or Nan-ch'ang
City (pop., 1999 est.: 11,264,739), capital of Jiangxi province, southeastern China.
An old walled city on the right bank of the Gan River , it was founded in 201 BC. In AD 959 under the Tang dynasty , it became the southern capital. At the end of the Mongol period it was a battleground between the founder of the Ming dynasty and local warlords. In the early 16th century a rebellion was launched against the Ming regime. Nanchang suffered from the Taiping Rebellion . In 1927 it was the site of revolutionary activities of the Chinese Communist Party. Since 1949 it has become industrialized; its products include textiles, milled rice, and automotive parts.