You have to visit Jingdezhen at least once.

Jingdezhen, located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, China, is a world-renowned porcelain capital with a history of thousands of years. It is known as the cradle of Chinese ceramic art. The name of the city has almost become synonymous with Chinese porcelain. The porcelain produced here is famous for its "white as jade, thin as paper, sound as chime, bright as mirror" four characteristics. ### Historical Evolution The porcelain industry in Jingdezhen originated in the Han Dynasty and has taken shape in the Tang Dynasty. During the Jingde period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1004-1007 AD), due to the excellent quality of the porcelain for imperial use, it was named "Jingdezhen" by the emperor. Since then, Jingdezhen has gradually developed into the most famous porcelain production center in China and even the world. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the porcelain-making skills of Jingdezhen reached its peak. The Royal Kiln Factory was set up here to specialize in the production of court porcelain, which greatly promoted the development of Jingdezhen's porcelain art. ### Porcelain-making Skills The porcelain-making process in Jingdezhen is complex and delicate, mainly including material selection, mud refining, molding, glazing, painting, firing and other links. Among them, blue and white porcelain is the most representative, which is loved by the world for its elegant blue patterns and delicate texture. In addition, various techniques and varieties such as pastel, bucket color, Linglong, color glaze are also distinctive, showing the profoundness of Jingdezhen porcelain art. ### Porcelain Market and Influence Jingdezhen is not only a production base of porcelain, but also a trading market of porcelain. Since ancient times, Jingdezhen's porcelain has been sold at home and abroad, which has had a profound impact on Chinese and even world ceramic art. Today, Jingdezhen is still one of the most important porcelain production and trading centers in the world, attracting ceramic artists and collectors from all over the world to study, exchange and purchase treasures. ### Cultural Heritage Protection and Innovation In order to protect and inherit this precious intangible cultural heritage, Jingdezhen has established a number of ceramic-related museums and educational institutions, such as Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen China Ceramic Museum, etc., committed to cultivating a new generation of ceramic artists and researchers. At the same time, Jingdezhen is also actively exploring a new path to combine traditional porcelain-making skills with modern design concepts, so as to rejuvenate the ancient porcelain culture. ### Contemporary Jingdezhen Today's Jingdezhen is not only a city full of traditional charm, but also a place of continuous innovation and development. Here, you can see both old artists who have adhered to it for hundreds of years and young creators who dare to try new materials and technologies. The annual Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo brings together ceramic artworks from all over the world, showing the openness and inclusiveness of Jingdezhen as a world porcelain capital. Jingdezhen, a city bearing heavy history and brilliant civilization, is telling the story of China's porcelain to the world with a more confident posture, and continuing to write the brilliant chapter of the millennium porcelain capital.