南昌

NanchangTravel Budget Guide

Tier 2·IATA: KHN

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥9starting fare

Attractions

Tengwang Pavilion滕王阁5AHeritage Site$7.39 (CN¥50)
Haihunhou Han Tombs Heritage Park南昌汉代海昏侯国遗址公园4AHeritage Site$8.87 (CN¥60)
Nanchang Sunac Land南昌融创乐园4A$14.63 (CN¥99)
Wanshou Palace Historic District万寿宫历史文化街区4A$0.00 (CN¥0)
Anyi Ancient Village安义古村4A$7.98 (CN¥54)
Shengjin Pagoda (Nanchang)绳金塔4AHeritage Site$2.96 (CN¥20)
Nanchang Twin Towers 303 Observation Deck南昌双子塔303观光厅4A$10.35 (CN¥70)
Jiangxi Provincial Museum (New Wing)江西省博物馆(新馆)—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Nanchang Star Ferris Wheel南昌之星摩天轮—$7.09 (CN¥48)
Nanchang Warship Museum南昌舰—$6.65 (CN¥45)
Nanchang Han Dynasty Haihunhou State Site Museum南昌汉代海昏侯国遗址博物馆—$8.87 (CN¥60)
Nanchang Sunac Cultural Tourism City南昌融创文化旅游城—$20.40 (CN¥138)
Tengwang Pavilion Cruise滕王阁游轮—$16.26 (CN¥110)
Bayi Square八一广场—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Meiling National Scenic Area梅岭国家级风景名胜区—$11.82 (CN¥80)
Nanchang Sunac Ocean World南昌融创海世界—$20.40 (CN¥138)
Nanchang Ocean Park南昌海洋公园—$19.07 (CN¥129)
Wanshou Palace万寿宫—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Qiushui Square秋水广场—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Jiangxi Provincial Art Museum江西省美术馆—$0.00 (CN¥0)

Hotels

Budget

$21.58 (CN¥146)
/night

Standard

$28.53 (CN¥193)
/night

Comfort

$45.97 (CN¥311)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.25 (CN¥22)
/meal

Mid-range

$10.35 (CN¥70)
/meal

High-end

$36.80 (CN¥249)
/meal
Must try:
  • Clay pot soup
    瓦罐汤 · Wǎguàn tāng
  • Nanchang rice noodles
    南昌米粉 · Nánchāng mǐfěn
  • Artemisia with cured pork
    藜蒿炒腊肉 · Líhāo chǎo làròu
  • Poyang Lake wild fish
    鄱阳湖野鱼 · Póyánghú yěyú
  • Rice in chicken broth
    鸡汤泡饭 · Jītāng pàofàn
  • Nanchang fried rice noodles
    南昌炒粉 · Nánchāng chǎofěn
  • Three-cup chicken
    三杯鸡 · Sānbēi jī
  • Sweet fried rice cakes
    白糖糕 · Báitáng gāo
Styles:Street snacks · Fast food · Jiangxi · Noodle house

Culture & Heritage

Time-Honored Brands (3)

MOFCOM-certified · cultural background, not a business endorsement
Huangqingrenzhan PharmacyBatch 1
Est. 1833
A Jiangxi pharmacy founded in 1833 in the late Qing, one of Nanchang's oldest surviving Chinese-medicine houses, rooted in the famous Zhangshu apothecary tradition.
PinxiangzhaiBatch 1
A century-old Nanchang pastry house known for its egg-yolk fried dough twists, walnut cookies and peanut crisps, a taste of the city's memory.
Nanchang HengdeliBatch 1
A time-honoured Nanchang watch-and-optical house, the shared memory of a generation's watch repairs and eyewear, a landmark name on the city's shopping streets.

Famous Snacks (6)

Nanchang Earthen-Jar Simmered SoupFamous Snacks
Small earthen jars of soup simmered overnight in a great charcoal-fired clay vat, clear and intensely flavoured, the soul of a Nanchang breakfast alongside mixed rice noodles.
Nanchang Mixed Rice NoodlesFamous Snacks
Rice noodles blanched hot and tossed with sauce, peanuts and pickled vegetables, the other half of Nanchang's golden breakfast pair with jar soup.
Lidu LiquorFamous Snacks
An eight-century-old multi-aroma liquor from Lidu town in Jinxian, famed for "four aromas in one sip," whose Yuan-dynasty distillery ruins are a major nationally protected site.
Nanchang Sugar-Coated Rice CakeFamous Snacks
Glutinous rice dough shaped into rings, deep-fried and rolled in white sugar, pearl-white and crisp-then-chewy, one of Jiangxi's five great traditional sweets.
Stir-Fried Artemisia with Cured PorkFamous Snacks
A celebrated Gan dish of artemisia from the Poyang Lake shores stir-fried with Jiangxi cured pork, crisp and savoury, "the grass of Poyang, the treasure of Nanchang."
Three Cup ChickenFamous Snacks
A famed Gan dish simmered in a cup each of rice wine, soy sauce and oil, legend-tied to the patriot Wen Tianxiang, among the ten classic Jiangxi dishes.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (5)

Wengang Brush-Making TechniqueNational ICH · Batch 第五批国家级非物质文化遗产代表性项目名录（2021）
A brush-making craft of over a thousand years from Wengang town in Jinxian, "brush capital of China," born in Zhoufang village; a fifth-batch national ICH item from 2021.
Lidu Liquor-Brewing TechniqueProvincial ICH
A Yuan-dynasty baijiu-brewing method from Lidu town in Jinxian, famed for its multi-aroma "four aromas in one sip"; a Jiangxi provincial ICH item.
Nanchang Earthen-Jar Simmered Soup TechniqueProvincial ICH
Nanchang's distinctive method of simmering small jars of soup in a great charcoal-fired clay vat, said to date from the Northern Song; a Jiangxi provincial ICH item.
Nanchang Tea-Picking OperaProvincial ICH
A local Nanchang folk opera from the Qing dynasty, known as "lamp play" or "three-role troupe," earthy and witty in dialect; a Jiangxi provincial ICH item.
Yuzhang Embroidery (Gan Embroidery)Provincial ICH
A Nanchang folk embroidery of nearly three hundred years, stitching celebrated paintings and calligraphy, "ink-wash painting on fingertips"; listed as Jiangxi provincial ICH in 2017.
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