What makes Jingdezhen China's porcelain capital? Why does it attract people from all over the world? Follow Xinhua correspondent Smiley as she works as a ceramics shop owner to uncover the story behind this city in east China's Jiangxi Province.
Tourists visit the Jingdezhen Imperial Institute in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Foreign tourists visit the Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
Tourists select ceramic products in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A tourist engages in a hands-on porcelain-painting experience in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A tourist engages in a hands-on porcelain-painting experience in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A visitor takes photos of duck-shaped ceramic incense burners at the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Institute in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 26, 2026. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
A child engages in a hands-on porcelain-painting experience in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
This photo taken on July 15, 2026 shows a ceramic art installation at Taoxichuan Ceramic Art Avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Wan Xiang)
