Monday morning shard/antique market

Monday and Tuesday mornings vendors from different areas of China unload suitcases of ware in an empty lot. They sell unique artifacts made of wood, metal, ivory, porcelain, coins, books, etc. Some are truly old and others have been "age enhanced". Buyer beware. Another section is dedicated to porcelain shard with beautiful qing hua (blue on white) decoration.

First day exploring Jingdezhen

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

Asia » China » Jiangxi

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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