Jiangxi

(Older Spelling) Kiang·si

[jyahng-shee]

noun

Pinyin.

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

Jiangxi

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Pan, a soft-spoken man in his late 50s from a small village in Jiangxi province in eastern China, is one of tens of thousands of Chinese nationals who have made the same journey in recent years.

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In the neighbouring Jiangxi province, an air-conditioned restaurant has become a hotspot for elderly folks to while away their afternoons without ordering any food - to the chagrin of restaurant staff, local media reported.

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

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The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.

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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.

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