Ji'an () is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China ...

situated in the central region of

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

province of the People's Republic of China while bordering

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...

province to the west. It has an area of and as of the 2020 census, had a population of 4,469,176, of whom 643,399 live in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of 2 urban districts. Ji'an lies next to the

Luoxiao Mountains The Luoxiao Mountains () are a system of mountain ranges in the People's Republic of China that straddle Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan provinces. Subranges Among other smaller ranges, the Luoxiao Mountains include the following subranges: *Wugong Moun ...

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Gan River The Gan River (, Gan: Kōm-kong) runs north through the western part of Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thus the Yangtze River. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the Xiang River of neighboring eastern Hunan. Two similarly sized ...

running through the middle of the city. Local dialects include a form of Gan Chinese (Jicha subgroup, ) as well as

Hakka Chinese Hakka (, , ) forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout Southern China and Taiwan and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities aroun ...

. Ji'an () is an abbreviation of its original name "" (). It has also formerly been known as Luling () and Jizhou ().

Administration

The Ji'an municipal region comprises two districts, a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

and ten counties.

District

* Jizhou District () * Qingyuan District ()

County-level city

Jinggangshan City Jinggangshan () is a county-level city in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is under the administration of the Ji'an City. It is located in the Luoxiao Mountains which cover ...

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Counties

Ji'an County Ji'an County () is a County (People's Republic of China), county of west-central Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an. Administrative divisions In the present, Ji'an County has 1 subdistrict ...

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Jishui County Jishui () is a county located on the Gan River in Ji'an city, Jiangxi province, China. It has an area of and a population of 480,000. It is located central of Jiangxi (central east of Ji'an city), south of the provincial capital of Nanchang, a ...

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Yongxin County Yongxin County () is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is located within the Jinggang Mountains under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an. The county ...

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Anfu County Anfu County () is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an. Anfu is the home of and the birthplace of political activist Xu Wenli. Administrative d ...

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Xingan County Xingan County (, formerly ) is a county in the central part of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an Ji'an () is a prefecture-level city situated in t ...

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Xiajiang County Xiajiang County () is a county of west-central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an Ji'an () is a prefecture-level city situated in the central region of Jiangxi prov ...

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Yongfeng County Yongfeng County () is a county of central Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an. Administration As of 2016, Yongfeng County was made up of 8 towns, 13 townships A towns ...

() * Taihe County () * Wan'an County () *

Suichuan County Suichuan County () is a county in the southwest of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan province to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an, and is its southernmost county-level di ...

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Geography

Climate

Ji'an has a humid subtropical climate (

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''Cfa'') affected by the East Asian

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal osci ...

, with long, humid, very hot summers and cool and drier winters with occasional cold snaps. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, with an annual average of . The average annual precipitation is around . With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 19% in March to 59% in July, the city receives 1,641 hours of bright sunshine annually. Winter begins somewhat sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier; spring begins especially gloomy, and from April to June each of the months averages more than of rainfall. After the heavy rains subside in June, summer is especially sunny. Autumn is warm and relatively dry.

Transportation

Jinggangshan Airport in Taihe County serves Ji'an. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway line passes through the Ji'an municipality with train stations in Xingan, Xiajiang, Jishui, Ji'an ( Ji'an Station), and Taihe. Ji'an is connected to the China National Highways 105 and 319.

Education

Jinggangshan University Jinggangshan University (JGSU, ) is in the Jinggangshan Mountains in Qingyuan District, Ji'an city of Jiangxi province in China. JGSU is jointly supported by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and the People's Government ...

is located in Qingyuan District, Ji'an. The Ji'an Public Library (), with its main library in Jizhou District, serves the city.

Notable people

* Ouyang Xiu (), a statesman, historian, poet and essayist of the

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

. * Ouyang Ziyuan (), a cosmochemist, geochemist and space advocate. *

Wen Tianxiang Wen Tianxiang (; June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), noble title Duke of Xin (), was a Chinese poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and for ...

(), a scholar general, and famed anti-Yuan leader during the latter days of the Southern Song Dynasty. *

Yang Wanli Yang Wanli (or Yang Wan-Li) (楊萬里) (1127–1206), Courtesy name Yanxiu (延秀), was a Chinese poet and politician, born in Jishui, Jizhou (today Jishui County, Jiangxi). He was one of the "four masters" of Southern Song Dynasty poetry. Wr ...

(), one of the "four masters" of poetry of the Southern Song Dynasty. *Hu Quan (), essayist and one of the four grand ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty. *Zhou Bida (), a left prime minister during the Southern Song Dynasty. * Luo Hongxian (), a Ming Dynasty cartographer. *

Xiao Gang Xiao Gang (; born 1958 in Ji'an, Jiangxi) was the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission from March 2013 until 20 February 2016. He was previously chairman of the board of directors of Bank of China Limited, of the Bank of China ...

, former deputy governor of the

People's Bank of China The People's Bank of China (officially PBC or informally PBOC; ) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by ...

. * Liu Zhi, former general of Republic of China.

References

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External links

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Ji'an Public Library
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