Jingdezhen        Jiangxi Province


Jingdezhen is located in Northeast Jiangxi Province, situated on the eastern bank of the Yangtze River. Jingdezhen is among “six mountains and two lakes”, and is geographical advantageous as a tourist area.

For over 2,000 years, Jingdezhen is known as the Porcelain Capital of the world. The porcelain industry experienced further development at Jingdezhen during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when skills became perfected and the quality refined; government kilns were set up to cater exclusively to the need of the imperial house. A number of its ancient kilns built as long ago as the 17th century – continue to attract many Chinese and foreign ceramic experts.

Today, Jingdezhen remains a national center for porcelain production. The most famous types of porcelain from Jingdezhen are the blue and white porcelain, which has been produced since the Yuan Dynasty and the rice – patterned porcelain that was introduced in the Song Dynasty.

Jingdezhen The scenic spots already open to the tourists include Kaolin Mountain, Dragon Pearl Pavilion, Guyao ceramic work shop, the Museum of Ceramic History and so on. All these scenic spots provide for tourists interested in ceramics a variety of projects capable of beauty appreciation, recreation, participation and instruction.