Jingdezhen lies in northeastern of Jiangxi province. It acquires fame by its porcelains and enjoys the reputation of "ceramic capital." It is listed as one of the first group of historical and cultural cities in China.
Jingdezhen has a long history of 1,700 years in porcelain manufacture. It is evident that porcelain was first made in Jingdezhen during the Han Dynasty. In the first year in Jingde Reign of Song Dynasty (1004), the royal court decreed the city made porcelain wares for imperial use with the wording "Made during the Jingde Reign" printed on the bottom of every piece. Hence the city got its name "Jingdezhen"
From Yuan Dynasty to Ming and Qing Dynasty, emperors sent their officials to Jingdezhen to supervise the manufacture of royal porcelain. They set up the Porcelain Office and built the royal kiln, which produced many wonderful ceramic articles. Among them were those particularly famous for the four classic decorations: blue and white, famille rose, rice-pattern and color glaze. The porcelain made in Jingdezhen enjoys the praise of "as white as jade, as thin as paper, as sound as a bell, as bright as a mirror."
Jingdezhen is located among the six mountains and two lakes which are the Yellow Mountains, Lu Mountain, Sanqing Mountain, Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, Wuyi Mountain, Ten-thousand Island Lake and Poyang Lake. Jingdezhen is rich with natural recourses. With picturesque scenery, Yaoli Scenic area that combines porcelain culture, natural scenery and revolutionary education into one entity, and the Gaoling Scenic Area which is the material supply base of porcelains are the great attractions in Jingdezhen.



Name:Jiujiang Jingdezhen
City:Jiujiang
Address:Jingde Town
Admission:CNY50
Hours: 08:00 am -05:30 pm
Tel: 0086-798-8521594

This article was posted on 2007-09-25
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