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.