Jingdezhen Travel Guide

Jingdezhen city lies in the Northeast of Jiangxi Province, directly to the southeast of Dongzhi County in Anhui Province. It now covers an area of 5256 square kilometers with a population of 1,565,100. It maintains jurisdiction over one city, one county and two districts: Leping City, Fuliang County, Zhushan District and Changjiang District.

 

History

As the world-famed ceramic capital, Jingdezhen City has a long history of ceramics making and a rich cultural heritage. In accordance with the historical records, “Xinping (as the city was known as then) began to make pottery in Han Dynasty”. It is evident that pottery was first made in Jingdezhen in Han Dynasty. In the first year in Jingde Reign of Song Dynasty (1004), the royal court decreed the city made porcelain wares for imperial use with the wording “Made during the Jingde Reign” printed on the bottom of every piece. Hence the city got its name “Jingdezhen”.
 

Attractions

When it comes to Jingdezhen, there is no denial of reminding the porcelain which is known internationally for being "as thin as paper, as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, and as sound as a bell". Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum, Jingdezhen Ceramic History Exhibition Area and Ancient Sanlu Temple Street display various porcelains.

Sanqing Shan, a magnificent hill enjoys the fame of “the No.1 Fairy Hill in Jiangnan”. Wuyuan, the most beautiful countryside in China has a peaceful rural landscape.

 

Transportation

By air: Jingdezhen Airport, located at Luojian Village, northwest of Jingdezhen city, and about 8 km from the city's downtown. It services more than 20 air lines and connects the city with Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities around the country.

By train: The railway station links Jingdezhen and many other cities all around the country and handles thousands of passengers every day.

 

Weather

 

Jingdezhen has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate, with somewhat brief, cool and damp winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. Extreme maximum temperatures of above 40 °C (104 °F) have been recorded, as have extreme minimums below −5 °C (23 °F).

 

Food and Restaurant

Jingdezhen most famous Cuisine should be flavor snack, had famous "four big snacks", namely fried in oil the wonton, the stuffed dumpling rake, cold food in sauce cold Fen, the lye rake.

Big River South North (Da Jiang Nan Bei)
Address: 105 Shenlong St. Jingdezhen
Tel: 85235703

Accommodation

Zijing Hotel
Address: No.9 Zijin Road, Changnan Avenue, Changjiang District

Starway Qinghua Thematic Hotel
Address; No.612 Guangchang North Road, Zhushan District

Jinjing Inn Jingdezheng Zhushan Daqiao
Address: No.1 Zhushan West Road, Changjiang District

 

Shopping

Jingdezhen is a wealth of bamboo crafts including tablemats, chairs, vases and other attractive items. Other specialties include lacquer wares, Shu Brocade, silk tapestry and silverwares.

 

Nightlife

There are ranges of bars, teahouses and clubs for relaxing during the nightfall.

Ska!
Address: 18 Lin Jiang Road, Jingdezhen
Open Hours: 11:00pm-05:00am

Yesterday Once More (Zuori Chongxian)
Address: 2 Lingshiguan Road, Jingdezhen
Open Hours: 9:30am-04:00am

Shunxing Old Teahouse
Address: 3rd Floor, International Exhibition Mall of Jingdezhen, 258 Sha wan Road.
Open Hours: 19:00-23:30
 

Tips for travel

1. Notice the calendar for have a look for the local drama called “Wuyuandixi”.

2. Think twice when you buy the porcelain in Jingdezhen in case that you buy a fake one.

3. It gets lot of rain during the spring, so take your raincoat or umbrella.