CITY · JIANGXI
Nanchang
南昌 · Nánchāng
Overview
Capital of Jiangxi, on the Gan River. Tengwang Pavilion (one of the Three Great Towers of the South), Jingdezhen porcelain town within reach, and Mt Lu's Buddhist heritage.
Nanchang is a historic provincial capital best known for the Tengwang Pavilion, immortalised in Tang-dynasty poetry, and as the launchpad for Jingdezhen — the porcelain capital of China for a thousand years — 90 minutes east. Mt Lu (UNESCO), 2 hours north, is a Buddhist holy mountain with a dense literary heritage. The city is also the symbolic birthplace of the People's Liberation Army (1 August 1927 uprising).
What to see
- Tengwang Pavilion
- Bayi Square and the August 1 Uprising Museum
- Jingdezhen (porcelain capital) — day trip
- Mt Lu (UNESCO) — overnight
What to eat
- Jiangxi-style spicy fish
- Lai Xiao mei lao chicken
Getting there
Nanchang Changbei (KHN) airport. Nanchang West HSR: Shanghai 4h, Wuhan 1h 30m.
Getting around
Metro.
Where to stay
Around Bayi Square / the Tengwang Pavilion area.
We list neighbourhoods, not specific hotels — we don't endorse hotels.
When to go
March–April, October–November.
Budget guide (CNY per day)
| Backpacker | ¥220 |
| Mid-range | ¥480 |
| Comfortable | ¥1100 |
Nearby attractions
Mt Lu (Lushan) 庐山
UNESCO-listed Buddhist holy mountain in northern Jiangxi. Densely wooded, with substantial early-20th-century European-style summer houses at altitude.
Tengwang Pavilion 滕王阁
Reconstructed Tang-era multi-storey wooden pavilion on the Gan River, immortalised in Wang Bo's 7th-century 'Preface to Tengwang Pavilion'.
Food of Central China
- Chairman Mao's Red-Braised Pork毛氏红烧肉
Hunan-style slow-braised pork belly in soy, Shaoxing wine and chilli — the dish Mao Zedong reportedly ate weekly in Zhongnanhai.
- Doupi (Wuhan Tofu Skin)豆皮
Wuhan breakfast: layered pan-fried tofu skin and rice cake with mushroom, ham and bamboo shoots inside.
- Fish Head with Chopped Chilli剁椒鱼头
A whole silver carp head blanketed with fermented chopped red chilli and steamed until the flesh is silky and fiery.
- Hunan Chilli Fried Pork小炒肉
Thin-sliced pork belly wok-fried with fresh long green chillies and fermented black beans — Hunan's most-ordered everyday dish.
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