Park of China
Overview
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Location | Jiangxi |
| Latitude, longitude | 28.7, 115.9 Google Maps |
| Nearby sites | Pavilion of Prince Teng 4km, Mount Lu (Lushan) 102km, Mount Longhu (Dragon and Tiger Mountain) 123km, Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites 147km, Guifeng (Turtle Peak) 161km Search nearby |
| Nearby cities | Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou |
| Top sights | Meiling and the Tengwang Pavilion |
| Themes | City, Culture, Museum, Literary landmarks, Revolutionary sites, Food |
About
Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi, lies in the north-centre of the province south of the Yangtze on the lower Gan and Fu rivers, with the Jiuling Mountains to the west and Poyang Lake to the north-east, neighbouring the Yangtze, Pearl River and southern Fujian deltas.
City sights
Tengwang Pavilion: one of the four great towers of China
August 1 Uprising Museum
Jiangxi Provincial Museum
Bada Shanren Memorial
Suburban sights
Meiling: National Park of China
Poyang Lake migratory bird reserve
Further afield
Transport
Rail: the Beijing–Kowloon and Zhejiang–Jiangxi lines meet at Xiangtang south of the city; Nanchang is the only provincial capital on the Beijing–Kowloon line.
Road: national highways 105 and 320 and the Jiangxi–Guangdong, Beijing–Fuzhou and Shanghai–Kunming expressways meet here.
Water: the Gan River runs through the city; the port is south of the Bayi Bridge.
Air: Changbei International Airport
Food
Nanchang food is mainly spicy; famous snacks include fried rice noodles, Shengjin pagoda clay-pot soup, artemisia fried with cured pork and lion’s head meatballs.
History
The Nanchang Uprising of 1 August 1927, led by Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, He Long, Ye Ting and Liu Bocheng under the Communist Party, marks the founding of the Party’s army.
Photo credits: Pavilion of Prince Teng, Nanchang: 上海道台 (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Nearby
| World Heritage | Mount Lu (Lushan) 100km, Mount Longhu (Dragon and Tiger Mountain) 129km, Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites 151km, Guifeng (Turtle Peak) 166km, Mount Sanqing 215km, Taining - North Section 229km, Mount Wuyi 234km, Jinhu Scenic Area 239km |
| National parks of China | Wuyishan National Park 235km |
| National parks | Meiling–Pavilion of Prince Teng Scenic Area 7km, Mount Yunju–Zhelin Lake Scenic Area 62km, Shennongyuan 136km, Mount Jiugong 146km, Fairy Lake (Xiannü Lake) 149km, Damao Mountain 191km |
| Detailed guides | Meiling 16km, Mount Yunju 55km |
| AAAAA attractions | Pavilion of Prince Teng 2km, Zhelin Lake 68km, Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Expo Area 144km, Dajueshan Scenic Area 171km, Mingyueshan Tourist Area 196km |
| AAAA attractions | Nanchang Greenland Center 303 Observation Deck <1km, August 1st Uprising Memorial Hall 3km, New Fourth Army Headquarters Site Exhibition Hall 3km, Yuan Chengji Nanchang Urban Culture District 4km, Xiaoping Path Exhibition Hall 6km, Tongyuanxia Scenic Area 6km |
| Historic cities | Fuzhou 92km |
| Historical sites | Site of the August 1 Uprising Headquarters 3km, Site of the New Fourth Army Headquarters in Nanchang 3km, Deng Xiaoping Residence and Workshop 7km, Qingyunpu 10km, Tombs of Zhu Quan and the Prince of Le'an 18km |
| National geoparks | Lushan Quaternary Glacier National Geopark 83km, Longhushan Danxia Landform National Geopark 127km |
| Nature reserves | Poyang Lake Nanji Wetland National Nature Reserve 54km, Jiulingshan National Nature Reserve 92km, Guanshan National Nature Reserve 121km, Taohongling Sika Deer National Nature Reserve 144km, Longgan Lake National Nature Reserve 146km |
| Historic villages | Luotian Village 26km |