Culture of Jiangxi

The Chinese variety is spoken mainly in Jiangxi but also in surrounding regions such as Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, and Fujian.

Many vocabulary items are no longer used in most Chinese varieties, particularly in Mandarin, while they remain in daily usage in Gan.

The Bible was also translated into some Gan dialects as the Christianity was introduced into Jiangxi as early as the 16th century, with the arrival of Marco Polo.

Since the academy represents the historical and cultural progress in a place, the importance of it gradually increased during the thousands of years in China.

[3] Most of the long novels of Jiangxi don't show how reality is, they pay attention to the "excavation of history and culture".

[4] Different from the novels, the majority of short stories of Jiangxi closely related to the practice world.

Jiangxi architecture is heavily influenced by Fengshui theories of Taoism, one of whose birthplaces is located in Mount Longhu.

[6] Jiangxi people or Jiangxinese (贛人, Gonnin) believe in the bottom-line Chinese values of "family solidarity", "courtesy" and "saving face" that carry significant weight in the culture.