Top 10 Nanchang Attractions

Plan your Nanchang tour? Nanchang is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. It is located in the north-central portion of the province.

As it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east by Poyang Lake, it is famous for its scenery, rich history and cultural sites. Owing to its central location relative to the Yangtze and Pearl River Delta regions, it is a major railroad hub in Southern China.

The Pavilion of Prince Teng was first built in 653 AD, by Li Yuanying, the younger brother of Emperor Taizong of Tang and uncle of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. The building has a total floor area of 13000 square metres. It sits atop 12-metre tall concrete platform, which is intended to symbolise the now-destroyed ancient city wall. A stainless steel tablet at the entrance is engraved with a calligraphy work of Mao Zedong.

Entrance Fee: CNY 50 Opening Hours: 07:30-18:00 (May1 to Oct. 7); 08:00-17:30 (other time) How to get there: take Buses No. 7, 8, 26, 302, Y1, Y2, 135 or 118 to Pavilion of Prince Teng

This building used to be a local hotel, but as they used it as the headquarters of the revolutionary army at the time of uprising in arms in 1927, it has been kept as a memorial hall to the revolution with a lot of objects of historical and cultural importance on display. A golden plaque with an inscription written by Chen Yi, former mayor of Shanghai and highest ranking military commander in China, hangs above the door to the museum.

Entrance Fee: free Opening Hours: 08:00-17:30 (closed on Monday) How to get there: take Buses No. 2, Tram 7, 18, Y1 or Y2 from the downtown area

West part is an estuary watercourse. The lake provides a habitat for half a million migratory birds, and is a favorite destination for birding. It is fed by the Gan and Xiu rivers, which connect to the Yangtse through a channel.

Entrance Fee: free Opening Hours: 08:00-18-19:00 How to get there: Buses No. 9, 18, 26, 27 or 307

Badashanren Memorial Hall is a museum for commemoration, embodying the function of collection, displaying, research and publicity. It has abundant collections. The original palace hall has been changed to be exhibition hall to systematically display the works and historical data of Badashanren as well as the excellent works of masters nowadays.

Entrance Fee: CNY 40 Opening Hours: 08:00-18:00 How to get there: take Buses No. 20, 115, 203, 224 or Y2 to get there

This big comprehensive museum consists of three parts of historic museum, revolutionary museum and natural museum, what is first seen in the country. The Museum has collected 34,000 items of collection. The basic exhibitions are composed of the Exhibition of Jianxi Ancient Civilization History, the Exhibition of Jiangxi Revolutionary Relics and the Exhibition of Jiangxi Ancient Ceramics.

Entrance Fee: free (your ID card is needed) Opening Hours: 09:00-16:30 How to get there: take Buses No. 29, 7, 18, 8, 20, 26 or 27 to Jiangxi Provincial Museum

The area has complicated terrain, with main peaks over 1,000 meters above sea level. Nanfengping, or South Screen, the southernmost peak with an elevation of 2,120 meters, is the highest peak in Jinggang Mountain area. There are eight major scenic spots in the mountain. They are: Ciping, Huangyangjie Post, Dragon Pond, the highest peak, Tongmuling Post, Xiangzhou Area, Bijia Mountain and Xiankou Area.

Entrance Fee: CNY 156 Opening Hours: 06:00-20:00 How to get there: The are long-distance buses from Nanchang, and Ji’an to Ciping. In Ciping, there are public buses to every spot of Jinggang Mountain

There are 60 space capsules on the Ferris wheel, each equipped with LCD television, air conditioner and for 6-8 persons once. It can accommodate thousands of people watching the scenery of Nanchang in the air. At night the wheel lights up blue and red with giant neon characters that read, "Nanchang Welcomes You!"

Entrance Fee: CNY 60 Opening Hours: 08:30-22:30 (Monday to Friday); 08:00-22:30 (Saturday and Sunday) How to get there: take Buses No. 17, 33, 230, 233 or Y2

Tourists can't miss enjoying the hot springs here. The temperature of the hot springs is about 68¡æ-72¡æ all year round. There are over 20 minerals which are beneficial to people's health from the springs. After a hard trip, it will be a great relaxation to enjoy in the hot springs.

Entrance Fee: CNY 120 Opening Hours: 07:30-16:30 (peak seasons); 08:00-16:00 (low seasons) How to get there: take Buses No. 2 and 5 from Train Station to West Bus Station, then transfer a minibus to Mingyue Mountain

The rope Chinta for the Chiangnan models the post and panel structure of the pavilion tower, the tower height is 50.86 meters, the tower body is octagon with seven levels. On the exterior is the octagon shape, Zhu fence grey tile, the ink angle wall and the warning gold bottle gourd that has the strong religious color, the elegant upturned eave, and hanging copper bell is plain yet beautiful, with artistic style which Chiangnan was constructed.

Entrance Fee: CNY 20 Opening Hours: 08:00-17:30 How to get there: take Buses No. 5, 18, 21, 22, 30 or 219 to Shengjin Tower

Park also has a tea house, the temple, cloud-chuen, calligraphy and painting rooms Archaize construction. Backdrop of trees, green grass and flower garden deserves to Nanchang, the "city" outside the Taoyuan.

Entrance Fee: CNY 30 Opening Hours: 08:00-17:30 How to get there: take Buses No. 15, 28, 201 or Y1