I think Nanchang is a great place. Unusually for China it has lots of trees and tree lined streets - almost boulevards - walk down Zhongshan Rd - little parks by the smaller river or in town as well as the bustling intensity that has always been China. One can find interesting streets and markets and NEIGHBORHOODS which is something that unfortunately China in its haste to modernise has bulldozed in other places (notably Beijing I think). I stayed here ...