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Places of Interest
Tengwang Pavilion
Standing magnificently on the banks of the Ganjiang River,
this pavilion was built in the Tang Dynasty when Prince Tengwang
- the younger brother of Taizong Emperor, was governing the
province in Hongzhou (present day Nanchang). 
This, together with Yueyang and Huanghe are
referred to as the three most famous pavilions south of the
Changjiang River.
This pavilion is well-known as it is featured in an ancient
literary masterpiece, "Preface to the Tenwang Pavilion"
by Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty.
Jingde Zhen
One of China's four most famous towns in the Song Dynasty,
Jingdezhen is located in northeast Jiangxi and referred to
as the "Porcelain City".
Mount LuShan
One of the best-known scenic spots and a summer resort in
China. Buddhist temples were built here as early as the Eastern
Han Dynasty. On the mountain, many cultural relics dating
from the Tang and Song dynasties remain and the scenery's
beauty culminates in Guilin.
Dragon-Tiger Mountain
A hill steeped in Taoist significance, it is believed that
the founder of Taoism Zhang Daoling made pills of immortality
here during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
At Xianyan on the mountain are rock-bombs built in the Spring
and Autumn and Warring State periods.
Gloria
Grand Hotel Nanchang's
location is only 2 minutes from historical Tengwang Pavilion
and 10 minutes from the famous Ba Yi Bridge and Nanchang Bayi
Uprising Memorial Hall, 20 minutes from the main shopping
hub, Zhongshan road and Bayi Square.
As the capital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang remains till
today a city to remember in modern Chinese history or the
communists-led uprising of 1 August 1927. After Chiang Kai
Shek staged his massacre of Communists and other opponents
in March 1927, what was left of the communists Party fled
underground and a state of confusion resigned. Believing that
victory would be theirs once more only through urban revolution,
a combined army of 30,000 under the leadership of Zhou Enlai
and Zhu De seized the opportunity, captured the city and held
it for several days until Nanjing regime. This is why Nanchang
is remembered till today as the birthplace of the communist
Army.
Today, Nanchang city boasts a population of 37 million with
an economy supported by slowly thriving industries specialising
in food processing, paper manufacturing, pharmaceuticals,
metalwork and others. Heavy industries are also being set-up
in Nanchang, as evident with the set-up of Ford Motors due
largely to the capital's favourable investment conditions.
Such developments are expected to enhance the socio-economic
growth of the city tremendously, which has also generated
the need for other infrastructure such as hotels and quality
accommodation.
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