Experience the best of Nanchang

The Gan River runs through the city, and Nanchang has been a regional centre for many centuries. Its best-known building is the Tengwang Pavilion on the riverbank, named after a Tang dynasty prince and famous for a preface and poem written there. A museum commemorates the uprising of 1 August 1927.

Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, lies north of the city, and in winter it hosts migrating birds, including cranes. Mount Lushan, a mountain resort celebrated in Chinese poetry, lies about two hours' drive further north.

Jiangxi food is less famous than its neighbours' cooking, but it uses river fish, chillies, bamboo shoots and rice in many forms. Nanchang is known for dressed rice noodles and for soups slow-cooked in clay pots. Summers are hot and humid, with a plum rain in June, while autumn is clear and the best season for a visit.