The World-Famous Porcelain Capital

Located in the northeast of Jiangxi, Jingdezhen is a world-famous porcelain city. It is close to Anhui to the north and Shangrao to the west, east and south. Jingdezhen has been making porcelain since the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD) and then started to produce official porcelain for the imperial family since the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279). These official porcelain wares are regarded as the world's treasures and collected in major museums all over the world. Jingdezhen porcelain features beautiful shapes, rich decorations and various kinds. Now, ceramic has permeated every aspect of Jingdezhen, from buildings with porcelain elements on the streets to a variety of porcelain shops, multiple ceramics historical ruins and museums that collect porcelain works of all dynasties. All of these tell the profound ceramic culture on this land.