| Jingdezhen - A well-known Chinese Porcelain City in | | | | over the world. |
| Jiangxi province, China. | | | | (Nanchang city is the capital city of Jiangxi) |
| Jingdezhen has been central to porcelain production in | | | | History of Chinese Porcelain |
| China since at least the early Han Dynasty (206 | | | | It is well known that China is the country which has |
| BC-AD 220). | | | | the longest porcelain-producing history. Chinese |
| During the long years of development of porcelain | | | | porcelain originated from the Shang Dynasty (B.C.16 |
| production. Jingdezhen has trained skilled craftsmen | | | | Century--C B.C.1066) and became matured in Eastern |
| and artists who have passed their skill from one | | | | Han (A.D.25-- A.D.220). |
| generation to the next, and have worked hard to | | | | Chinese porcelain was characterized for its high |
| help develop porcelain art. They have mastered | | | | temperature glaze, especially the iron contained |
| porcelain materials and technology and very rich | | | | Celadon. In Tang Dynasty (A.D.618--A.D.907), |
| vocabulary of porcelain culture and art. What's more, | | | | porcelain was highly developed. Both the rich and |
| they created famous rate artistic treasures | | | | poor were able to afford porcelain. Porcelain were |
| representing the Chinese and the oriental artistic | | | | found everywhere, tea set, dinnerware, drink ware, |
| style, and have made great contributions to the | | | | stationary, toy, musical instrument, ornament, etc. |
| civilization of the mankind and the development of | | | | Also, at that time, porcelains were made in more |
| the world culture. Most of the National Master-pieces | | | | designs, mixing traditional designs with different |
| and Museum pieces created here have been being | | | | cultures from other territories. |
| collected in the national museum and by collectors all | | | | |