Jiangxi Province called Gan in short, is one of the inland 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 Yangtze River and borders Zhejiang and Fujian to the east, Guandong to the south, Hunan to the west and 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 620 kilometers from south to north and 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 it is cold and dank in winter with a short frost period. The annual average sunshine is 1473 to 2077 hours. The province enjoys 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% and plains and water field 22%. The chief mountain ranges are along the border areas, Mt.Huaiyu in the northeast embracing the largest copper reserves of the province. In the east stands Mt. Wuyi. "Home of tungsten" is the nickname for famous Dagengling 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. Among the 150 minerals discovered in the World, Jiangxi has more than 140 of this total. Among them, 89 kinds of mineral deposits have been verified, 33 are among top five in volume and quality in the country. The minerals in Jiangxi are characteristic of various kinds 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-smelting base in the country.

Forest Resources Forest covers as much as 59.7%. There are 290 million cubic meters of timber and 1.3 billion pieces of  bamboo in reserve in Jiangxi, both leading in the country.

Water Resources There are more than 2400 rivers of various sizes running across the province. Of these, 160 have water all year. The rivers have a combined total length of about 18400 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 of China. The water resources in Jiangxi total 141.6 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 Jiangxi owns exotic mountains, beautiful rivers, and places of interest scatter all over the province. Major tourist sites include: Mt. Lushan, Mt. Jingang, Mt. Longhu, Mt. Sanqing, Jingdezhen,Nanchang and Ganzhou, among which Mt. Lushan has been listed as "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO.

Population By the end of 2003, Jiangxi has a population of 42.5423 million.

Administrative system The province is divided into 11 municipalities. They are Nanchang , Jiujiang, Ganzhou, Yichun, Shangrao, Ji'an, Fuzhou, Jingdezhen, Pingxiang Xinyu and Yintan. Nanchang is the provincial capital.