Nanchang(Chinese:南昌;pinyin:Nánchāng)isthecapitalofJiangxiProvinceinsoutheasternChina.Nanchangisfamousforitssceniclakes,mountains,richhistoryandculturalsites.InJune2006,NanchangisappraisedasWorldTopTenDynamicCitiesbyUSNewsWeekly.

　　Contents[hide]

　　1Geography

　　2Demographics

　　3History

　　4Administration

　　5Economy

　　6Transportation

　　6.1Rail

　　6.2Air

　　6.3Road

　　6.4Water

　　7Landmarks

　　8Collegesanduniversities

　　9References

　　10Externallinks

　　[edit]Geography

　　Nanchangislocated60kmsouthoftheYangtzeRiverandissituatedontherightbankoftheGanRiverjustbelowitsconfluencewiththeJinRiverandsome40kmsouthofitsdischargeintoPoyangLake.

　　Nanchanghasahumidsubtropicalclimatewithfourdistinctseasons.Wintersareshortandfairlymild(averagehighinJanuaryis9degreesCor48F),butwithoccasionalfrostsandsnowisnotunheardof.Summerislongandhumid,withamongstthehighesttemperaturesinChina(average34Cor93FinJuly).Rainfallsthroughouttheyear,butisheavierinthesummermonths.

　　[edit]Demographics

　　Nanchanghasapopulationof3,934,445peopleandametropolitanareaconsistingof4,990,184people.

　　[edit]History

　　Thecity-calledGàn(赣)-wasfoundedandfirstwalledin201BC(duringtheearlyHandynasty),whenthecountytownwasgiventhenameNanchang.Itwasalsotheadministrativeseatofacommandery,Yuzhang.In589(duringtheSuidynasty)thiscommanderywaschangedintoaprefecturenamedHongzhou(洪州),andafter763itbecametheprovincialcenterofJiangxi,whichwasthenbeginningtherapidgrowththatbythe12thcenturymadeitthemostpopulousprovinceinChina.

　　In653AD,theTengwangPavilionwasconstructed.In675AD,WangBo(王勃)wrotetheclassic"TengwangGeXu".ThebuildingaswellasthecitybecamecelebratedforWang'sintroductionarticleandtheauthorisknowntoallChinese-speakingpopulationbythismasterpiece.ThePavilionhasbeendestroyedandrebuiltseveraltimesthroughoutChina'shistory.Initspresentform,TengwangPavilionwasreconstructedinthe1980safterbeingdestroyedin1929duringtheChineseCivilWar.

　　In959,undertheSouthernTangregime,itbecameNanchangsuperiorprefectureandalsothesoutherncapital.AftertheconquestbytheSongregimein981itrevertedtothenameHongzhou.In1164itwasrenamedLongxingsuperiorprefecture,whichnameitretaineduntil1368.AttheendoftheYuan(Mongol)period(1279–1368),itbecameabattlegroundbetweenZhuYuanzhang,thefounderoftheMingdynasty(1368–1644),andtherivallocalwarlord,ChenYouliang.Atthebeginningofthe16thcenturyitwasthepowerbasefromwhichZhuChenhao,theprinceofNing,launchedarebellionagainsttheMingregime.

　　Inthe1850sitsufferedconsiderablyasaresultoftheTaipingRebellion(1850–64),anditsimportanceasacommercialcenterdeclinedastheoverlandroutestoCantonwerereplacedbycoastalsteamshipservicesinthelatterhalfofthe19thcentury.Nanchanghas,however,remainedtheundisputedregionalmetropolisofJiangxi.

　　OnAugust1,1927,NanchangwasthesiteofoneofaseriesofinsurrectionsorganizedbytheChineseCommunistParty.TheNanchangUprising,ledbypro