Jingdezhen瓷都景德镇英文介绍

Jingdezhen, Porcelain Capital of China

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Jingdezhen (jǐng dé zhèn 景德镇), known as the "Porcelain Capital" of China, has a long history and a magnificent culture. It is located on the south of the Yangtze, between the Huangshan Mountain(huáng shān 黄山) range and the plains of Poyang Lake (pó yáng hú 鄱阳湖). It is one of the four famous towns in Chinese history, designated one of the first 24 famous Chinese cities of historical and cultural interests and a first-rate city opening to the foreigners by China's State Council.

Endowed by nature with a network of rivers and hills, Jingdezhen is a municipality directly under the provincial government with a total area of about 5,248 square kilometers and a population of 1.49 million. It is an ancient city with a long history and magnificent culture. The city's reputation for producing

fine porcelain began in the Eastern Han Dynasty

(dōng hàn 东汉). During the Song Dynasty (sòng

dài 宋代) the Jingdezhen workshop was

commissioned to produce porcelain for the

imperial court. It enjoys a monsoon subtropical climate. Its climate is characterized by adequate sunshine, sufficient rainfall and obvious distinctions between the four seasons. The annual average temperature in the city is 17 C. The main products are porcelain stone, Kaolin, marble, tea, paddy, soybean, wheat, peanut, rapeseed etc.

Since the period of Han Dynasty (hàn dài 汉代), Jingdezhen has had the ceramic industry. Up to now, it has more than 2000 years of history. Traditionally, Jingdezhen was titled Ceramic Capital. Porcelain of Jingdezhen has a beautiful shape, various types, rich decorations and unique styles. It is worldwide famous for its color as white jade, brightness as bright mirror, thinness as paper and sound as music. Qinghua Porcelain (qīng huā 青花), Linglong Porcelain (líng lóng 玲珑), Fencai Porcelain(fěn cǎi 粉彩) and Seyou Porcelain (sè yòu 色釉) altogether are called Four Traditionally Famous Porcelains in Jingdezhen.

1. Ancient Porcelain Street (gǔdài cí qì jiē 古代瓷器街)

It is in the center of Jingdezhen. It was the most busy and bustling street in the late Ming (míng dài 明代) and early Qing Dynasties(qīng dài 清代), now renowned for its long history and beautiful traditions that come from its ancient culture. The street is composed of three parts, each of which fully reflects its

prosperous past. Exquisitely designed and decorated residences were clearly the elite residences of their time and demonstrate the highest skills and architectural knowledge of Chinese artisans of their eras.

• Admission Fee: Free

2. Ceramic History Museum (jǐng dé zhèn táo cí bó wù guǎn 景德镇陶瓷博物馆)

Located in the western suburb of Jingdezhen City,

It is a professional ceramic museum built in 1980,

with a rich collection of over 5,000 articles. The

items on display include ceramics from past

dynasties, historical information about ceramics,

precious collections of paintings and calligraphies, among which many are of excellent quality.

• Admission Fee: CNY 10

3. Longzhu Pavilion (lóng zhū gé 龙珠阁)

Longzhu Pavilion is located on the top of the Zhushan Mountain (zhū shān 珠山) of Jingdezhen. It is a monument to Jingdezhen's ceramic industry. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was a place for making ceramics for the imperial family which means there are a lot of precious culture relics of those two dynasties on display.

• Admission Fee: CNY 15

4. Yuyao Factory (yù yáo chǎng 御窑厂)

The early Ming Dynasty, Yuyao factory was established. Yu means, the emperor dedicated. Yao means, Kiln, the place where produce porcelain. China is a country of porcelain, and we can say that the porcelains which Yuyao made during Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were the best in the world.

• Admission Fee: CNY 15