Ganzhou History & Culture

In December 1998, Ganzhou Prefecture was upgraded to a city. Ganzhou is a sacred site of Yangming, the world's tungsten capital, a rare earth kingdom, an important node city of the "Belt and Road" initiative, a national comprehensive transportation hub, and a regional modern central city connecting the four provinces of Jiangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hunan. It is an old revolutionary base area, a demonstration zone for the revitalization and development of the former Central Soviet Area, and a zone for the inheritance and innovation of red culture. The State Council supports Ganzhou's revitalization and development in its major national regional strategies. Ganzhou City is a waterfront city in Jiangxi Province with the most well-preserved cultural relics, especially those from the Song Dynasty, earning it the reputation of "Jiangnan Song City". Ganzhou is a national-level Hakka Culture (Southern Jiangxi) Ecological Protection Zone, the first stop for Hakka ancestors migrating south from the Central Plains, and one of the birthplaces and main settlements of the Hakka people. Hakka people account for over 90% of the city's population, earning it the title of "Cradle of Hakka". It still boasts over 600 Hakka walled villages, and is known as "Ancient Rome of the East". Ganzhou has been designated a "National Historical and Cultural City" and a "China Excellent Tourism City", forming six major tourism brands: "Red Capital, Cradle of Hakka, Jiangnan Song City, Ecological Home, World Orange Town, and Sacred Site of Feng Shui". Within the city are attractions such as the Ruijin Cradle of the Republic Scenic Area and the Sanbaishan Scenic Area.