The 2016 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2016 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Nanchang, China between 12 and 17 September 2016.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Yen-hsun | 73 | 1 | ||
 Australia | Jordan Thompson | 91 | 2 | |
 Japan | Tatsuma Ito | 129 | 3 | |
 Korea, Republic of | Chung Hyeon | 131 | 4 | |
 Italy | Luca Vanni | 164 | 5 | |
| Jason Jung | 169 | 6 | ||
 Russian Federation | Alexander Kudryavtsev | 170 | 7 | |
 China | Zhang Ze | 174 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Denys Molchanov
Sergey Betov Shuichi Sekiguchi Xia ZihaoSee main article: 2016 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Singles.
Hiroki Moriya def. Chung Hyeon, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4.See main article: 2016 ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang – Doubles.
Wu Di / Zhang Zhizhen def. 
Nicolás Barrientos / Ruben Gonzales, 7–6(7–4), 6–3.