Snapshots

Ethnic Dancing

Honggutan at Night

Fountains of Honggutan

At more than a mile in length, the Honggutan Fountains are said to be the largest water display in Asia.

The fountains are set to a charming array of music, and can be viewed after dusk every evening, except during the Winter and inclement weather.

Here a street vendor writes my name (雷江笙) on a grain of rice, and puts it into a small vial which I now wear around my neck

Sofitel and Super 8 come to Nanchang

The brand new Sofitel Hotel is a prominent addition to the landscape of Honggutan.

Honggutan New City

The City of Nanchang and the Provingial Government have embarked on an ambitious construction project called Honggutan New City. On one side of the Gan Jiang (Gan River) from the beach to the city's Changbei Airport, new government buldings and residential structures are being built - not the least of which is the Mingwah Eropean Resort - which seems to anchor the project at the far end.

The red sculpture behind me is the "logo" for the Honggutan Project, and by default the new symbol of the city.

Teng Wang Ge

Tengwang Li Yuanying (a.k.a., King Teng) was the kid brother of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the governor of Nanchang. He had a bad habit of cheesin' off his big brother, thereby putting himself in great jeopardy of being killed.

To stave off an unannounced execution "The Gov." built this house of debauchery, in 653 a.d.

Between 653 a.d. and 1926 a.d. TengWang Pavilion was burned to the ground 28 times. It remained in ruins from 1926 until 1989 when the Chinese Government had it restored -- but in the style of the Song Dynasty.