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River

The Gan River (simplified Chinese: 赣江; traditional Chinese: 贛江; pinyin: Gàn Jiāng, Gan: Kōm-kong) travels 885 km (550 mi) north through Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thence into the Yangtze River. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the Xiang River of neighbouring eastern Hunan.

It is the major geographical backbone of Jiangxi, and gives its name to the Gan language as well as the province's one-character abbreviation.

The river feeds into Lake Poyang, which in turns connects with the Yangtze.

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Nanchang (capital)
General	History Chinese Soviet Republic Jiangxi Soviet Politics Economy
Geography	Cities Mufu Mountains Jiuling Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Wuyi Mountains Gan River Poyang Lake Yangtze River Xiushui River
Education	Jiangxi Normal University East China University of Technology Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University Jiangxi Agricultural University Jinggangshan University Jiujiang University Nanchang University Nanchang Hangkong University
Culture	Culture of Jiangxi Gan Chinese (Nanchang dialect, Yichun dialect) Music Ganju opera Tea-picking opera Nuo opera Architecture Jingdezhen porcelain Jizhou ware Cuisine Anfu ham Religion Pure Land Buddhism Hakka culture (language, architecture)
Visitor attractions	Donglin Temple Pavilion of Prince Teng Mount Lu National Park Zhelin Reservoir
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