JiangXi province is in southeastern China,made up of cultivated alluvial lowland in the north and a surrounding border of low hills on the east, west, and south.It is along the Yangtze and Gan rivers and around a large lake,the PoYang Hu.There rice is the main lowland crop,while tea is important in upland areas.Its major resources are coal,which is mined in the western hills, and kaolin clays, mined here since ancient times for the manufacture of porcelain.Area, 164,800 sq km ; population 41,400,000 (2000).Leading cities are Nanchang (the capital).Known in the past as Hung-chou, Nanchang is an old walled city dating to at least the 2nd century BC.It is a regional transportation and industrial center situated near PoYang Lake in the delta of the Gan River.Ji??an, Ganzhou, Pingxiang, and Jiujiang are also interesting and important cities for visitors to know JiangXi.