Jingdezhen: Where ancient porcelain meets the future

The Jingdezhen Handicraft Porcelain Industry Sites were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on July 25, filling a long-standing gap in the list for porcelain heritage.

For more than a thousand years, the world-renowned porcelain capital has told its story through clay and fire.

From imperial kilns to global trade routes, Jingdezhen porcelain traveled across continents, becoming a bridge connecting Chinese civilization with the world.

Today, the ancient craft is embracing a new era. Traditional techniques meet modern creativity, as young artists transform porcelain into contemporary art, cultural products, and symbols loved by people around the world.

It has become a global platform where artists, craftsmen, and innovators from different cultures gather, exchange ideas, and create together.

A thousand years of kiln fire continues to burn. In Jingdezhen, tradition is not the past — it is the inspiration for the future.