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Nanchang (sh)




or Nan-ch'ang

City (pop., 1999 est.: 11,264,739), capital of Jiangxi province, southeastern China.

An old walled city on the right bank of the Gan River, it was founded in 201 BC. In AD 959 under the Tang dynasty, it became the southern capital. At the end of the Mongol period it was a battleground between the founder of the Ming dynasty and local warlords. In the early 16th century a rebellion was launched against the Ming regime. Nanchang suffered from the Taiping Rebellion. In 1927 it was the site of revolutionary activities of the Chinese Communist Party. Since 1949 it has become industrialized; its products include textiles, milled rice, and automotive parts.