Jingdezhen

Jingdezhen
/jing"due"juen"/, n. Pinyin.
a city in E Jiangxi province, in E China: known for its fine porcelain.
Also, Chingtechen, Kingtehchen. Formerly, Fowliang.

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China
Wade-Giles romanization  Ching-te-chen 

      city, northeastern Jiangxi (Kiangsi) sheng (province), southeastern China. Situated on the south bank of the Chang River, it was originally a market town called Changnanzhen and received its present name in 1004, the first year of the Jingde era during the Song dynasty (960–1279). Throughout the centuries it was administratively subordinate to Fuliang county, but in 1916 the seat of the county was transferred to Jingdezhen, which later became a prefecture-level municipality.

      In China the name Jingdezhen is virtually synonymous with ceramics, particularly porcelain. The city is said to have produced fine ware for official use as early as the 6th century CE and is known to have continued producing excellent ware during the Tang dynasty (618–907). Its most productive period, however, began during the Song period and especially in the later Nan (Southern) Song period (after 1128), when many ceramics workers from the north arrived in the city as refugees from the Jin (Jin dynasty) invasion. In the late 12th century great quantities of porcelain were exported from the area. Under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jingdezhen began producing high-quality ware on a vast scale for the use of the imperial household and the government in general. Throughout the Ming period Jingdezhen, rather than an imperial factory, was the centre of procurement on behalf of the government. The ceramics industry flourished during this period, producing wares of superlative quality, except during the years 1506–21, when production was disrupted by local disorders, and from 1567 to 1572, when government orders ceased for economic reasons.

      During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12), the town suffered terrible destruction at the time of the rebellion of Wu Sangui in 1675. Immediately afterward, though, the government founded a vast government ceramics factory there, and for the first time it was possible to speak of the “imperial kilns.” Under three great directors—Zang Yingxuan (1682–1700), Nian Xiyao (1726–36), and Tang Ying (1736–56)—ceramics production reached a peak of perfection, although in subsequent years the quality of the work declined. During the Taiping Rebellion (1850–64), fighting in the surrounding area wrecked most of the kilns.

      During the early part of the 20th century, the industry was at a low ebb, both artistically and economically. By 1949 the population of the city had dropped to about one-third of what it had been at its peak in the 18th century. The ceramics industry was reorganized during the 1950s in the form of cooperative associations and resumed production on a larger scale than ever before. Besides domestic porcelain, the city also makes a wide range of other ceramic products. In addition to its ceramics industry, Jingdezhen now has factories manufacturing machines, electronics, construction equipment, and chemicals, which contribute significantly to its economy. The city has convenient water and land communications. The Anhui-Jiangxi railway line passes by the city. Regular air flights link it to major cities throughout the country.

      Jingdezhen is the site of dozens of ancient pottery kilns. Potsherds from these have been unearthed and carefully preserved, thus documenting China's ancient heritage of pottery and porcelain production. A large exhibition ground just west of the city encompasses an assembly of these kilns and other buildings associated with Jingdezhen pottery and porcelain making and has a museum. Pop. (2002 est.) 335,492.

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