Tengwang Pavilion, Jiangxi, China

4SOH KIEN PENG 5:00 PM Aug 27, 2018

One of the top three pavilions in China
I came to Nanchang directly from Singapore via the budget airline, Scoots. The weather in Nanchang was terribly hot in the month of August. It took me almost 40 mins under the scorching sun to walk from Bayi Square to the pavilion. Fortunately, I managed to book and stay at a newly renovated sports hostel located near Bayi Square and the modern hostel was equipped with strong brand new air conditioners to help me dissipate the heat. . The pavilion raked up memories of the Osaka Castle and the many pavilions in South Korea where I had visited previously. All these pavilions were imposing and magnificent and each has their uniqueness in their architectural designs. This pavilion was built during the Tang Dynasty but the current structure was rebuilt in the architectural style of the Song Dynasty. Both Tang and Song dynasties left behind a rich cultural heritage of beautiful poems and painting arts. You walk around the area of the pavilion and you can find many exhibitions of beautiful paintings and artpieces by famous artists of that era. It is not the physical structure that actually impressed but the rich historical encounters that sustained the name of this pavilion through centuries making it prominent and outstanding. The pavilion witnessed her own self destruction at critical junctions in history; during the Taiping rebellion, during the Northern expedition destroyed by fires during the battles of the warlords. China is just so rich a history of 5000 years of civilization. The pavilion which represents the old feudal royal power of the Tang Dynasty contrasts herself with the revolutionary modern character of Nanchang city where the march of Mao's communism began. Nanchang has a lot to offer and the pavilion is an indispensable part of the history of Nanchang. From Bayi Square, it took me only about 40 mins to walk to this Tengwang Pavilion.

5SmileDoc7 5:00 PM Apr 29, 2017

Visited as part of an adoption heritage trip
We really enjoyed visiting the Tengwang Pavilion with our almost 13 year old daughter who's birthplace is Nanchang. Our last visit was 10 years ago when we adopted her. I couldn't believe how much Nanchang had changed in 10 years - a much cleaner, nicer city. The pavilion was just as a remembered it - several stories of beautiful paintings and art work. The views from each balcony are amazing. We also enjoyed walking in the gardens.