Jiāngxī 江西
Other names include: Gàn 赣 (Short form); Wade-Giles: Chiang-hsi; Postal Map: Kiangsi
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Nearby Locations:
- Anhuī 安徽 province to the north
- Zhèjiāng 浙江 to the northeast
- Fújiàn 福建 to the east
- Guǎngdōng 廣東 to the south
- Húnán 湖南 to the west
- Húběi 湖北 to the northwest.
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East China Region
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Geography Portal
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Jiāngxī 江西 is a province in the southeast of China. Surrounded by mountains, the province is a key link between the Yangtze river valley and areas further south.
Important Buddhist Sites
- Dōnglín Temple 東林寺
- Tiěfó Temple 鐵佛寺
Other Notes
- Guì Bóhuá 桂伯華 was born in Jiǔjiāng County 九江縣 in 1861
- Ōuyáng Jiàn 歐陽漸 was born in Yíhuáng county 宜黃縣 in 1871
- Méi Guāngxī 梅光羲 was born in Nánchāng 南昌 in 1880
- Cíháng 慈航 (1895-1954) was ordained in Néngrén Temple 能仁寺 in 1913
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