KIANG, DZIGGETAI or KULAN, the large wild ass of Tibet and Mon golia, characterized by its large size (11 to 12 hands high), dark reddish color and the nar rowness of the black stripe along the spine; some have faintly barred legs. They dwell upon the lofty, sterile plateaus north of the Himalayas, moving about in bands which travel at amazing speed over the stony and up and down the steep hillsides, feeding mainly on twigs of woody desert plants, and acquiring great hardiness. They are hunted by the Mon gols as game, yet are not shy as a rule, coming close to a traveling party or camp, apparently actuated by extreme curiosity, unless driven away. The voice has been described as like the neigh of a horses but the general and truer opinion is that it is more nearly the shrieking bray of the ass. The animal is rrowhere domes ticated, except a few captive specimens in zoo logical gardens. See ONAGER.
or KIANGSE, an island province of China. It is bounded on the north by Hupeh and Ngan-Hui, on the east by Che-Kiang and Fu-Kien, on the south by Kwang-Tung, and on the west by Kwang-Si and Hunan. The area is 69,480 square miles. The province contains the treaty port of Kiu Kiang on the Yang-tse-Kiang. The Nan-Ling or Southern Mountains traverse the eastern half of Kiang-Si, and in the north is the large inland lake of Po-Yang-Hu. Here are estab lished famous manufactories of porcelain. The principal river aside from the Yang-tse-Kiang, is the Kin-Kiang. The province produces tea and silk and tobacco. There is great mineral wealth, especially of copper and iron. The English have large railway concessions. There are telegraph lines connecting the treaty port with other centres of commerce. The capital
is Manchang. Pop. 16,255,000.
Ice-ing'soo, an important maritime province of China proper, bounded north by the province of Shan-Tung; east by the Yellow Sea; south by the province of Che Kiang, and west by the provinces of Ngan-Hui and Ho-Nan. Kiang-Su has an area of 38,600 square miles (about that of Pennsylvania). The great commercial importance of this province is denoted by its possession of four treaty ports, Shanghai, Nankin, Su-Chau and Chin-Kiang. Kiang-Su was in fact the first province opened to foreign commerce by means of a treaty port. It is traversed almost its whole length by the Grand Canal, the ancient Chinese system of canalized rivers and lakes. The British have valuable railway concessions and the Germans claim mining rights here. Half the foreigq population of China is established in this province.
The Yang-tse-Kiang empties into the sea through this province and enables it to control the trade of all southern China. Possessed of a soil of great fertility it is famous for its production of rice and silk. There are large cotton mills. The capital of the province is Nankin, which was formerly the capital of the Chinese empire. The Tai-Ping rebellion of 1853-54 had its headquarters in this province. Kiang-Su is rapidly becoming the centre of Chinese manufacturing industries, especially in textiles. Commercially, the province is con trolled by the English, who have invested largely in railways, mills and government concessions. Pop. estimated 15,380,000.