People's Park () is an urban public park in
Donghu District
Donghu District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. The district was created in the Tang dynasty when a bridge was built across Nanchang's Taihu lake, dividing the area ...
of central
Nanchang
Nanchang (, ; ) is the capital of Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China. Located in the north-central part of the province and in the hinterland of Poyang Lake Plain, it is bounded on the west by the Jiuling Mountains, and on the east ...
, capital of
Jiangxi province, China. Covering an area of , it is the largest park in downtown Nanchang.
It has more than 14,000 trees of 175 different species. Its layout is in the style of typical
Chinese garden
The Chinese garden is a landscape garden style which has evolved over three thousand years. It includes both the vast gardens of the Chinese emperors and members of the imperial family, built for pleasure and to impress, and the more intimate ...
s of the
Jiangnan region. It is popular with local residents and tourists alike.
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The park was established in 1954 and originally called New Park (). It was renamed as People's Park in 1958. It is known for its orchid garden, created in 1963 at the suggestion of Marshal Zhu De. The park's name is inscribed in Zhu's ]calligraphy
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.
People's Park is located at 96 Fuzhou Road in Donghu District, south of the Jiangxi Stadium and north of the old Jiangxi Provincial Government. Admission to the park is free.[
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Parks in Jiangxi
Urban public parks
Tourist attractions in Jiangxi
Nanchang
1954 establishments in China