The origin of Nanchang's name?

Nanchang is named after "Changda South Xinjiang and Prosperous South China".

Nanchang is located in the south of the Yangtze River, with developed land and water transportation and dangerous situation. There have been "three rivers and five lakes" since ancient times. Nanchang, known as Zhang Yu (Han nationality) and Hongdu (Sui and Tang dynasties) successively, is the seat of county governments, county governments and state governments in past dynasties and has always been prosperous.

Nanchang is a famous city with a long history and culture. Paleolithic unearthed in Anyi, Nanchang, 500 thousand years ago. As early as more than 5000 years ago, people have been producing and living here. More than 3,000 years ago, the aborigines in Nanchang were called "Sanmiao", and Sanmiao was a descendant of Yan Di Shennong. During the Sanmiao period, Nanchang reached Aixi Lake in the north and Qingyunpu Scenic Resort Scenic Area in the south. This arc zone formed the gathering area of ancient Nanchang residents.

Extended data

Geographical location of Nanchang: Nanchang is located in the north of central Jiangxi, downstream of Ganjiang River and Fuhe River, and southwest bank of Poyang Lake, from east longitude115 27' to north latitude116 35' to north latitude 28/kloc-0'. Yugan and Dongxiang in the east, Linchuan and Fengcheng in the south, Gao 'an, Fengxin and Jing 'an in the west and Poyang Lake in Yongxiu, Duchang and Poyang counties in the north.

The maximum longitudinal distance from north to south is about 12 1 km, and the maximum lateral distance from east to west is about 108 km. Wu Yao Wharf at Yaoxi Lake, the main peak of Meiling, is 841.4m above sea level. The whole territory is dominated by Poyang Lake Plain, with relatively flat southeast and hilly northwest.

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