Nanchang

Overview

Location: located between 115^o27'- 116^o35' east longitude and 28^o09'- 29^o11' north latitude

Neighboring Areas: Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, and Anhui Provinces

Physical Features: mostly occupied by hills

Population: 1.57million
Urban Population: 4.07 million
Area: 74,236 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Hui

History: as the provincial city of many dynasties with a history of 2,200 years; largely remembered in modern Chinese history for the Communist-led uprising of 1 August 1927

Climatic Features: the central subtropical damp monsoon climate with plenty rainfall and sunlight, long frost-free

Average Temperature: 17.5^oC in spring, 28.2^oC in summer, 20^oC autumn and 6.3^oC winter

Rivers: Gan River, Fu River, Poyang Lake

Products: grains, edible-oil

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