Jingdezhen 景德镇市 |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Location of Jingdezhen City jurisdiction in Jiangxi |
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Coordinates: 29°17′N 117°12′E / 29.283°N 117.200°ECoordinates: 29°17′N 117°12′E / 29.283°N 117.200°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Jiangxi |
Government | |
• CPC Party Secretary | Xu Aimin |
• Mayor | Yan Ganhui |
Area | |
• Total | 5,256 km2 (2,029 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (114 ft) |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 1,554,000 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 333000 |
Area code(s) | 0798 |
Licence plate prefixes | 赣H |
Administrative division code | 360200 |
ISO 3166-2 | CN-36-02 |
Website | jdz |
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"Jingdezhen" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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Simplified Chinese | 景德镇 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 景德鎮 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Jǐngdézhèn |
Wade–Giles | Ching3-te2-chen4 |
IPA | [tɕìŋ.tɤ̌.ʈʂə̂n] |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Gíng-dāk-jan |
Jyutping | Ging2-dak1-zan3 |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Kíng-tik-tìn |
Jingdezhen (or the Town of Jingde) is a prefecture-level city, previously a town, in northeastern Jiangxi province, China, with a total population of 1,554,000 (2007), bordering Anhui to the north. It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing pottery for 1,700 years. The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2,000 years.
During the Han Dynasty, Jingdezhen was known as Xinping. Historical records show that it was during this time that it began to make porcelain. Xinping then was renamed Changnanzhen (Changnan Town) during the Tang Dynasty since it sits at the south bank of the Chang river. In 1004 CE during the North Song Dynasty, it was renamed again as Jingdezhen, taking the era name of the emperor during whose reign its porcelain production first rose to fame.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Jingdezhen was considered one of China's four great towns in terms of commercial and industrial importance. The others were Foshan in Guangdong, Hankou in Hubei, and Zhuxian in Henan.
In the 19th century, Jingdezhen became a county. During the period of the People's Republic of China it became a provincial city but retained the Jingdezhen name. Usually when a town is upgraded to a city, the designation of "city" replaces that of "town", but Jingdezhen retained its name to honor its history.
Jingdezhen was named one of top 24 national historical and cultural cities of the People's Republic of China on February 28, 1982.
In 2004, Jingdezhen celebrated the millennium of its becoming the porcelain capital and its assuming its present name.