Nanchang, abbreviated as "Hong" or "Chang", also known as "Hongzhou" and ancient name "Yuzhang", is a prefecture-level city, provincial capital and Type I big city in Jiangxi Province. It is a prefecture-level city, the capital of Jiangxi Province, a large city of type I, an important central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in China, and the central city of Poyang Lake Ecological and Economic Zone as approved by the State Council. As of 2021, the city has 6 districts and 3 counties under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 7,195 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Nanchang was 6,538,100 people.
Nanchang City is located in East China, north of central Jiangxi Province, downstream of the Gan River and Fu River, and on the southwest shore of Poyang Lake, with the Poyang Lake Plain dominating the whole area, and has a subtropical monsoon climate. Nanchang City is one of the important central cities in East China, one of the central cities of the city cluster in the middle reaches of Yangtze River, and is one of the first batch of cities in China to be recognized as the central city of China. It is one of the important central cities in East China, one of the central cities in the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of Yangtze River, and one of the first batch of low-carbon pilot cities in China, and has been awarded the titles of National Innovative City, International Garden City, National Sanitary City, Top Ten Dynamic Metropolis in the World and National Civilized City.
Nanchang is a national historical and cultural city, named after "Changda Nanjian, Southern Prosperity", and Wang Bo, one of the "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty", called it "a place of great wealth, great people and great places" in the Preface to Tengwang Pavilion; during the Southern Tang Dynasty, Nanchang was one of the first low-carbon pilot cities in China. "place; Nanchang Province in the Southern Tang Dynasty was called "Nandu"; the Nanchang Uprising of August 1, 1927, which was the first shot of armed resistance against the Kuomintang reactionaries, marked the beginning of the Communist Party of China's independent leadership of the Revolutionary War, the creation of the People's Army and the armed seizure of power, Nanchang was known as the "City of Heroes". "City of Heroes" and "Where the Military Flag Rises"; after the founding of New China, Nanchang manufactured New China's first aircraft, the first batch of sea defense missiles, the first motorcycle and tractor, and is an important manufacturing center in China and the birthplace of New China's aviation industry.
In 2022, Nanchang realized a GDP of 720.350 billion yuan, with a per capita GDP of 111,031 yuan based on the resident population.