Jingdezhen porcelain is the representative of China porcelain, and it is known as the porcelain capital. As early as the Han Dynasty, Jingdezhen produced porcelain. According to historical records, "Xinping smelting pottery began in Han Dynasty". Jingdezhen was called Xinping Town in ancient times, which shows that Jingdezhen has been making porcelain for more than two thousand years. In the Five Dynasties, Jingdezhen fired white porcelain in the south for the first time, which broke the monopoly of celadon in the south.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Jingdezhen porcelain industry developed rapidly. In northern Song Zhenzong, a royal kiln was established in Jingdezhen to burn porcelain for the royal family, and a royal factory was established in Zhushan in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which became the center of porcelain making in China. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, Jingdezhen had been making porcelain for the royal family for more than 900 years.

Porcelain history

Jingdezhen is called "the capital of porcelain". Porcelain is beautiful in shape, various in variety, rich in decoration and unique in style. Known as "white as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, and loud as a chime". Its blue-and-white porcelain, exquisite porcelain, pastel porcelain and glazed porcelain are collectively called the four famous traditional porcelain in Jingdezhen.

Jingdezhen porcelain in history is not only famous for its sound at home, but also widely known overseas. According to relevant historical records, people in ancient Southeast Asia, Arabia, Africa and Europe liked China porcelain very much, especially Jingdezhen porcelain. Since 1405 (the third year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty), Zheng He has made seven voyages to the Western Ocean, carrying a lot of porcelain, and Jingdezhen porcelain occupies an important position.