Ji'an City is a prefecture-level city, located in the southwest of
Jiangxi Province China, 230 km. away from Nanchang, the provincial
capital of Jiangxi province. The city administers ten counties, two
districts and one urban city, as well as 213 villages. The entire
area of Ji'an City is 253,000 square kilometers and the total
population is as high as 4,700,000 .
Ji'an City is abundant in natural resources and scenic spots. It is
famous for Jingangshan Mountain, the cradle of the Chinese
revolution and the birthplace of the Chinese Red Army. The city has
a long history of more than three thousand years and is a
provincial level historical and cultural city. Here are preserved
many historical sites, such as Bailuzhou Academy, Jinju Temple (a
Buddhist temple on Qingyuan Mountain) and Dongwu Tomb in Jishui.
The city has enjoyed prosperous civilizations since ancient times,
and raised a large number of talents and celebrities. There were
nearly 3,000 Jinshi (third degree candidate in the imperial civil
service examination), 20 Zhuangyuan (champion in the imperial
examination) and 32 Tanhua (third place in the imperial
examination) from the Tang Dynasty until Qing dynasties. The famous
saying "two prime ministers across one river, three scholars within
five li" expresses this historical success. A number of major
figures such as Ouyang Xiu, one of the Tang & Song Eight
Talents; Wen Tianxiang, the national hero; Xie Jin, the chief
editor of Yongle Encyclopedia; and Yang Wanli, the renowned writer were born here.
The telephone zip code: 0796
The postal code: 34300