Dūchāng

Duchang stands on the shores of Lake Poyang, where water routes connect the rivers of Jiangxi with the Yangtze. South Mountain rises by the lake, a landmark celebrated in poetry by the Song writer Su Shi. The county's merchants travelled beyond the lake country: at Zhangshu on the Gan River, men from Duchang formed a prominent trading community, particularly in porcelain. Its lakeside position placed the town among the boats and markets that linked northern Jiangxi to the wider river system.