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Jiangxi

American  
[jyahng-shee] / ˈdʒyɑŋˈʃi /
(Older Spelling) Kiangsi

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a province in southeastern China. 63,629 sq. mi. (164,799 sq. km). Nanchang.


Jiangxi British  
/ ˈdʒjæŋˈʃiː /

noun

  1. a province of SE central China, in the basins of the Kan River and Poyang Lake: mineral resources include coal and tungsten. Capital: Nanchang. Pop: 42 220 000 (2003 est). Area: 164 800 sq km (64 300 sq miles)

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Xiao, born in 1993 in a small city in China’s southern province of Jiangxi, went to Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan to study software engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Jiangxi currently owns 12.2% of the issued shares of SolGold, which specializes in gold and copper mining, and has operations in Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

"We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Some schools in eastern Jiangxi province and south-western Sichuan province postponed the start of the autumn semester, due to begin on 2 September, by a week.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

Heavy rain was also affecting parts of the neighboring Chinese provinces of Guangxi, Jiangxi and Fujian on Sunday.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024

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