Nanchang

Nanchang 南昌市
Prefecture-level city
Nanchang City
Clockwise from top: New Fourth Army Headquarter, Star of Nanchang, Bayi Square, Nanchang sunrise, Tengwang Pavilion.
Nickname(s): Hongcheng (洪城, lit. Grand City), Hongdu (洪都, lit. Grand Metropolis), Yuzhang (豫章)
Location of Nanchang City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°41′N 115°53′E / 28.683°N 115.883°E / 28.683; 115.883Coordinates: 28°41′N 115°53′E / 28.683°N 115.883°E / 28.683; 115.883
Country	China
Province	Jiangxi
Government
• Mayor	Guo An
• Secretary	Wang Wentao
Area
• Prefecture-level city	7,194 km2 (2,778 sq mi)
• Urban	617 km2 (238 sq mi)
• Metro	4,588 km2 (1,771 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (122 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Prefecture-level city	5,042,565
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	2,357,839
• Urban density	3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
• Metro	4,171,926
• Metro density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)
Licence plate prefixes	赣A, 赣M
City Flower	Chinese Rose
City Tree	Camphor Laurel
Website	nc.gov.cn

Nanchang
"Nanchang" in Chinese
Chinese	南昌
Literal meaning	"Southern prosperity"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánchāng Wade–Giles Nan2-ch'ang1 IPA [nǎntʂʰɑ́ŋ] Wu Romanization Na平 tshaon 平 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Nàahm-chēung Jyutping Naam4-coeng1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lâm-chhiong Tâi-lô Lâm-tshiong

Nanchang (Chinese: 南昌) is the capital of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China. As of 2010^[update], a population of 5,042,565 live in the prefecture, in which 2,357,838 live in the area made up of all five urban districts. Located in the north-central part of the province, 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.

As the Nanchang Uprising in 1927 is distinctively recognized by the ruling Communist Party as "firing the first gunshot against the evil Nationalists", the current regime has therefore named the city since 1949 "the City of Heroes", "the place where the People's Liberation Army was born", and the most widely known "place where the military banner of the People's Liberation Army was first raised".

Nanchang is a city of long history. As early as 50,000 years ago, clans inhibited the Anyi region of the Nanchang city. About three thousand years ago, to the north Aixi Lake, south of Qingyun Pu, the arc of the formation of ancient Nanchang gathering area residents.

Han Emperor five years (202 BC), Han Guan Ying the local garrison, located Yu Zhang County, next year the construction of the city, site in this city about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) southeast of Nanchang Railway Station Huang Temple City, the city perimeter miles eighty-four step, called "Guan Ying City", it was built to create a history of Nanchang city. First built "Nanchang County," Yu Zhang county of Gunji, take "grand southern" and "Southern prosperity," meaning, named "Nanchang." The territories encompassing modern-day Jiangxi Province—including Nanchang—was first incorporated into China during the Qin dynasty, when it was conquered from the Baiyue peoples and organized as Jiujiang Commandery (Chinese: 九江郡). In 201 BC, during the Han dynasty, the city was given the Chinese name Nanchang and became the administrative seat of Yuzhang Commandery (Chinese: 豫章郡), and was governed by Guan Ying (Chinese: 灌嬰), one of Emperor Gaozu of Han's generals. The name Nanchang means "southern flourishing", derived from a motto of developing what is now southern China that is traditionally attributed to Emperor Gaozu himself.