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Adoption in China - Brochure Jiangxi Province Jiangxi Province in southeast China covers an area of 166,900 square kilometers and has a population of 36.95 million. Nanchang is the provincial capital. With a sub-tropical humid climate and four distinctively separated seasons, the city of Nanchang boasts plentiful sunshine. There are numerous streams and lakes in Jiangxi, and Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China. Jiangxi has long been known for its galaxy of talents. Of the eight great men of letters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, three were born in Jiangxi. They were Wang Anshi, Zeng Gong, and Ouyang Xiu. In addition, Jiangxi was the birthplace of Zhu Xi, a famous scholar of the Middle Ages; Tang Xianzu, known as "Shakespeare of the East;" and Song Yingxing, the most accomplished scientist of the 17th century. These celebrities made outstanding contributions to ancient Chinese civilization. Jiangxi boasts a unique landscape. The picturesque Lushan Mountain the north is an ideal summer resort. The Jinggang Mountain in the south, known as the cradle of China s Communist Revolution, represents a delicate combination of relics of China s revolution and beautiful landscape. The Sanqing Mountain and the Longhu Mountain in the northeast are known for the Taoist shrines. The beautiful Sanqing Mountain, the precipitous Huashan Mountain, the waterfalls of the Lushan Mountain, and the cloud-enveloped Hengshan Mountain--all having unique peaks and well-preserved vegetations--are world-famous tourist attractions. The Longhu Mountain is known as "China s miniature Guilin." The largest flock of white cranes in the world lives on Poyang Lake. Every year, several thousand white cranes come to live through the winter on the lake. The lake has become a "natural reserve of the world s rare birds." The Tengwang Pavilion, one of the three most famous buildings in Jiangxi Province, has been renovated recently. Jiangxi has rich agricultural resources. It is...