Jiangxi
Population: 41.1 million
Area: 1666,600 sq km
Jiangxi province has 4 state – level scenic zones including Mt. Lushan and Mt. Jinggang, 9 national forest parks, 1 nature reserve, 3 state – listed famous cultural and historic cities, and 11 state key relics protection units. They divided into three parts. With Nanchang – Jiujiang as their main axle, there is the NorthJiangxi Loop including Nanchang, Jiujiang, Jingdezhenm, and Mt. Longhu. The Jingdezhen Old Porcelain Capital, Wuyuan, Mt. Longhu, and Mt. Sanqing from the Northeast Jiangxi Part. Ruijin, Ganzhou, Dayu and Longnan from the South Jiangxi Loop. Mt. Jinggangis the West Jiangxi Part. Since the Bejing – Kowloon Railway Line the development layout of “one axle with two loops” appears. The tourist festival include Jingdezhen International Procelain Festival, Zhangshu Chinese Herbs Festival. In paticular, Mt. Jinggang, Nanchang, and Ruijin, the sacred places of the revolution, are well known at home and abroad.
Capital: Nanchang
Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, is better known as a heroic city because of the 1927 Communist-led August 1 Nanchang Uprising, which marked the birth of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The city's sizeable industrial setup consists of iron and steel, electronics, machine building, auto, tractor, chemical, power, papermaking and textile industries. Former revolutionary sites mingle with a rich cultural heritage in this city.
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