Bayi Square (Chinese: 八一广场; pinyin: Bāyī Guǎngchǎng; literally: 'Aug. 1st Square') in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China was built from August 1, 1977 to January 8, 1979, in memory of Nanchang Uprising (aka. August 1, 1927 Uprising).The size of this square is 78,000 m2 now after a reconstruction taking place beginning in 2002.