Jiujiang () is a prefecture-level city occupying the northwest corner of Jiangxi Province in southeast China. It is an important port city in the middle stretch of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), with a population of around 4,500,000.
Unlike the Gan-speaking majority of Jiangxi, Jiujiang speaks a variety of Mandarin.
Picturesque Mount Lushan,located in the south of the urban center, is listed as a world heritage site.
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