Nanchang, referred to as "Hong" or "Chang", was known as Yuzhang, Hongdu, Hongcheng, Longxing Road, Hero City, Nandu, Hongzhou and Longxing Prefecture in ancient times.

In 202 BC (the 5th year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty), Liu Bang sent Guan Ying and led his troops to pacify the "Wu, Yuzhang, and Kuaiji counties" in the south of the Yangtze River. Nanchang County was established as a subsidiary of Yuzhang County, and the county name was taken from the auspicious meaning of "prosperity in the south" and "prosperity in the south". The "Guanying City" was built. The city was located at Huangcheng Temple, about 4 kilometers southeast of today's Nanchang Railway Station. The city perimeter was ten miles and eighty-four paces. It was called "Guanying City" and created the history of Nanchang city construction.

During the Three Kingdoms period, it was Yuzhang County of Soochow.

During the Jin and Southern Dynasties, it was Yuzhang County and Yuzhang Kingdom. The city of Nanchang has been greatly developed, and a new city (now the old city) was built in the northwest corner of the city.

In 589 (the ninth year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty), the county was abolished and Hongzhou was established. In 607 (the third year of Daye), it was restored to Yuzhang County.

In 622 (the fifth year of Wude reign of Tang Dynasty), it was restored to Hongzhou. In 742 (the first year of Tianbao), Hongzhou was renamed Yuzhang County. In 756 (the first year of Zhide), Yuzhang County was renamed Zhang County to avoid the ancestral taboo of the Tang Dynasty. In 758 (the first year of Qianyuan), it was renamed Hongzhou.

Hongzhou in the Tang Dynasty has become a large city in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in shipbuilding, papermaking, printing, textiles, weapons, gold, silver, and bronze manufacturing. Hongzhou kiln is the birthplace of Chinese celadon. The celadon it produces is sold at home and abroad. It is of excellent quality and is also one of the royal tributes. It is one of the six famous kilns in Chinese history.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Nanchang’s economic and strategic status became increasingly prominent. Li Jing, the central lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, promoted Hongzhou to Nanchang Prefecture in the first year of Jiaotai (959), and in 961 (the second year of Jianlong of the Song Dynasty) ) moved the capital from Jiangning to Nanchang, named "Southern Capital".

It was renamed Hongzhou in 975 (the eighth year of Kaibao's reign in the Song Dynasty). During the Northern Song Dynasty, Hongzhou had become one of the five major shipbuilding bases in the country. The city area covers 14 to 16 square kilometers and has 16 gates. It is a historic The largest period of the ancient city of Nanchang.

In 1277 (the fourteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty), Longxing Road was built. In 1284 (the twenty-first year of the Yuan Dynasty), it was renamed Longxing Road. In 1362 (the twenty-second year of the Yuan Dynasty), it was changed to Hongdu Prefecture was renamed Nanchang Prefecture the following year. It was called Longxing Road in Yuan Dynasty and later changed to Longxing Road. It is the seat of Jiangxi Province including today's Jiangxi and Guangdong, and is one of the ten most important roads in the country.

In 1370 (the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty), Nanchang and Xinjian counties were governed in the same city until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

In 1914 (the second year of the Republic of China), it was established as Yuzhang Road.

Extended information:

Nanchang was founded in 202 BC and has a history of more than 2,200 years. It has rich cultural heritage and precious humanistic imprints. The reputation of "outstanding people and outstanding people" has been passed down through the ages.

Nanchang has a large number of celebrities, including Ling Lun (Mr. Hong Ya), the originator of Chinese music, Xu Ruzi, a scholar in Nanzhou in the Han Dynasty, Xu Xun, a flood control expert in the Jin Dynasty and the founder of Jingming Taoism, and a freehand painting master in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. Famous historical figures such as Bada Shanren (Zhu Da), Zhu Xi, Wang Yangming and other great masters of the past dynasties left in Nanchang anecdotes and immortal poems that have been passed down through the ages.

Nanchang has many historical and cultural relics, with more than 600 cultural sites. Tengwang Pavilion is known as one of the "three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River". The famous poet Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty once wrote here "The falling clouds and the solitary duck are together." "Fly, the autumn water is the same color as the sky (interpretation: the falling clouds and the lone wild goose fly together, the autumn river and the vast sky are connected into one, one color)" is an eternal saying.

The Wanshou Palace in Xishan is the birthplace of Taoism’s Jingming, loyalty and filial piety; the Shengjin Pagoda has stood for more than 1,100 years and is the “treasure of the town” in Nanchang; the archaeological discovery of the tomb of Haihun Hou in the Han Dynasty shocked the world. At the same time, Nanchang is also the cradle of the Chinese People's Army and the cradle of China's reform and opening up ideas.

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