Jiang Xi

See also: jiǎngxí, Jiangxi, and Jiāngxī

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 江西 (Jiāng Xī).

Proper noun

Jiang Xi

1. Alternative form of Jiangxi
   • 1985, Li Chen-Quan, Feng Rui-Yin, Xu Xue-Bin, “'Half-sky' role of China's women in rice farming systems”, in Women in Rice Farming‎^[1], Gower Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 67:

     For example, in order to increase the previous yield of only 750 kg/ha, Ms. Ai He-Xiang, a woman committee member of Kong Zhuang Production Brigade, Hunan Commune, Lin Chuan County, Jiang Xi Province, had led the farmers to change the wasted ponds and shady hills for eight years since 1960.

   • 2001, Zaihong Sara Shen, Feng Shui: Harmonizing Your Inner & Outer Space‎^[2], Dorling Kindersley, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 187:

     An intuitive approach to feng shui, Form School uses analysis, common sense and perception to create lucky placements. Also called Hsing Fa, it was formed in Jiang Xi province.

   • 2001, Liz Lochhead, “A Glasgow nonsense rhyme for Molly”, in The Thing that Mattered Most: Scottish Poems for Children‎^[3], Black & White Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 91:

     WEE MOLLY was fetched by her new parents, Graham and Julie, from distant Jiang Xi province in China, and came home to Glasgow in time for her first birthday.

   • 2007, Judy Kuriansky, “Eros in the Dragon Empire: The Open Door to Sex in China”, in Sexual Health‎^[4], volume 3, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 258:

     Other such educational efforts are developing in China, including a three-year training program in sexual medicine, theory, and sex therapy techniques offered by the South China Institute of Sexology in Jiang Xi Province.

   • 2009, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, Nairobi to Shenzhen : a novel of love in the east‎^[5], Aventine Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 189:

     "I'll get something from the kitchen."
     She jumped up.
     "No let me. I'll get you the tea I promised. She quickly returned with some sweet uncut oranges."
     “These are from Jiang Xi province.”
     "Really?"
     "Many people there plant oranges. They are famous all over China."

   • 2011 November, Yu Bin, “Learning from the Neighbors: The People's Liberation Army Examines the Small Wars and Counterinsurgencies Waged by Russia”, in Andrew Scobell, David Lai, Roy Kamphausen, editors, Chinese Lessons from Other Peoples' Wars‎^[6], Carlisle, PA: US Army War College, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 281:

     For Chiang's government, the Communists were simply "bandits" (共匪). From 1930 to 1934, Chiang launched five "extermination," or COIN, campaigns against Communist base areas in Jiang Xi Province.

Translations

Jiangxi — see Jiangxi