanchang and Anyuan.