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Capital of Jiangxi, China

Nanchang

Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China.

Nanchang
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The place

Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi, China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake. Because of its strategic location connecting the prosperous East and South China, it has become a major railway hub in Southern China in recent decades.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Nanchang

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Star of Nanchang

    The Star of Nanchang is a 160-meter -tall Ferris wheel located in the eastern Chinese city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province. The Star of Nanchang opened for business in May 2006, having cost 57 million yuan to build.

    2.9 km · Ferris wheel in Nanchang, China · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Pavilion of Prince Teng

    The Pavilion of Prince Teng is a building in the North West of the city of Nanchang, in Jiangxi province, China, on the east bank of the Gan River and is one of the Three Great Towers of southern China. The other two are the Yueyang Tower and the Yellow Crane Pavilion.

    1.7 km · building · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza

    Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza are two supertall skyscrapers in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. They have a height of 303 metres.

    600 m · supertall skyscraper in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    East China University of Technology

    The East China University of Technology is a public university located in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. It is China's first university for nuclear industry, affiliated with the Jiangxi Provincial Government, and co-sponsored by the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the China National Nuclear Corporation.

    5.5 km · university in Nanchang and Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Jiangxi Agricultural University

    Jiangxi Agricultural University is located in the northern suburbs of Nanchang city, the capital city of Jiangxi province. JXAU is a key province-run university and is one of the first universities in China to confer bachelor's and master's degrees.

    9.2 km · university in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Nanchang University

    Nanchang University is a provincial public university in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Jiangxi, and co-sponsored by the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education of China.

    6 km · university in China · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

    The Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics is a public, coeducational research university located in Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi province, China.

    6.5 km · university in China · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Bayi Square

    Bayi Square (Chinese: 八一广场; pinyin: Bāyī Guǎngchǎng; lit. 'Aug.

    4.1 km · square in Nanchang, China · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Nanchang Bayi Stadium

    Nanchang Bayi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Nanchang, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletics events.

    6.3 km · building in Nanchang Bayi Stadium, China · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Nanchang Zhidao Church

    Nanchang Zhidao Church Words'), shortly Zhidao Church or Zhidao Tang, is one of the main Christian churches in Nanchang City, and the mother church of the Jiangxi Provincial Bible School.

    3.2 km · church in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

Bayi Monument, Bayi Avenue, Donghu District, Nanchang City (Located in the center of Bayi Square, on Bayi Avenue.rail traffic Nanchang Metro Line 1, Nanchang Metro Line 2: Bayi Square station: 2 exits (southwest of Bayi Square), 3 exits (West of Bayi Square, Jinshui Bridge), 4 exits (northwest of Bayi Square, leading to Wanda and Fortune Plaza), 5 exits (leading to department stores).). Open all day, free.

From Wikivoyage: Nanchang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Walk along the west bank of the Gan river on a Saturday or Sunday and buy a cheap kite (Y10-30); join the hundreds of Chinese kite fliers. It's surprisingly fun. Amusement parks - There is the Wanda Amusement Park in south Honggutan. There is also a smaller "fair" styled (but permanent) amusement park on the west bank of the Gan river (just south of the BaYi bridge in Honggutan).

From Wikivoyage: Nanchang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Nanchang mixed noodles. Nanchang mixed flour is a delicious snack in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It belongs to Jiangxi cuisine. Put rice noodles into boiling water, then put on a plate and add chopped pepper, peanuts, radish cubes, cooking oil, soy sauce, onion and other seasonings to mix, according to personal taste to carry out the proportion of seasonings. Crock soup.

From Wikivoyage: Nanchang, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Nanchang

Airports
Nanchang Changbei (KHN), 21 km · Ezhou Huahu (EHU), 201 km · Huangshan Tunxi (TXN), 260 km
Stations
Nanchang railway station, 5.9 km · Nanchang West railway station, 9.3 km
  • Ezhou → Nanchang
    215 km · quickest by road, 4h 8m · ¥105–140
  • Huangshan → Nanchang
    265 km · quickest by road, 4h 58m · ¥130–175
  • Changsha (Changsha) → Nanchang
    287 km · quickest by road, 4h 47m · ¥130–175
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Nanchang

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Nanchang. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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