Jiangxi Province£ºcalled"Gan"in brief,is one of the provinces of the People¡¯S Republic of China.
>>Location
Jiangxi Province lies in the southeast of China and on the southern bank of the middle &lower reaches of Yangtze River at latitude between 24¡ã29¡ä14" and 30¡ã04¡ä40" and longitude between 113¡ã34¡ä36"and 118¡ã28¡ä58".Jiangxi borders Zhejiang and Fujian to the east,Guangdong to the south,Hunan to the west,Hubei and Anhui to the north.
>>Area
The province has a total area of 166,900 square kilometers.With the shape of a leaf on the map.the province stretches about 620 kilometers from south to north and about 490 kilometers from east to west.
>>Climate
Near to the Tropic of Cancer,Jiangxi has distinct seasons.The climate in spring is changeable with wet rainy days when spring turns into summer.It iS hot and dry in summer,but cold and dank in winter with a short frost period.The annual average temperature is 16.2c to 19.7c.The annual average sunshine is 1473 to 2077 hours.The province enj oys plentiful rainfall with a mean annual precipitatiOn of 1341.4 to 1934.4 millimeters.The total reaches about 267 billion cubic meters.
>>Topography
In terms of topography the province is characteristic of mountains and hills.Mountainous areas take up 36% of the total land,hills 42%,plains and water field 22%.The chief mountain ranges are along the border areas.Mt.Huaiyu in the northeast embraces the largest copper reserves of the province.In the east stands Mt.Wuyi." Home of tungsten" is the nickname for famous Dayuling and Mt.Jiulian in the south.In the west stands Mt.Luoxiao.Mt.Mufu and Mt.Jiuling lie in the northwest.
>>Mineral Resources
Jiangxi is unusually rich in mineral resources.166 kinds of minerals have been discovered.Among them 102 get reserves verified.The minerals in Jiangxi have the characteristic of complete variety and highly complete sets.Of these minerals,the reserves of nonferrous metals,precious metals,rare metals and rare-earth minerals occupy a dominant position in the country.Jiangxi has set up the largest copper mine in Asia and the largest copper¡ª smelting base in the country.
>>Forest Resources
Forest covers as much as 59.7%.There are 290 million cubic meters of timber and 14 billion pieces of bamboo in reserve in Jiangxi,both leading in the country.
>>water Resources
There are more than 3,744 rivers of various sizes running across the province.The rivers have a combined total length of about 63,800 kilometers.The five major waterways in the province are the Ganjiang River,Fuhe River,Xinjiang River,Xiuhe River and Raohe River.The Poyang Lake in northern Jiangxi is the largest fresh water lake in China.The average water resources of many years in Jiangxi total 142.2 billion cubic meters.The amounts in terms of both personal average and per mu of cultivated land are higher than the average national level.Ample water resources create a favorable condition for industrial and agricultural development of the province.
>>Tourism
There are exotic mountains.beautiful rivers,and places of interest scattering all over the province.Major tourist sites include£ºMt.Lushan,Mt.Jinggang,Mt.Longhu,Mt. Sanqing,Jingdezhen,Nanchang and Ganzhou,among which Mt.Lushan has been listed as¡§World Culture Scene¡§in¡§World Culture Heritage¡§by UNESCO.
>>Population
By the end of 2003,Jiangxi has a population of 42.5423 million.
>>Administrative System
The province is divided into 1 l municipalities.They are Nanchang,Jiujiang,Ganzhou,Yichun,Shangrao,Ji¡¯an,Fuzhou,Jingdezhen,Pingxiang,Xinyu and Yingtan.There are totally 70 counties.10 county¡ªrank cities and 19 city¡ªadministered districts.Nanchang is the provincial capital.