Tengwang Pavilion (Pavilion of Prince Teng), a Historical Pavilion Rebuilt over a Score of Times in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

I knew very little about Chinese history or geography, but the name of the city, Nanchang did ring a bell for me. I knew this city was of some kind of significance in modern Chinese history therefore I was eager to learn more about this place.

One of the places we visited was the Tengwang Pavilion, also known as the Pavilion of Prince Teng. It is a building located in the North West of the city of Nanchang, in Jiangxi province, China. The Tengwang Pavilin,together with the Yellow Crane Tower and the Yueyang Tower, are the three renowned towers along the south of Yangtse River.

The Tengwang Pavilion is a great building built in the Tang Dynasty with the architectural style of the Song Dynasty. It has a history of 1,300 years. It covered a huge area of many kms. The Pavilion has been ruined, burned down and rebuilt for twenty eight times since it was first constructed!

We arrived a little after 6:00 p.m. at the Pavilion. Since it was drizzling, we didn't visit all the buildings on the site but only the main pavilion consisting of five floors. Starting from the first floor, we followed the stairs and climbed up all the floors with each floor showing different displays of various themes.

There were displays on arts, beautiful paintings and massive wall murals, musical instruments and cultures of the different dynasties and history of the buildings.

There were displays on royal costumes, weaponry and many others topics.

The display we found most interesting was the one on the records of names of those who were the champions of the annual royal examinations in the past dynasties.

We heard so much about this champion scrolls and finally we got to see them in person, amazing!

Another interesting experience was climbing up to the top floor of the pavilion and having a bird's eye view of the entire pavilion site. It was an awesome scenic view at night with all the ancient buildings all lit up brightly and glowing in the dark.

It was a fantastic sight to behold! Since it was February, the weather was on the cool side and it was windy at the top of the building. I wished we were at the pavilion site during the day and had a longer time to vsit the many other buildings and scenic spots here.

We left shortly after 9p.m. and had dinner at a traditional mom and pop restaurant and loved it! In North America, a few huge francised businesses dominate the restaurant scene. It doesn't matter which city or town we visit, we always see the same big name restaurants or fast food outlets. But in China, there are always an abundance of choices of different food and restaurants from which to choose. Most of these eating places are of family owned and run eateries offering food services at very reasonable prices.

It wa an enjoyable evening visiting the Pavilion of Prince Teng. Glad we got to see this must see attraction in Nanchang, China! RT, Nanchang, China 02 2024 ! ",