Tengwang Pavilion£¬also known as the Pavilion of Prince Teng£¬is located on the shore of the Kan, in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It is one of the Four Great Towers of ancient China together with Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Yueyang Pavilion (Yueyang Lou) in Yueyang and Pengliage Pavilion in Yantai. It has been damaged and reconstructed many times during its 1,300 year long history. The extant building was rebuilt between 1983 and 1989 on the original site.

Tengwang Pavilion also has the reputation of being the 'First Pavilion of Xijiang River' and has been widely admired by visitors from all over the world.

Tengwang Pavilion was first constructed in 653 AD by Li Yuangying, the younger brother of the emperor Taizong, in the Tang Dyansty (618-907). Li Yuanying was knighted as Prince Teng in 639 and lived in Suzhou in his early years. Then he was appointed the governorship of Nanchang where the pavilion served as his townhouse. Therefore, the pavilion was named after him, Pavilion of Prince Teng. The reputation of the Tengwang Pavilion, to a great extent, is due to the famous prose “Preface to the Tengwang Pavilion” by Wang Bo, a gifted and reputable poet of the Tang Dynasty. The prose made the Tengwang Pavilion a household name in China. It was endowed with almost legendary status as an example of magnificent architecture and it is still admired in this vein today.

The existing pavilion is even more spectacular and magnificent than its predecessors. Reached by a Nine-zigzag bridge and surrounded by rock gardens and lakes, it is built in the architectural style of the Song Dynasty (960-1279). It is in fact a complex and not just a single structure. The principle building, covering 47,000 square meters (about 12 acres), is nine storied and 57.5 meters (about 189 feet) in height. Two smaller pavilions stand on the north and south sides of the main building.

Tengwang Pavilion was always a place where learned men gathered to write articles and hold banquets, therefore the display in the new pavilion gives prominence to culture. A variety of bass-relief and frescoes demonstrate that men of talent have brought glory to this place. The plagues, steles, couplets on the columns of the hall are all selections of celebrities. Musical instruments, bronze sacrifice, ritual article, serial bells impart a classical elegance to this new pavilion.