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Jingdezhen city street

Street lights and stop signs throughout the city are made of porcelain


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Blog: First day exploring Jingdezhen
Date: June 15th 2009

Jingdezhen is known as the "Porcelain City of China". It has over a thousand year history of porcelain making and was the center for the imperial kilns during the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It continues to be an active ceramic production city with unique forms and techniques made possible by properties of the regional clay. Gary ... read more


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