Nanchang : Around Nanchang

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Lake Poyang
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Poyang-hu is the largest freshwater lake in China. It is situated in the Jiangxi Province, approximately 50 km north of Nanchang. In the dry season the size of the lake shrinks to less than 1,000 km2, leaving a complex of wetlands and mudflats which attracts up to half a million waterfowl, among them remarkable species like the Siberian Cranes with more than 4,000 specimen (95 % of the world's population) and the White-nape Cranes with more than 2,000 individuals. In the rainy season (late summer) the size of the lake grows up to 4,400 km2. The average depth is 8.4 m, the maximum depth is 25.1 m. The lake is connected to the Yangtse River through a 1 km long channel and serves as a natural overflow reservoir. The lake basin is one of China's most important rice-producing regions.

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Jingdezhen
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Jingdezhen is 75 miles north of Nanchang. The town has a long history, and is listed as one of the Four Great Towns of ancient China. Porcelain was first made there during the Han dynasty (306 B.C.-330 A.D.). Since the Tang Dynasty, the white glazed china produced there had earned the name "artificial jade ware." In the Northern Song Dynasty, officials were assigned by the emperor to the town to supervise the manufacturing of porcelain for the royal families, and Jingde china began to make its fame abroad. In the following centuries, Jingde china was sold to many countries across the world. Since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, a major pottery and china industry has developed. Jingdezhen, with a mild and cool climate, is also an interesting tourist resort. The town nestles in mountains and is encircled by the Yangzi River. Visitors can see lovely lotus blossoming in the Lianhuatang Pond and enjoy the sweet scent of osmanthus from the Wufengge Pavilion. There is a famous ancient kiln at Hutian, and an ancient Ming street at the Sanlumiao. The newly constructed exhibition ground for the display of ancient porcelain industry, called the Guzhen kiln, is of great interest. The Pottery and China Pavilion, the Pottery and China College, the Pottery and China Institute and more than a dozen major china manufacturing works are also worth visiting.

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