:Nanchang

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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 ({{lang-zh|c=九江郡}}).{{cite book |script-title=zh:中国古今地名大词典 |trans-title=Dictionary of Chinese Place-names Ancient and Modern |location=Shanghai |publisher=Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House |year=2006 |page=2080 |isbn=9787532617432}} In 201 BC, during the Han dynasty, the city was given the Chinese name Nanchang and became the administrative seat of Yuzhang Commandery ({{lang-zh|c=豫章郡 |labels=no}}), and was governed by Guan Ying, 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.

In AD 589, during the Sui dynasty, this commandery was changed into a prefecture named Hongzhou ({{lang-zh|c=洪州 |labels=no}}), and after 763 it became the provincial center of Jiangxi, which was then beginning the rapid growth that by the 12th century made it the most populous province in China.

In 653 the Tengwang Pavilion was constructed, and in 675 Wang Bo wrote the classic "Tengwang Ge Xu", a poetic introductory masterpiece celebrating the building, making the building, the city, and the author himself known to literate Chinese-speaking population ever since.Wang: 236-246. The Pavilion has been destroyed and rebuilt several times throughout history.Wang: 1. Its present form was reconstructed in the 1980s after being destroyed in 1929 during the Chinese Civil War.Wang: 31.

In 959, under the Southern Tang regime, Nanchang was made superior prefecture and the southern capital. After the conquest by the Song regime in 981 it was reverted to the name Hongzhou. In 1164 it was renamed Longxing prefecture, which name it retained until 1368. During the Yuan dynasty it was the capital of Jiangxi Province, an area that included Guangdong as well. At the end of the Yuan (Mongol) period (1279–1368), it became a battleground between Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and the rival local warlord, Chen Youliang. At the beginning of the 16th century it was the power base from which Zhu Chenhao, the Prince of Ning, launched a rebellion against the emperor.

During the Yuan Dynasty, it might have been the centre of porcelain trade.{{Cite web|title=Wang Dayuan - Singapore History|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/61d49d33-d5cd-48fc-b91b-652ca64e87c4|access-date=2021-04-01|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}

During the reign of the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty, it housed relatives of the emperor who had been exiled because they were potential claimants of the imperial throne, members of the imperial family constituting about one quarter of the city's population; as a result of this, Matteo Ricci came here when trying to gain entry to Beijing.Mary Laven, Mission to China: Matteo Ricci and the Jesuit Encounter with the East, {{ISBN|0-571-22517-9}}, 2011, p. 103

In the 1850s it suffered considerably as a result of the Taiping Rebellion (1850–64), and its importance as a commercial centre declined as the overland routes to Canton were replaced by coastal steamship services in the latter half of the 19th century. Nanchang has, however, remained the undisputed regional metropolis of Jiangxi.

On August 1, 1927, Nanchang was the site of one of a series of insurrections organized by the communists. The Nanchang Uprising, led by pro-communist Kuomintang officers under Soviet direction, succeeded in holding the city for only a few days, and provided a core of troops and a method of organization from which the People's Liberation Army (PLA) later developed.

In 1939, the Battle of Nanchang, a ferocious battle between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japan Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War took place.Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of the Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. pp. 293-300 Map. 14-15Peattie, M., Drea, E. & Ven, H. (2011). The battle for China : essays on the military history of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press.http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813182457/http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm |date=2015-08-13 }} Sino-Japanese Air War 1937–45

By 1949, Nanchang was still essentially an old-style administrative and commercial city, with little industry apart from food processing; it had a population of about 275,000. Nanchang first acquired a rail connection in 1915, only connecting to the port city of Jiujiang by the Yangtze. Several other rail links have since been opened. After World War II a line was completed to Linchuan and Gongqi in the Ru River Valley to the south-southeast.

Since 1949, Nanchang has been extensively industrialized. It is now a large-scale producer of cotton textiles and cotton yarn. Paper making is also a major industry, as is food processing (especially rice milling). Heavy industry began to gain prominence in the mid-1950s. A large thermal-power plant was installed and uses coal brought by rail from Fengcheng to the south. A machinery industry also grew up, at first mainly concentrating on the production of agricultural equipment and diesel engines. Nanchang then became a minor centre of the automotive industry in China, producing trucks and tractors and also accessories such as tires. An iron-smelting plant helping to supply local industry was installed in the later 1950s. There is also a large chemical industry, producing agricultural chemicals and insecticides as well as pharmaceuticals.

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Nanchang is located in inland southeastern China, {{convert|130|km|abbr=on}} south of the Yangtze River and is situated on the right bank of the Gan River just below its confluence with the Jin River and some {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} southwest of its discharge into Poyang Lake.

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Nanchang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with four

distinct seasons. Winters are short and cool with occasional frosts; it begins somewhat sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and more overcast. Spring begins especially gloomy, and from April to June, each month has more than {{convert|220|mm|1|abbr=on}} of rainfall. Summer is long and humid, with amongst the highest temperatures of any Chinese provincial capital, and with the sun shining close to 60 percent of the time in July and August, is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is warm to mild with the lowest rainfall levels of the year. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|5.9|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|29.6|°C|1}} in July, while the annual mean is {{convert|18.5|°C|1}}. Annual precipitation stands at around {{convert|1704|mm|0|abbr=on}}; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 27 percent in March to 56 percent in August, the city receives 1,809 hours of sunshine annually in average. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from {{convert|−9.7|°C|0}} on 29 December 1991 to {{convert|40.6|°C|0}} on 23 July 1961.{{cite web |url=http://cdc.cma.gov.cn/dataSetLogger.do?changeFlag=dataLogger |title=无标题文档 |access-date=2013-02-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318113757/http://cdc.cma.gov.cn/dataSetLogger.do?changeFlag=dataLogger |archive-date=2013-03-18 }}

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As of the 2020 Chinese census, Nanchang had a population of 6,255,007, of which 5,382,162 lived in built-up (urbanized) area consisting of 6 urban districts plus Nanchang County largely being urbanized.{{cite web |title=Main Data of the Seventh National Population Census |url=https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202105/t20210510_1817185.html |website=www.stats.gov.cn |access-date=24 January 2024}} 37 ethnic groups were counted amongst its prefecture divisions while 99.2% are Han chinese. The sex ratio in Nanchang is approximately 109 males to 100 females. The aged group (above 60) counts for 14.97% of the entire population.{{cite web |title=Modern Urban District - Nanchang Municipal People's Government |url=http://www.nc.gov.cn/english/FocusonDistricts/201907/b44aef3ed22c418097a7b17fac6f46f7.shtml |website=www.nc.gov.cn |access-date=24 January 2024}}

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• Honggutan New District ({{lang|zh-hans|红谷滩新区}}) is an economic management area and not a formal administrative division.

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Nanchang is a regional hub for agricultural production in Jiangxi province with its grain yield being 16.146 million tons in 2000. Products such as rice and oranges are economic staples. The Ford Motor Company has a plant in Nanchang, assembling the Ford Transit van as part of the Jiangling Motor joint venture.{{cite web|title= Jiangling Motors Corporation, Ltd. website|url= http://www.jmc.com.cn/english/index.asp|access-date= 2009-01-01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081228023842/http://www.jmc.com.cn/english/index.asp|archive-date= 2008-12-28|url-status= live}} Much of its industry revolves around aircraft manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, metallurgy, electro-mechanics, textile, chemical engineering, traditional Chinese medicine, pharmaceuticals and others.[http://english.nc.gov.cn/aboutnanchang/economy/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414013334/http://english.nc.gov.cn/aboutnanchang/economy/|date=April 14, 2010}} Nanchang has a rapid economic development and ranks 15th among the fastest growing 20 cities in the world. It is one of the cities with the most potential for development in China and the world in the future.

In 2017, the city's gross regional product (GDP) was 500.319 billion yuan (US$80.03 billion), an increase of 9.0% over the previous year. The primary industry's added value was 19.213 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0%; the secondary industry's added value was 266.61 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%; The added value of the three industries was 214.496 billion yuan, an increase of 10.2%. The per capita GDP of 81,598 yuan was converted to 12,285 US dollars according to the average annual exchange rate, and the total fiscal revenue for the year was 78.282 billion yuan, an increase of 14.3% over the previous year.

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The GDP of Nanchang in 2008 was 166 billion Yuan (US$24.3 billion). The GDP per capita was 36,105 Yuan (US$5,285). The total value of imports and exports was 3.4 billion US dollars.

The total financial revenue was 23 billion Yuan.{{cite web |url=http://www.unescap.org/esid/psis/population/database/chinadata/jiangxi.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040626071614/http://www.unescap.org/esid/psis/population/database/chinadata/jiangxi.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-06-26 |title=Jiangxi |publisher=Unescap.org |access-date=2012-01-16 }}

National level development zones{{cite web |url=http://english.nc.gov.cn/aboutnanchang/profile/ |title=NanChang China |publisher=English.nc.gov.cn |access-date=2012-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325181649/http://english.nc.gov.cn/aboutnanchang/profile/ |archive-date=2012-03-25 |url-status=dead }}

• Nanchang Export Processing Zone

Nanchang National Export Expressing Zone is located in Nanchang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, it was approved by the State Council on May 8, 2006, and passed the national acceptance inspection on Sep 7th, 2007. It has a planning area of 1 km² and now has built 0.31 km². It enjoys simple and convenient customs clearances, and special preferential policies both for Nanchang National Export Expressing Zone and NCHDZ.{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/nanchang-export-processing-zone/ |title=Nanchang Export Processing Zone |publisher=RightSite.asia |access-date=2012-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102634/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/nanchang-export-processing-zone |archive-date=2012-05-03 |url-status=live }}

• Nanchang National High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Nanchang National High-tech Industrial Development Zone (NCHDZ for short hereafter) is the only national grade high-tech zoned in Jiangxi, it was established in Mar. 1991. The zone covers an area of {{convert|231|km2|abbr=on}}, in which {{convert|32|km2|abbr=on}} have been completed. NCHDZ possesses unique nature condition and sound industry foundation of accepting electronics industry. NCHDZ has brought 25 percent industrial added value and 50 percent industrial benefit and tax to Nanchang city by using only 0.4 percent land area.{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/nanchang-hi-tech-industrial-development-zone/ |title=Nanchang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone |publisher=RightSite.asia |access-date=2012-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102706/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/nanchang-hi-tech-industrial-development-zone |archive-date=2012-05-03 |url-status=live }}

• Nanchang Economic and Technological Development Zone{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/nanchang-economic-technological-development-zone/ |title=Nanchang Economic & Technological Development Zone |publisher=RightSite.asia |access-date=2012-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102719/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/nanchang-economic-technological-development-zone |archive-date=2012-05-03 |url-status=live }}

Provincial level development zones

• Jiangxi Shanghai Economic and Technological Development Zone
• Nanchang Yingxiong Economic and Technological Development Zone

Special economic district

• Honggutan New District GanJiang New District

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Nanchang has an advantageous geographic location and convenient transportation. It is praised as the “three rivers and five lakes, and the control of the finer and better lakes”.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} It relies on high-speed railways and aviation hubs to connect three important economic circles (Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Inter-provincial traffic corridors in Haixi District). Nanchang is one of the country's comprehensive transportation hubs and one of the most important integrated transportation hubs in Jiangxi.

The Nanchang is an important rail hub for southeastern China. The Beijing–Kowloon (Jingjiu) Railway, Shanghai–Kunming railway (formerly Zhejiang–Jiangxi or Zhegan Railway), Xiangtang–Putian railway and Nanchang–Jiujiang intercity railway converge in Nanchang. Nanchang's Bureau of Railways operates much of the railway network in Jiangxi and neighbouring Fujian province.

The Nanchang railway station and the Nanchang West railway station are the primary passenger rail stations of the city. Nanchang is connected to Hangzhou, Changsha and Shanghai via CRH (China Railway High-speed) service.

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Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) built in 1996 is the main international airport. It is situated in Lehua Town, 26 kilometres north of the CDB area. Changbei International Airport is the only one in Jiangxi Province which has an international air route. The airport is connected to major mainland cities such as Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Haikou, Shanghai and Beijing.{{cite web |url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangxi/nanchang/getting-there.htm |title=Nanchang Transportation, Get to the City: by Air, Train, Bus, Water |publisher=Travelchinaguide.com |access-date=2012-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027044518/http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/jiangxi/nanchang/getting-there.htm |archive-date=2011-10-27 |url-status=live }} There is a military/civilian airport near Liantang, Nanchang County.

Nanchang Changbei International Airport is the largest airport in Jiangxi Province. In 2014, Nanchang Changbei Airport opened up to 10 international destinations. The airport handled 7.25 million passengers in 2014, an increase of 6.3%. Among them, the Nanchang aviation port exceeded 280,000 passengers, an increase of nearly 40%, becoming the airport's traffic volume. The important force of growth, and will continue to maintain rapid development. On December 6, 2017, the annual passenger throughput of Nanchang Airport exceeded 10 million passengers, making it the nation's 31st “million-grade airport”. In 2017, passenger throughput reached 10.93 million, a year-on-year increase of 39.0%, a net increase of passenger throughput of 3.07 million passengers; flights took off and 89,000 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 35.2%; and cargo and mail throughput of 52,000 tons, an increase of 3.3%. In order to cooperate with the construction of the Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway and Nanchang North Station airport complex transportation hub, large-scale expansion and upgrades are being carried out recently.

The road transport infrastructure in Nanchang is extensive. A number of national highways cross through the city. They are the National roads No.105 from Beijing to Zhuhai, No.320 from Shanghai to Kunming, and No.316 from Fuzhou to Lanzhou. The major transport companies that operate in Nanchang are the Chang'an Transport Company Limited, the Nanchang Long-distance Bus Station, and the Xufang Bus Station. National Highway G70 crosses through Nanchang. Nanchang also built its round-city highway G70_01 opening in 2007.

The Nanchang Long-distance Bus Station serves long-distance routes to Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hefei and other cities outside Jiangxi Province. The Xufang Bus Station operates routes to cities, towns and counties within Jiangxi Province.

Nanchang Rail Transit is the first rail transportation system in Jiangxi Province, and has been in service since 26 December 2015. Nanchang is the 25th city in mainland China to install a metro. The planning of Nanchang rail transit project started in 1999 and was officially started in 2009. The first phase of the No. 1 and No. 2 lines was 50,996 kilometers (the first line is the underground line). Line 1 was officially opened and operated at the end of 2015, and Line 2 of the “First Section” began trial operation on August 19, 2017.

Nanchang is situated on the Gan River, the Fu River, Elephant Lake, Qingshan Lake, and Aixi Lake. Hence the water routes for Nanchang are critically important for the economy, trade and shipping. Nanchang Port is the biggest port on the Gan River. Passengers can take Nanchang Port and travel by boat to the Jinggang Shan and Tengwang Pavilion. There are passenger ships that also visit Poyang Lake, Stone Bell Hill, Poyang Lake Bird Protection Area, Dagu Hill and other attractions.

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• Tengwang Pavilion, a towering pavilion dating to 653, on the east bank of the Gan River and is one of "the Four Great Towers of China"
• Poyang Lake, the largest fresh water lake in China, it is also called "the Migrator Birds Paradise".
• Star of Nanchang, which was the world's tallest Ferris wheel from 2006 to 2008, in Honggutan District{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/05/02/china_claims_worlds_largest_ferris_wheel/ |title=China claims world's largest Ferris wheel - Boston.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501074036/http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/05/02/china_claims_worlds_largest_ferris_wheel/ |archive-date=May 1, 2007 }}
• Qiushui Square, established on 28 January 2004 with the largest music fountain group with music in Asia.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
• Jiangxi Provincial Museum and Bada Shanren Exhibition Hall
• People's Park, the largest park in downtown Nanchang{{cite web |script-title=zh:南昌-人民公园 |trans-title=People's Park, Nanchang |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/travel/2008-04/01/content_7898529.htm |publisher=Xinhua | language = zh-hans |access-date=2014-05-04 |date=2008-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718030835/http://news.xinhuanet.com/travel/2008-04/01/content_7898529.htm |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}
• Bayi Square and Memorial, at the center of Nanchang, commemorates the founding of the People's Liberation Army during the Nanchang Uprising of 1 August (Ba Yi in Mandarin) in 1927, which led to the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Nanchang is also a major city, appearing among the top 100 cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index. Colleges and universities (note that institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed):

• Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西财经大学}})
• Nanchang University ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌大学}})
• Jiangxi Normal University ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西师范大学}})
• Nanchang Hangkong University ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌航空大学}})
• Jiangxi Agricultural University ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西农业大学}})
• East China Jiaotong University ({{lang|zh-Hans|华东交通大学}})
• East China University of Technology, Nanchang Campus ({{lang|zh-Hans|东华理工大学}})
• Jiangxi Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西中医学院}})
• Nanchang Institute of Technology ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌工程学院}})
• Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西科技师范学院}})
• Jiangxi Manufacturing and Vocational College ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西制造职业技术学院}})
• Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西中医药大学}})

High schools:

• Nanchang Foreign Language School ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌市外国语学校}})
• Affiliated Middle School of Jiangxi Normal University ({{lang|zh-Hans|江西师范大学附属中学}})
• Nanchang No.2 Middle School ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌市第二中学}})
• Nanchang No.1 Middle School ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌市第一中学}})
• Nanchang No.3 Middle School ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌市第三中学}})
• Nanchang No.10 Middle School ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌市第十中学}})

International schools:

• Nanchang International School ({{lang|zh-Hans|南昌国际学校}})

• Deng Chao (born 1979), actor
• François Cheng (born 1929), French academician
• Zhang Dinghuang (1895–1986), academic
• Grace Glenn (born 1998), American artistic gymnast
• Hu Hsen-Hsu (1894 – 1968), founder of plant taxonomy and pioneer of modern botany and paleobotany in China{{Cite journal |last1=Hu |first1=Xiaojiang |last2=Ma |first2=Jinshuang |date=1 April 2022 |title=The Founder of Plant Taxonomy in China: HU Hsen-Hsu |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s13238-021-00877-0 |journal=Protein & Cell |language=en |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=231–233 |doi=10.1007/s13238-021-00877-0 |issn=1674-8018 |pmc=8934367 |pmid=34564807}}
• Cheng Maoyun (1900 – 1957), composer of the National Anthem of the Republic of China{{cite journal |last1=Guy |first1=Nancy |date=Winter 2002 |title="Republic of China National Anthem" on Taiwan: One Anthem, One Performance, Multiple Realities |journal=Ethnomusicology |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=96–119 |doi=10.2307/852809 |jstor=852809}}
• Duan Yongping (born 1961), Chinese-American entrepreneur
• Zhi Yueying (born 1961), educator{{Cite web |last=张辉 |title=Zhi Yueying: Nurturing Children in the Mountain |url=http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/ctenglish/2018/sl/202104/t20210413_800243455.html |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=China Today |language=en}}

Nanchang is the site of Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2017-Nanchang |title=WTA |work=WTA Tennis |date=14 March 2017 |access-date=2018-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003222505/http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2017-Nanchang |archive-date=2018-10-03 |url-status=live |author1=Admin }}

• {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Whakatāne, New Zealand
• {{flagicon|North Macedonia}} Skopje, North Macedonia
• {{flagicon|Japan}} Takamatsu, Japan
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Albacete, Spain
• {{flagicon|Australia}} Perth, Australia

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• {{cite book |last1=Wang |first1=Qiaolin ({{lang|zh|王巧林}} |year=1996 |trans-title=Jiangnan Famous Site: The Pavilion of Prince Teng |script-title=zh:江南名胜 滕王阁 |publisher=Baihuazhou Literary Press ({{lang|zh|百花洲文艺出版社}} |isbn=7-80579-797-8|ref=none}}; 247 pages

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120513222004/http://www.nc.gov.cn/ Nanchang Government website]
• [https://archive.today/20130209232753/http://yuyaohotel.com/maps-nanchang/ Map of Nanchang]

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