The upper balconies
Views over the Gan River.
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The emblem of Nanchang and one of the «Three Great Towers» of southern China, with the Yueyang Tower and the Yellow Crane Tower; it was first built in 653 by Li Yuanying, known as Prince Teng, a brother of the Tang emperor Taizong, on the east bank of the Gan River, and the poet Wang Bo made it famous in his «Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng», still learned by schoolchildren in China. The pavilion was destroyed and rebuilt 29 times over the centuries, its last old building was lost in 1926, and today's pavilion was built to a plan by the renowned architect Liang Sicheng and opened on 8 October 1989: reinforced concrete in Song-dynasty style, 57.5 metres tall in nine storeys, with high balconies looking far over the river and city. Tickets cost CNY 50, or 25 for students and children, and the site is open from 8 am to 6 pm with tickets sold until 5.15 pm; the evening show «Seeking the Dream of Tengwang Pavilion» starts at 7.30 pm on a separate ticket from CNY 168, per visitor guides.
Views over the Gan River.
Nine storeys.
The dream of the pavilion.
East bank of the Gan River, Donghu District, Nanchang
The Pavilion of Prince Teng in Nanchang, the Yueyang Tower in Hunan and the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, all made famous by classical Chinese poets.
Jiangxi cooking is spicy and uses a lot of pork; the city has beef noodle shops run by Hui Muslims under the halal sign, and elsewhere ask about ingredients.