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| Jingdezhen is known as the "Porcelain Capital" and is located in northeastern Jiangxi. During the Jingde Period (1004-1007) of the Southern Song dynasty, emperor Jingde decreed all the pieces made for court to be marked 'made in the Jingde period?and subsequently the city changed its name from Xinpin to Jingdezhen. For centuries, the city has been considered to be China most important center for porcelain production. Ceramics were produced here as far back as the Han dynasty (206-220BC). The imperial porcelain was so exquisite that it was described as being "as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, with a sound as clear as a bell". |
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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 (1280-1368AD) and the rice-patterned porcelain that was introduced in the Song dynasty.
While in this city, tourists can visit one of the many pottery factories. The Museum of Ceramic History, (gu taoci bolanguan) has items found among the ancient kiln sites and also has workshops demonstrating porcelain production techniques.
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