Ｎａｎｃｈａｎｇ：Ａ　Ｂｌｅｎｄ　ｏｆ　Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ，Ｂｅａｕｔｙ　ａｎｄ　Ｍｏｄｅｒｎ　Ｄｙｎａ.docVIP

Ｎａｎｃｈａｎｇ：Ａ　Ｂｌｅｎｄ　ｏｆ　Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ，Ｂｅａｕｔｙ　ａｎｄ　Ｍｏｄｅｒｎ　Ｄｙｎａ 　　NANCHANG earned its reputation as a beautiful city 1,300 years ago, when renowned Tang Dynasty poet Wang Bo wrote his famous prose work Foreword to Prince Teng Pavilion, and his words have been attracting literati and commoners alike to the city’s Prince Teng Pavilion ever since. Today, the pavilion still stands on the bank of the Ganjiang River, which runs through the city center, and it continues to be a treasured architectural and historic landmark. 　　The city is celebrated for more recent historic events, as well. On August 1, 1927, veteran revolutionaries Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and others organized and launched the “August First Uprising” in Nanchang, marking the beginning of the armed revolution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the birth of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). 　　But while Nanchang’s residents still feel tremendous pride over the role their ancestors played in China’s history, today’s generation is even prouder of what has been achieved in recent memory. 　　 　　Where the Chinese Army Flag First Rose 　　 　　Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province, sits on the Poyang Lake Plain, which spreads out around the lower reaches of the Ganjiang River. It is the only provincial capital that borders China’s economic powerhouses on the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas and the Southeast Fujian Triangle. Three expressways and two railway lines (Beijing-Kowloon and Hangzhou-Zhuzhou) converge in Nanchang, and the city’s Changbei Airport has been upgraded to handle international arrivals and departures. Nanchang is also accessible by water, as the Ganjiang River joins the sea via Poyang Lake. 　　 　　 Nanchang has been a regional capital since it was built 2,200 year ago. It has more than 50 protected cultural and historic sites, the best known of which is the Prince Teng Pavilion, a wood-like reinforced concrete structure in the Tang and Song dynasty style, with vermilion pillars, green-tiled roofs,