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Jiujiang

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Jiujiang (jy-jyäng) or Kiukiang, city (1994 est. pop. 322,300), N Jiangxi prov., China, on the Chang River, near Poyang Lake. A major river port, it is connected by rail with Nanchang. In a major tea-growing area, it is a large processing, marketing, and shipping point. Bricks, tiles, and textiles are manufactured, and a hydroelectric project is nearby. Jiujiang has notable botanical gardens and an arboretum. Just south is the wooded mountain of Lü Shan, the location of the resort of Guling and of the White Deer Cave, in which Chu Hsi (Zhu Xi), the 13th-century Confucian philosopher, lived and taught. The name sometimes appears as Chiu-chiang.


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With the support of the central government, the municipal governments in Zhenjiang and Jiujiang, two medium-sized cities, initiated social health-insurance schemes.
Chunying Chen, (1) Hongwei Yu, (1) Jiujiang Zhao, (1) Bai Li, (1) Liya Qu, (2) Shuiping Liu, (3) Peiqun Zhang, (1) and Zhifang Chai (1)
Tokyo, Japan, Nov 29, 2005 - (JCN) - Suzuki Motor announced on November 25 that it will boost automobile production in China by affiliating local automotive assembly company Jiujiang Changhe Automobile to its Chinese joint venture Jiangxi Changhe Suzuki Automobile (JCSA) located in Jiangxi Province.
 
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