Ganzhou

Ganzhou is in southern Jiangxi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzhou



Attractions in and around Ganzhou include;



Tongtian Cliff Grottoes are located northwest of Ganzhou, about 10 kilometers from the city. The grottoes, a famous scenic spot and popular summer destination, are well known for their collection of ancient grotto art and hold the largest complex of cliff grottos in Jiangxi Province, with almost 300 stone cases in the cliff-side and 359 stone Buddhas, most of which were carved during the Tang and Song dynasties. The sculptures are considered to be representative of the art of carving in China.The Scenic Area of Tongtian Cliff includes Tongtian Cliff, Wanggui Cliff, Tongxin Cliff, and Cuiwei Cliff.Tongtian (which means ‘Reaching the Sky’) Cliff has a cave with a hole leading to the cliff's summit. With over 300 statues of Buddha, the cliff has been a famous place for Buddhists for centuries. Originally, there were 116 inscriptions at Tongtian Rock and Wanggui Cliff, but only 97 remain. The inscriptions are not only records of the local history but also treasures of the ancient calligraphic arts. Wanggui Cliff is also called Lion Cliff because it is shaped like a lion. Between the cliffs are many statues in stone niches and cliffside inscriptions. East of Wanggui Cliff is Tongxin Cliff which is decorated with carvings of dragons and tigers which line one side of the cliff.



Ruijin is the capital of the Soviet Republic of China and there are many revolutionary sites located here. Revolutionary sites in Yeping Cun include the former residences of Mao Zedong and Zhude, the old site of the Central Workers and Peasants Democratic Government, Reviewing Platform of the Red Army, Cenotaph of Red Army’s soldier, Gonglue Pavilion and Bosheng Fort. Shanzhou Dam is 4 kilometers to the southwest of Ruijin, and the Central Workers and Peasants Democratic Government was located here between April 1933 and July 1934. Now visitors can see the former residences of Mao Zedong, Zhang Wentian, Xie Juezai and Deng Xiaoping, the old site of All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the old site of Lenin Elementary School. Yunshi Mountain is 18 kilometers to the west of Ruijin, with an old temple on the top of mountain. In October 1934, the Central Committee led the Red Army here to start the long march.

Yugutai park is located on the top of Helan Mountain which lies to the north of downtown of Ganzhou City.

Longnan. The circular houses in southern Jiangxi were first built by immigrants known as Hakka people, who were actually refugees fleeing from wars and natural disasters in central China as early as the last years of the Jin dynasty. The circular houses seen today in southern Jiangxi Province were mostly built in the last years of the Ming dynasty and the early years of the Qing dynasty. In Longnan, a county on the border between Jiangxi and Guangdong Provinces, there are more than 370 circular houses. Some of these are magnificent and placed under national protection. China Central Television has produced a documentary on the circular houses in Jiangxi. The circular houses reflect the life these immigrants led then. A circular house served as an independent community where families lived together with an ancestral memorial temple built in the center. A circular house had a high and thick rammed earth wall and stood as a fortress against invaders.The most legendary circular house in Longnan County is the Xinwei House in Guanxi Township. The giant circular house occupies an area of more than 10,000 square meters with its external wall more than 10 meters in height and 1 meter in thickness.

Yangling Forest Park is a provincial-level scenic area and national 3A level scenic area.

Flora and Fauna in Jiangxi

59% of Jiangxi's territory is covered with forest. Its timber reserve amounts to 250 million cubic meters, in addition to 1 billion plants of bamboo, both figures taking leading positions in the country. Most of the forests in the province belong to natural secondary forests. Coniferous forests occupy a larger proportion, with pine and masson pine being the major species. Tea-oil tree, tung tree and Chinese tallow tree are the major economic species scattering across the province.
The province boasts more than 4,000 species of seed plants, some 470 types of pteridophyte and over 100 types of bryophyte. Among the low plants, the varieties of large fungus alone are as many as 500. There are more than 2,000 species of woody plants, including over 400 kinds of arbor. Jiangxi is also home to many ancient trees, such as ginkgo, known as the "living fossil" of plants.
The good ecological environment characterized with rich water resource, changing topographies and wide coverage of vegetation ensures Jiangxi's abundance in wildlife. The 30 nature reserves cover a total area of 9,016 square km, accounting for 5.4% of the province's territory.
Jiangxi now has over 600 kinds of vertebrates, including over 170 species of fish which account for 21.4% of the national total of freshwater fish. There are more than 40 species of amphibious animals, accounting for 20.4% of the national total; some 70 species of reptiles, accounting for 23.5% of the country; 270 species of birds, accounting for 23.2%; and 50 species of beasts, accounting for 13.3% of the nation's total.
Fish and birds, large in number of species, have great economic value and therefore have the priority for protection. Poyang Lake presents an ideal winter shelter for migratory birds.
http://www.cbw.com/general/g14/g14.htm


Please click on the links for more...

Sika Deer http://scenery.cultural-china.com/en/22Scenery558.html

Black Muntjac http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_muntjac

Finless Porpoise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finless_porpoise

Siberian Crane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Crane

Masked Palm Civet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_Palm_Civet

Pangolin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin

Oriental White Stork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_White_Stork

Great Bustard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bustard

Chinese Merganser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Merganser

For more on birds in and around the Poyang Hu area see http://www.4panda.com/special/bird/site/poyanghu.htm

South China Tiger (possibly, maybe, hopefully...)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Tiger
http://chinese.savechinastigers.org/node/275

Schools and Universities in Nanchang

The following schools, colleges, institutes and universities in Nanchang employ foreign teachers or accept overseas students;

Nanchang University
Nanchang Institute of Technology
Jiangxi University of Science and Technology
East China Jiaotong University
Jiangxi Agricultural University
Jiangxi Bluesky University
Jiangxi Normal University
Jiangxi University of Finance & Economics
Nanchang Hangkong University

Xinyu

Xinyu is in central Jiangxi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinyu

Attractions in and around Xinyu include;

Fairy Maiden Lake scenic area is located 16 kilometers southwest of Jiangxi 's Xinyu City. The area covers a total of 179 square kilometers, 50 of which are water, and has three major scenic spots. In the east is the Wulong Lake scenic area which contains more than 100 scenic islands as well as reservoirs, dozens of harbors, and cultivated forests. In the middle is the Zhongshan Gorge scenic area with steep mountains and a strong current. The western region has the Chu Yang scenic area.

Baoshi Park is situated at the west end of Jianshe Road in Xinyu City. The park was built in honor of the master of traditional Chinese Painting Baoshi and the design and layout of the park strives to embody the artistic style of Fu Baoshi. Inside the park visitors can find the Fu Baoshi Exhibition Hall, East Gate, South Gate, Erxiang Pavilion, Qinfeng Building, Zuibi Building, Baoshi Lake, Jianshi Pass, Sanxiao Bridge and Hongyu Bridge.

Zhushan Cave Tourist Area is situated in Dongkou Village, Mabu Town. The scenic area includes Zhushan Cave, Zhushan Cave Forest Park and Shihu Holiday Village. Zhushan Cave is a carst cavern and is one of the longest water tunnels in Jiangxi.

Hongyang Cave, located at the side of the Seventh Peak of Yuanling Mountain, got its name because Ge Hong, one of founders of Taoism, and Louyang of the Jin dynasty cultivated their spiritual and religious lives here. It is also called Yan Song Cave because the Ming dynasty scholar studied in this cave.

Image; Fairy Lake

Yichun

Yichun is in western Jiangxi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yichun,_Jiangxi
http://www.yichun.gov.cn/English/index.html

Attractions in and around Yichun include;

Sanzhualun - Sanzhualun is a forest park in Jiangxi Province and national AAAA tourist area. the park is located in Jing’an County, near Yichun city. The total scenic area is 193 square kilometers and attractions include Kuangzhong Garden, Leijia Old Village, Baofeng Temple, Panlong Lake and Mazu Tower Pavilion.
The journey time from Nanchang to Jing'an is about 2 hours by bus. Both Nanchang Long-distance bus station and Hongcheng market bus station have buses to Jing'an. From Jing'an you can take another bus to the Sanzhualun Forest Center, the journey taking approximately one and a half hours.

Guanshan - Guanshan, situated in the northwest of Yifeng County, is the only national nature reserve in Yichun. Forest coverage reaches 87.8% and the area is home to 37 kinds of rare national protected endangered plants.

Zhuojiang Cavern - This cavern is located 23 kilometers north of Yichun City and is composed of over ten limestone caves with a total length of over 2,000 meters. A stretch of nearly 1 kilometer is developed for tourists.

Image; Sanzhualun

Jiangxi Minorities

China recognises 56 ethnic groups (usually referred to in China as nationalities) among its population, with Han Chinese comprising a little over 90%. The population of Jiangxi is predominantly Han but the following groups are also present in the province;

She - The She people live primarily in the mountainous areas of Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces, and to a lesser extent in Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Anhui.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_people

Yao - The Yao people are mainly found in Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Jiangxi as well as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Prefecture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_people

Hui - The Hui nationality can be found in most major cities in China, including Nanchang and other big cities in Jiangxi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hui_Chinese

Zhuang - The Zhuang are the second largest ethnic group in China and live mostly in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomus Region. Smaller numbers also live in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuang_people

Hakka - The Hakka are a subgroup of Han Chinese based mainly in the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakka_people

Other useful links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_groups_in_China
http://www.cultural-china.com/
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/nationality/56list.htm

Ji'an

Ji'an is in western Jiangxi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%27an

Attractions in and around Ji'an include;


The Wen Tianxiang Memorial is located in Wenshan Park, east of Ji’an County, which is the hometown of Wen Tianxiang. The memorial's buildings are in the Song dynasty style.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Tianxiang

Qingyuan Mountain Scenic Spot is located in Hedong County and ranges over 10 kilometers. There are over 30 pools, springs, brooks and valleys and the major sights are Jingju Temple, Qizu Pagoda, Feilai Pagoda, Zuguan, Daiyue Bridge, Yingfeng Bridge, Long Pool, Hupao Spring, and Shijian Stone. Qingyuan Mountain is a holy shrine for Buddhism, and also used to be the forum of the Confucian School of Idealist philosophy during the Song and Ming dynasties.

The Ouyangxiu Memorial is located in Yonfeng City. The memorial contains a number of pavilions including Mingdao Pavilion, Zhiyong Pavilion, Drunkard Pavilion, Liuyi Pavilion, Zhixi Pavilion, and Longwangqianbiao Stele Pavilion.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouyang_Xiu

Image; Wen Tianxiang Memorial Hall