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Dear visitors, hello everyone!
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Welcome to Jiangxi — a land of natural beauty and outstanding talents.
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With a porcelain history spanning thousands of years, let’s explore the unique charm of Jiangxi’s ceramic culture together.
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As we all know, the English word "China" means both our country and fine porcelain.
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Jiangxi is the core birthplace of the world’s ceramic civilization.
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Pottery shards unearthed from the Xianrendong Cave Site in Wannian County show that ceramic production here dates back more than 20,000 years.
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And since then, this culture has been passed down and continuously improved.
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The ancient people of Jiangxi acquired sophisticated pottery craftsmanship at an early stage.
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The primitive celadon from the Jiaoshan Site in Yingtan and the Wucheng Site in Yichun marked a major milestone in ceramic history, laying a solid foundation for later porcelain-making techniques.
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Besides, Jiangxi is naturally gifted with high-quality porcelain clay, convenient water transportation, and plenty of pine wood to fuel kilns — making it an ideal place for porcelain production.
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As recorded in Tiangong Kaiwu (The Exploitation of the Works of Nature), each piece of porcelain requires 72 meticulous steps.
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This fully demonstrates the exquisite spirit of craftsmanship of local artisans.
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What’s more, Jiangxi is home to many renowned ancient kilns.
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Hongzhou Kiln was one of the top six celadon kilns in the Tang Dynasty, producing elegant imperial tribute porcelain and pioneering key firing techniques.
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Jizhou Kiln of the Song Dynasty, famous for its leaf-patterned temmoku and paper-cut appliqué porcelain, provided vital techniques and craftsmen for the rise of Jingdezhen.
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Jingdezhen — the world-renowned Porcelain Capital — put Jiangxi ceramics on the global stage.
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Named by Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, its craftsmen developed the dual formula of porcelain stone and kaolin in the Yuan Dynasty, creating the world-famous blue and white porcelain.
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During the Ming and Qing dynasties, exquisite porcelains such as famille rose and linglong openwork porcelain earned Jingdezhen the timeless reputation — as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and as resonant as a chime.
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Today, Jiangxi’s ceramic culture carries on traditions while embracing innovation, blending perfectly with modern cultural tourism.
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In Jingdezhen, you can explore ancient kiln sites and cultural and creative districts, feeling the perfect blend of ancient art and modern innovation.
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Tens of thousands of craftsmen from home and abroad have settled here, bringing new life to this time-honored porcelain art.
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They embody the wisdom and ingenuity of Jiangxi people, and serve as a vital cultural bridge along the ancient Maritime Silk Road.
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One porcelain piece holds a world; one glaze bears a thousand years.
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Jiangxi’s ceramic culture is a precious treasure of Chinese civilization.
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I sincerely hope you can appreciate its unique charm.
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Now, let’s begin our ceramic tour!