Jingdezhen city of Jiangxi province is known as “the capital of porcelain” due to its long history of porcelain making. According to historical records, it began to produce ceramics as early as the Han dynasty. Emperors of all dynasties appointed their officials to Jingdezhen to supervise the production of palace porcelain from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. They set up porcelain offices and built imperial kilns making the ceramics industry very prosperous.
There are many porcelain lovers and retailers locally and internationally attracted to Jingdezhen for its great porcelain, beautiful shape, assorted varieties, excellent decoration and unique style. I believe when it comes to porcelain, there is no doubt Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province takes the center stage.
However, sourcing porcelain might be quite a challenge for most people traveling to China for the first time. It is hard to get the best quality and unbeatable prices. However, this should not worry you as Leelinesourcing will share a procurement guideline of purchasing porcelain in Jingdezhen. This guide will help make your purchase journey a lot easier.
Transportation
Jingdezhen is located in the Northeast of Jiangxi province, bordering Anhui province in the Northwest and Zhejiang province in the East. Located in the eastern part of China, it has superior geographical position and convenient transportation. Here are some of the ways to travel to Jingdezhen:
1.Flight
Jingdezhen Airport
Jingdezhen Luojia Airport is located in the Luojia village, Hongyuan town, Fuliang County, northwest of the city. It is about 7 kilometers away from the leisure square in the center of Jingdezhen city. There are three direct airlines that fly to Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing. You can also use the seamless connecting flights to Chengdu, Kunming, Xi ‘an, Haikou, Sanya, Nanning, Beihai and Zhanjiang through Shenzhen.
2.Iron horse、Bullet train、High-speed railway
Jingdezhen railway station
Jingdezhen railway station is located on the railway of Anhui and Jiangxi province. Its exact location is on the Tongzhan road of Jingdezhen city. The railway runs from North to South through this city. The station is now a second-class station built in 1973 under the jurisdiction of Nanchang railway bureau.
The north station of Jingdezhen
The north station of Jingdezhen is the new station on the Jiujingqu railroad located in Yanghu village, Jingcheng town, Zhushan district, Jingdezhen city (north of Jingdezhen city). It covers an area of 1058 hectares.
3.Automobile
There are three main automobile stations in Jingdezhen, namely Jingdezhen long-distance bus center station, Jingdezhen automobile east station and Jingdezhen automobile south station.
To our foreign friends without direct flights in their countries or cities, Leelinesourcing suggests you first fly to Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen before transfering to Jingdezhen by airplane, high-speed railway, bullet train or iron horse. Here are some of the transfer recommendations for you to follow.
1.Flight
1) Shanghai – Jingdezhen (the whole journey takes about an hour and the cost is about $121-$265)
2) Beijing – Jingdezhen (the whole journey takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes, and the cost is about $124-$259)
3) Shenzhen – Jingdezhen (the journey takes about 2 hours and the cost is about $147- $408)
2.High-speed railway、bullet train or iron horse
1)Shanghai – Jingdezhen (bullet train: The whole journey takes about 4 hours and 24 minutes, and the cost is about $31.22- $49.62. Iron horse: The entire train journey takes about 7 hours and 37 minutes at a cost of approximately $12.67- $35.93.)
2)Beijing – Jingdezhen (the journey takes about 23 hours and 41 minutes, and the cost is about $29.16- $81.28)
Food & Delights
Jingdezhen is not only famous for its porcelain, but also for its delicious food. Leelinesourcing will share with you some of the local Jingdezhen specialties. Try some of these foods as you enjoy the shopping trip.
1.Special noodles served with a unique sauce
This special noodles served with unique sauce are one of the most popular snacks in Jingdezhen that you can eat everywhere in Jingdezhen. Although many other cities have the same cuisine, Jingdezhen owns its uniqueness for its forati of half a centimeter in diameter and a special mixture that includispickles, tangerine peel, salt black beans, chive, chilli sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger.
2.Chicken roasted in porcelain clay
This cuisine is one of the traditional famous dishes in Jingdezhen. It is known for its attractive color, freshness and tender ness. The chicken has a fine taste and does not adhere to teeth. It is crisp and looks great. Its cooking method was handed down from the Qing dynasty. It is cooked by first depilating the tender chicken and cutting it before filling the stomach with minced pork and spices. Some of the spices to use include ginger, scallion, sesame oil and salt. You can then wrap it in lotus leaves and porcelain clay with Shaoxing alcohol before roasting it in the hot kiln for ten hours. Afterwards, you can enjoy this wonderful and delicious chicken.
3.Fried wontons
The wonton in Jingdezhen is different from that in other cities. It is smaller size and features special cooking methods. The wontons here are mostly fried making them crust crisp and covered with a tender meat filling. They have a unique fragrant and tastes great. You can eat it at night snack stalls and snack bars.
4.Tofu cooked with Castanopsis sclerophylla
This cuisine is made of Castanopsis sclerophylla plant found in the Yaoli Mountains. It is a fresh and tender tofu. It is a natural ecological food without any pollution. The taste is pliable, smooth, soft and fragrant. It has several health benefits helping you lose weight, detoxify, defeat diarrhea and delay aging signs when eaten often. The good news is that you can find it in all major restaurants and hotels in Jingdezhen.
Accommodation
To ensure that you have enough energy for the Jingdezhen porcelain shopping trip you need a good rest. Leelinesourcing has carefully selected several warm and comfortable hotels for accommodation. Let’s have a look at some of these hotels:
1.Zijing Hotel
It is located in the north of Changnan Avenue. The hotel is a perfect blend of classic, modern, elegance and fashion that reflect the beauty and magnificence of Jiangnan.
Room Type: Business Room, Standard room with views, deluxe suite with views and Suite with views
Room Facilities: WIFI, air conditioning, 24-hour hot water supply, hair dryer, hot water kettle and TV
Hotel Service: Tourist ticketing service, full-time bellman, luggage storage, 24-hour reception and a wake-up service
Recreation and Entertainment: fitness room, chess room, indoor swimming pool, snooker room
Transportation: free parking, pick – up service, car rental, taxi service
Reference price: 306-1495 yuan
Address: No. 9, Zijin Rd, Changnan Avenue, Jingdezhen city, Jiangxi province
Telephone: 0798-8599999
2.Elong Hotel
Elong Hotel is a large hotel built and managed in star standards. It integrates catering, accommodation and conferences. The hotel covers an area of 10,000 square meters and owns a large indoor parking lot with more than 300 parking spaces. It features standard rooms, business suites, and deluxe suites. Other excellent features include high quality bedding, broadband computer Internet access, flat-panel LCD TV, luxury shower equipment, comfortable desk and chair and advanced IC card electronic locks. The quality facilities and excellent services will make you feel comfortable and at home.
Room Types: Standard rooms, business suites and deluxe suites
Room Facilities: WIFI, air conditioning, 24-hour hot water supply, hair dryer, hot water kettle and TV
Hotel Service: Tourist ticketing service, steel safe, luggage storage, 24-hour reception and wake-up service and postal services
Commercial Services: Conference hall and Multimedia systems
Catering service: Chinese restaurant and delivery services
Transportation: free parking
Reference price: 348-998 Yuan
Address: No. 908, Cidu Avenue, Changjiang District, Jingdezhen city
Telephone: 0798-8330888
3.Jinghan Hotel
Located in Jingdezhen (Zhushan district) business center area of jinghan ceramic square, Jinghan hotel is in a prominent location with concentrated merchants, shopping, and entertainment centers. The hotel offers a wide range of catering services which include the elegant and simple Japanese&Korean restaurants and luxury boxes with decorative styles.
You can taste delicacies from Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Guangdong. The hotel also offers foreign foods. There is a revolving restaurant that can accommodate more than 160 people at the same time and features a panoramic view of Zhushan in 360 degrees. It is also the landmark landscape architecture of Jingdezhen.
Room Type: Business single room, Business double room, Business Suite, Superior Twin
Superior single, suite deluxe, Executive Suite and Business deluxe suite
Room Facilities: WIFI, air conditioning, 24-hour hot water supply, hair dryer, hot water kettle and TV
Hotel Service: Tourist ticketing service, full-time bellman, luggage storage, 24-hour reception and wake-up service and steel safe
Commercial Services: Conference hall, Multimedia system etc.
Catering service: Chinese restaurant, western restaurant and delivery services
Transportation: free parking and taxi service
Reference price: 488-1578 Yuan
Address: Jinghan Square, square south road, Zhushan district, Jingdezhen city
Telephone: 0798-8279999
Porcelain Sourcing
Porcelain is the most beautiful business card of Jingdezhen, attracting numerous admirers to come. The number of factories and businesses that produce and sell porcelain in Jingdezhen are even higher. Foreigners who have no good command of the Chinese Language and the distribution of porcelain in Jingdezhen can face a big problem when purchasing porcelain. However, this should not worry you as Leelinesourcing will recommend some of the best places for you to buy porcelain with ease. Let’s have a look at some of the best porcelain markets.
1.Lianshe North Road
This is the commercial street of Jingdezhen that sells middle and high-grade porcelain. It is known as the first street of Chinese ceramics. The whole street has a total length of more than 1000 steps, and features many high-end ceramic specialty shops on both sides. Almost 80% of the shops here sell art ceramics or the related of ceramics. Near the street you can find the porcelain factory, Jianguo porcelain factory, Renming porcelain factory and Xinhua porcelain factory site. The Jingdezhen ceramics hall and ceramic world are on the street. Generally, the whole street shows characteristics of a porcelain capital and a long ceramic history and culture of Jingdezhen.
However, most of the porcelain here is art porcelain, which has the value of collection and appreciation. Don’t expect the price to be cheap. It is the place suitable for those who want to buy collections of porcelain.
Main business: art porcelain
Address: Zhushan district, Jingdezhen city, Jiangxi province
2.International trade square of ceramics in Jingdezhen
Located in the city center of Jingdezhen, this is the center of ceramic market. It covers an area of 80,000 square meters with hundreds of ceramic shops. It is a large scale professional ceramic wholesale and retail market and the most lively and best-run comprehensive ceramic market at present in Jingdezhen. Here, you can easily buy low – price porcelain and high – class porcelain.Overall, it is an ideal place for porcelain purchasing.
Main products: Comprehensive ceramics (tableware, tea ware, vase, display porcelain, art porcelain, sculpture porcelain)
Address: Square south road, Zhushan district, Jingdezhen city
3.Jinchangli ceramic market
The market is located near the central leisure square of Jingdezhen city, at the junction of zhushan middle road and lianshe south road. It is on the main road in the City Center which is the most prosperous commercial golden area of the porcelain capital. Jinchangli is the oldest and comprehensive ceramic professional market of Jingdezhen. It sells various ceramics including daily-used porcelain, display porcelain, art porcelain, archaize porcelain, some famous porcelain and many other kinds of products at reasonable prices. It is the main ceramics wholesale market that you will hear people mention when talking about Jingdezhen. The porcelain here is high and low grade meeting the needs of different people at all levels. The quality of the ceramic craft and art craft is also good. Make sure you at least visit this place.
Main products: Daily-used and craft porcelain
Address: 1 / f, porcelain trade building, no. 2, zhushan middle road, zhushan district, Jingdezhen city
4.China Ceramics City
Located in the prime lot of Jingdezhen west urban area, this is a key commodity market of Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal key projects. It is built and operated by Heung Kong Group – China’s trade giant. The market is divided into seven management areas which are the famous works, sculpture, furnishings, archaize, works, synthesis and the daily-used. The function layout is scientific and reasonable. With the advantages of various ceramic products of other cities, it is the largest ceramic professional market in China with the high specification, wide range of varieties and the lowest prices.
Address: No. 8 Yingbin Avenue, Changjiang District, Jingdezhen city
It is our hope that this guide for purchasing porcelain in Jingdezhen will help you. Leelinesourcing is here to help you find the porcelain you want at the best prices.Are you finding it difficult coming to Jingdezhen in China because of various inconvenient factors?Go ahead and contact us—Leelinesourcing can help you buy everything you need or want in China. You don’t have to worry about the price, quality and logistics of the product. We have professional salesmen and purchasers to help you negotiate with the merchants and suppliers and make sure you can get the best quality goods at the most favorable price.
Scenic spot in Jingdezhen
Your visit to China does not end without experiencing the pleasant sceneries in Jingdezhen. Leelinesourcing has prepared a scenic spot guide for you to enjoy the great tourist attractions.
1.Exhibition area of historical ceramic
The ceramic history exhibition area consists of Jingdezhen ceramic history museum and ancient kilns. It is a collection of ancient buildings, ancient workshops, ancient crafts, ancient kiln, and ancient gardens making it the epitome of Jingdezhen ceramic culture. It is home to some of the ancient kilns of the Ming&Qing dynasties which are still burning porcelain. You can also watch the production process of porcelain on site and enjoy Chinese unique porcelain music performance.
Address: In the Expo Area of Ancient Kiln & Folk Cultures in Jingde, porcelain capital avenue
2.Chung creek park
This is a National Historical and cultural town remaining with many decorations of Qing dynasty. It is located in Fuliang County, 50 kilometers away from the downtown area. This park is famous as it is the birthplace of ceramics in Jingdezhen. Historically, it is one of the area producing porcelain materials in Jingdezhen. It is also the gathering and distribution area of rice, wood, tea and tea oil along the border of Jiangxi province, Anhui province and Zhejiang province and the ancient road to Zhejiang and An’hui province from Jingdezhen.
Address: Fuliang county, Jingdezhen city
3.Sanbao international pottery art village
This village is composed of some old agricultural houses and ceramic workshops. You can experience scenes and plots of original life here. The walls of the courtyard were built 20 years ago by villagers using the technique of “dry brick building”, and the furnishings are the production and living equipment used by the villagers more than 20 years ago. Many craftsmen use the most primitive methods to make ceramic and pottery tools. Domestic and foreign ceramic artists have come here and stayed for long periods creating ceramic works. This place has become a secret spot of ceramic lovers.
Address:Jingdezhen
This is the end of the procurement guideline of porcelain purchasing in Jingdezhen. It is our hope you will have a good time and nice shopping trip in Jingdezhen. In case you encounter any problems, I am willing to help you solve them. We will help you source products and provide you with satisfactory service. We always ensure our clients are 100 percent satisfied with our services.
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