Nanchang
| Abbreviation: 洪 (Pinyin: Hóng) | |
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| Origin of Name | from the early Han dynasty 南方 nán - Southern 昌盛 chāng - prosperous Together - Southern prosperity |
| Administration Type | Sub-provincial city, Provincial capital |
| Mayor | Lǐ Dòuluó |
| Area | 74,236 km² |
| Population (2004) - Density | 3,790,000 51.03/km² |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita | ¥77,046 billion (2004) ¥ |
| City Flower | Chinese Rose R. chinensis Jacq. |
| City Tree | Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora |
| Official website: City of Nanchang | |
Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌; pinyin: Nánchāng) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. It is located 60 km south of the Yangtze River and sits on the banks of the Gan River. Nanchang is known for the Tengwang Pavilion, a towering pavilion dating to 653 and Nanchang's People's Square, the second largest public square in China, after Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Nanchang has a population of 1,934,445 people and a metropolitan area of 1,990,184 people [1].
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Economics
Nanchang exists as a hub of the agricultural production in Jiangxi Province. Such products as rice and oranges are economic staple. The Ford Motor Company has a plant in Nanchang, assembling the Ford Transit van as part of the Jiangling Motor joint venture. Nanchang also is a center of the production of traditional Chinese medicine and pharmaceuticals.
History
In the early Han Dynasty (201 BC), a city called Gàn (赣) was constructed.
In 589 AD (Sui Dynasty), it was renamed Hongzhou (洪州), and eventually Nanchang.
In 653 AD, the Tengwang Pavilion was constructed. In 675 AD, Wang Bo (王勃) wrote the classic “Tengwang 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, Tengwang Pavilion was reconstructed in the 1980s after being destroyed in 1929 during Chinese civil war.
In 1927, the Nanchang Uprising took place.
In 1939, the Battle of Nanchang took place.
Colleges and universities
- Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics (江西财经大学) (founded 1923)
- Nanchang University (南昌大学)
- Jiangxi Normal University (江西师范大学)
- Jiangxi Agricultural University (江西农业大学)
- East China Jiaotong University (华东交通大学)
- Nanchang Institute of Aeronautical Technology (南昌航空工业学院)
- Jiangxi Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (江西中医学院)
Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.
External links
- Official Website (Chinese)
- Nanchang Dialect
- TravelChinaGuide.com - City Guide of Nanchang
- Jiangxi Agricultural University
- A Brief introduction of American Newsweek to Nanchang
Prefecture-level divisions of Jiangxi
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| List of Jiangxi County-level divisions |
Categories
Prefecture-level divisions of Jiangxi | Cities in Jiangxi | 201 BC establishments