Nanchang,thecapitalofJiangxiProvince,hasjurisdictionoverfourcounties,fivedistricts,onenewdistrictandtwonationaldevelopmentzones,withatotalareaof7402squarekilometersandatotalpopulationof4.49million,ofwhichtheurbanpopulationis1.96million.Itisoneofthe35megacitiesinChina.Withalonghistoryofmorethan2200years,Nanchanghasbeenendowedwith"naturaltreasuresandoutstandingpeople";itsredhomeland,greenhome,ancientcustoms,specialcharmandgoldenfieldshavemadeNanchang"amagnificentcitywithbeautifulscenery".Today,wearesteppingintoaneraofeconomicglobalizationfullofhope,competition,vitalityandchallenges.Nanchangisshowingitsuniquepotentialandattractiveadvantages.
ThenameofNanchangbeganintheWesternHanDynasty,220BC___LiuBang,EmperorGaozuoftheHanDynasty,sentyinghouGuanyingandhistroopstoNanchang,builtNanchangCityandnameditNanchang,whichmeans"prosperityoftheSouth".TangandSongdynastiesweretheWestRoadinthesouthoftheYangtzeRiverandtheadministrativecenterofHongqian.Theywerethefamouscitiesinthesoutheast,sotheywerealsocalled"Hongdu".
ThetouristareasofNanchangincludetheurbanareaandthenearbyMeiling,JinganSANZHAOLUN,Zhangshuandotherplaces.Thescenicspotsandhistoricsitesblendinthebeautifulnaturalscenery,andthebeautifullandscapesetsofftheuniquestyleoftheancientcityofNanchang.
Intoday'seconomicglobalizationtrendoflarge-scaleindustrialtransfer,resourcerestructuringanddevelopmentalliance,Nanchanghasusheredinanewroundofdevelopmentopportunities.UnderthecorrectleadershipofJiangxiprovincialPartycommitteeandgovernment,andwiththeactiveparticipationofinvestorsandentrepreneursathomeandabroad,theherocityisundergoingrapidandprofoundchanges.Nanchang'sinvestmentenvironmentisimprovingdaybyday,itseconomicdevelopmentisaccelerating,anditsmarketprosperityisrisingcontinuously,especiallytheentrepreneurconfidenceindexandenterpriseprosperityindexarebothstronger,whichfullyshowsthehugedevelopmentspaceandinvestmentopportunitiescontainedinNanchang.
Nanchangcityisnowveryprosperous.BayiSquareinthecenterofthecityisgreenandcanaccommodate100000people.TheAugust1NanchangUprisingMemorialTowerstandingatthesouthernendofthesquarehasbecomeamonumentofNanchang'srevolutionaryhistory.Afterthereformandopeningup,Nanchang'stourismhasdevelopedrapidly.Manyculturalrelicsandhistoricsiteshavebeenrestored.Thereare26naturallandscapesand78culturallandscapes.TherearefamousworldculturalheritageLushanscenicspot,PoyangLakemigratorybirdreserve,Longhushannationalscenicspot,JinggangshanNationalScenicSpotandSanqingshanNationalScenicSpotnearNanchang.IthasformedatourismandsightseeingsystemwithNanchangasthecenter,alongtheBeijingKowloonRailwayscenicbeltasthefocusandradiatingJiangxiProvince.
Nanchangisalsoaheroiccitywithgloriousrevolutionarytradition.TheAugust1NanchangUprisingisworld-famous.TheChinesepeople'sLiberationArmywasbornhere,soNanchangisalsoknownas"herocity".
Afterthereformandopeningup,Nanchang'stourismindustryhasdevelopedrapidly,andmanyculturalrelicsandhistoricsiteshavebeenrenovated.Nanchanghasbecomeahottouristcityattractingworldwideattention.