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Also known as Kingtechen, Kingtehchen, King-te-chen, King-teh-chen, King-te-tchin, Ching-te-chen, Ching-tê-chên

Jingdezhen is a prefecture-level city in eastern Jiangxi province with a total population of 1,669,057 (2018), bordering Anhui to the north. It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing Chinese ceramics for at least 1,000 years, and for much of that period Jingdezhen porcelain was the most important and finest quality in China. The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2,000 years.

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Chinese.s
景德镇
Chinese.t
景德鎮
Settlement.name
Jingdezhen
Settlement.other_name
Kingtechen; Kingtehchen; Chingtechen
Settlement.native_name
景德镇市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
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Location of Jingdezhen within Jiangxi.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Jingdezhen City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
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Jiangxi
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Location of the city centre in Jiangxi
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Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jiangxi
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Municipal seat

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Wikidata facts

Official name
景德镇市
Population
1618979
Area
5262.17
Elevation
35
Official website
jdz.gov.cn
Image
景德镇市昌江东岸.JPG
Dialing code
0798
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Commons category
Jingdezhen
postal code
333000
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23 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Porcelain
  • Economy
  • Industry
  • Agriculture
  • Transportation
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Air
  • Local transit
  • Education
  • Public health
  • Tourism
  • Travel Overview
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Domestic
  • References
  • External links
  • Footnotes
  • References

Jingdezhen is a prefecture-level city in eastern Jiangxi province with a total population of 1,669,057 (2018), bordering Anhui to the north. It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing Chinese ceramics for at least 1,000 years, and for much of that period Jingdezhen porcelain was the most important and finest quality in China. The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2,000 years.

== History == Throughout both the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the area of present-day Jingdezhen belonged to the Chu State. After the fall of the Chu, the area was incorporated into the Qin dynasty as part of Fan County () in . Under the Han dynasty, the area belonged to Poyang County () in . Under the Han dynasty, the particular area of future Jingdezhen was known as Xinping (). Historical records show that it was during this time that it began to make porcelain.

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