Jiangxi: The Landscape Scroll of a Land of Literature and Integrity

Jiangxi, a millennia-old cultural hub nourished by the Gan River and Poyang Lake, is renowned as a “Land of Literature and Integrity” for its moral backbone, the “Porcelain Capital & Tea Homeland” for its craftsmanship, and the “Cradle of the Revolution” for its fervor. Here, Lushan’s “true face elusive” mists coexist with Jingdezhen’s “bluish-white flowing light” porcelain soul; Tengwang Pavilion’s “autumn waters and endless skies” verse meets Jinggangshan’s “spark of fire” faith. Jiangxi’s charm lies in forging landscape poetry’s elegance, ceramic history’s glory, and revolutionary history’s intensity into a civilizational epic where ideals are written in cobalt-blue glaze.

Top Attractions

1. Sacred Landscapes · Wellspring of Poetry & Painting

• Lushan’s Five Old Peaks Cloud Waterfalls: Li Bai’s “silver river” still hangs before Incense Burner Peak;民国 (Republic of China) era tiles at Meilu Villa share rooms with Romance on Lushan film reels.

• Sanqing Mountain’s Granite Peak Forest: The “Oriental Goddess” rock seems to awaken in dawn light. West Coast plank roads cling to 1600-meter cliffs where sea of clouds swirls around ankles like celestial realms.

• Longhu Mountain Hanging Coffin Performance: On cliffs of Daoism’s ancestral site, ancient-style hoisting recreates 2600-year-old burial mysteries of ancient Yue people. Bamboo rafts drift down Luxi River past Water Margin‘s opening setting.

2. Craftsmanship · Beauty of Objects

• Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Expo Zone: Hand-throw pots in Ming dynasty gourd kilns; watch inheritors paint “Three Friends of Winter” in underglaze blue; smart electric kilns refire unearthed Yuan blue-and-white formulas.

• Wuyuan Xiyuan Garden Traditional Oil Pressing: By Huizhou-style garden pavilions, century-old wood press thuds blend with rapeseed flower scent; Zhu Xi Memorial’s carved gatehouses hold Neo-Confucian codes.

• Nanchang Haihunhou Kingdom Ruins Museum: Han dynasty gold cakes pile like hills. Lacquered Analects on Confucius mirror-screen and distillers rewrite history of technology.

3. Red Memory · Path of Faith

• Jinggangshan Huangyangjie Pass: Bamboo carrying poles from Zhu De and Mao’s grain transport path still displayed. VR experience halls immerse visitors in virtual battles of “cannons roaring at Huangyangjie.”

• Ruijin Shazhouba Red Well: Beside “drinking water, don’t forget well-diggers” stele, holograms recreate autumn 1933 when Mao led Red Army to dig this well.

• Nanchang August 1st Uprising Memorial Museum: The clock at Jiangxi Grand Hotel remains at 2 a.m., August 1, 1927;起义 (uprising) troops’ leg wraps juxtapose smartphone audio guide systems.

4. Ecological Wonders · Ode to Life

• Poyang Lake Migratory Bird Paradise: When white crane flocks dance at Wucheng Wetland in winter, Tang dynasty Shizhong Mountain cliff carvings undergo 3D drone scanning.

• Wugong Mountain Alpine Meadow: Under starry skies at 100,000-mu “grassland in clouds” camping festival, hikers’ headlamps form winding galaxies. Daoist altar ruins dialogue with wind turbines.

• Lushan West Sea Thousand Island Lake: 1678 islands in Zhelin Reservoir like fallen stars. Treehouse lodges on lake islands offer wave-lulled dark sky observations.

Essential Jiangxi Experiences

• Academy Morning Reading Ritual: Recite Great Learning before Ming dynasty Lingxing Gate at White Deer Grotto Academy; make rubbings of Zhu Xi’s handwritten steles; test ink on Longwei inkstones by streamside stone tables.

• Ceramic Archaeology Day: Reassemble Ming official kiln shards at Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln ruins; scan QR codes to buy young potters’ wood-fired works at Taoxichuan night market.

• Hakka Mountain Wine Night: Under enclosed Hakka dwellings’ skywells in southern Jiangxi, taste “winter wine” brewed with glutinous rice, black beans, and goji berries; listen to 90-year-olds sing Seeing Off the Red Army in Hakka dialect.