The History of Nanchang

Like much of Jiangxi，Nanchang is full of significant moments in China’s Communist history.The Nanchang Uprising，which took place on August 1，1927 was one of the first major clashes between Communist forces and Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist troops.August 1 is celebrated today as the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army（PLA）.

Nanchang has three investment zones，but its inland location and the fact that it is surrounded by more appealing investment destinations and regional markets has relegated the city to investment hinterland status.

The city suffers from scorching summers and freezing winters made even less pleasant by the area’s high humidity.

The mountain resort of Lushan in northen Jiangxi makes for an interesting trip both for natural beauty and the colonial architecture left behind by its former Western residents.Longhushan，not far from the Fujian border in the East，is being touted as a new Guilin-style holiday resort.

History

In the early Han Dynasty（201 BC），a city called Gan was constructed.

In 589 AD（Sui Dynasty），it was renamed Hongzhou，and eventually Nanchang.

In 653AD，the Prince Teng’s Pavilion was constructed.In 675 AD，Wang Bo wrote the classic”Prince Teng’s Ge Xu”.The building as well as the city became celebrated for Wang’s introduction article.The Pavilion has been destroyed and rebuilt several times throughout China’s history.In its present form，Prince Teng’s Pavilion was reconstructed in the 1980s after being destroyed in 1929 during Chinese civil war.

1927年，南昌起义发生了。

In 1939，the Battle of Nanchang took place.

Transportantion

By air

Nanchang Changbei International Airport（KHN）was built in 1996.It is located in Lehua Town，about 26 kilometers（about 1l miles）north of the downtown area.

Changbei International Airport is the only one in Jiangxi Province which has an international air route.Airplanes here can take you to Beijing，Shanghai，Guangzhou，Shenzhen，Haikou and other major cities in China.The only international air route at this time is to Singapore.

By train

Built in 1996，the Nanchang Railway Station is about three kilometers（about 1.9 miles）from the downtown area.Trains leave here for Beijing，Shanghai，Xi’an，Chongqing，Shenyang and other cities.Take the No.5，No.2，or No.9 public buses to get to the railway station.

By long-distance bus

The road system in Nanchang is fairly good.National roads No.105 from Beijing to Zhuhai，No.320 from Shanghai to Kunming，and No.316 from Fuzhou to Lanzhou intersect here making it very convenient to get in or out of Nanchang City.Major transport companies are the Chang’an Transport Company Limited，the Nanchang Long-distance Bus Station，and the Xufang Bus Station.Buses from the first two stations primarily leave for Nanjing，Shenzhen，Hefei and other cites outside Jiangxi Province；buses from Xufang Bus Station go to cities，towns and counties within Jiangxi Province.

By water

Water routes in Nanchang consist of the Gan River，the Fu River，Elephant Lake，Qingshan Lake，and Aixi Lake.Nanchang Port is the biggest port on the Gan River and also the most important water transportation transfer point in Nanchang City.From Nanchang Port you can travel by yacht or the Jinggang Shan and Prince Teng’s Pavilion passenger ships to visit Poyang Lake，Stone Bell Hill，Poyang Lake Bird Protection Area，Dagu Hill and other attractions.

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