Characteristics and types of Jingdezhen ceramics

Jingdezhen ceramics have an important position in the history of world ceramics:
Jingdezhen is the world's porcelain capital. From a global perspective, Jingdezhen's thousand-year history of porcelain making, the highest level of porcelain making, the prosperity of the ceramic industry and the gathering of ceramic talents make it a well-deserved "world porcelain capital".

It has a long history of porcelain making. "Jingdezhen's thousand-year kiln fire is prosperous", which has created her profound cultural heritage and the historical status of a thousand-year porcelain capital. Jingdezhen has a 2000-year history of pottery making, more than 1000 years of official kiln history, and more than 600 years of imperial kiln history. Jingdezhen is the place where "Kaolinite" and "Kaolinshi" were discovered and named in the world, and these two geological terms have since become famous all over the world.

The peak of world porcelain art. Jingdezhen represents the highest level of porcelain making technology and craftsmanship in its time, and has achieved the peak of world ceramic skills. The major ceramic producing countries in history and the current ceramic powers have borrowed and learned from her porcelain making technology. Since the celadon and white porcelain of Jingdezhen in the Tang and Five Dynasties reached a considerable level, some Islamic countries began to imitate Jingdezhen porcelain first; then Korea and Japan in East Asia, West Asia and Europe all embarked on the long road of learning Jingdezhen's porcelain making skills. The porcelain she produced became a popular object in the world. Historically, it was exported to more than 120 countries in the world and almost traveled to every corner of the world. According to incomplete estimates, the total number of porcelains sold overseas by Jingdezhen should be more than 300 million pieces. Today, the exquisite porcelains produced by the Imperial Kiln Factory in different periods are treasured in major museums around the world and have become priceless treasures and carriers of Chinese cultural dissemination. Through the "Maritime Ceramic Road", Chinese porcelain and the culture attached to it were "transported" to all parts of the world. Wherever Chinese porcelain went, the influence of Chinese culture spread. These Chinese export porcelains clearly outline the world map of China's cultural influence. Wherever Chinese porcelain appeared, Chinese culture had already arrived. Porcelain not only has a long-term existence due to its hard physical properties, but more importantly, "the greatest value of Chinese porcelain to the study of world history lies in that it reflects a cultural transformation activity of the largest scale."

The role played by Chinese porcelain in the "cultural transformation activity" has surpassed silk and cotton textiles, tea, and spices, and has become a core role. The import of Chinese porcelain has changed the lifestyle, hygiene habits, and cultural etiquette in many parts of the world. Chinese porcelain ended the era when Southeast Asian and West Asian countries used plant leaves as eating utensils, enriched and improved their food culture, and made the food culture of Southeast Asian and West Asian countries civilized. Before Chinese porcelain entered Europe, Europeans' food culture and table manners were still relatively "simple". Ordinary people in the local area used coarse pottery or wooden utensils as food utensils, and the upper class often used metal utensils. When Chinese porcelain was introduced to Europe, Europe switched to Chinese porcelain, forming a new way of eating and producing a "food revolution." The city was established on the basis of the ceramic industry. Jingdezhen was established on the basis of ceramics, developed on the basis of ceramics, and prospered on the basis of ceramics. It is the only city that has prospered for a thousand years because of ceramics. According to historical records, since the Song Dynasty, Jingdezhen has been "kiln-burning in every village, pottery-making in every household". The entire banks of the Changjiang River are full of pottery kilns and workshops, and the entire Changjiang River is full of boats transporting porcelain or porcelain-making raw materials. It is a city that produces porcelain throughout the city and is one of the earliest industrialized cities in China and even in the world.