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1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Reborn Relic: The Jingdezhen Kiln's Resurgence

The article describes the restoration of a 17-meter long and five-meter high kiln in Jingdezhen, China. Former craftsmen have worked tirelessly to revive the kiln after years of inactivity, with the project finally completed in 2016. The kiln is now operational and can produce over 10,000 pieces of ceramics each firing.

Science Law Culture History Jingdezhen

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Firing up a shining past for porcelain

China Daily

Kilns ignited again as their storied history returns to life in front of new generation of admirers, Deng Zhangyu reports in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. In this installment, we take a walk through the Taoyangli historical and cultural district in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, to examine the time-honored ceramic tradition of the city known as "China's porcelain capital". At its core, the Taoyangli …

China Jiangxi Jingdezhen

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Firing up a shining past for porcelain

China Daily

Kilns ignited again as their storied history returns to life in front of new generation of admirers, Deng Zhangyu reports in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. In this installment, we take a walk through the Taoyangli historical and cultural district in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, to examine the time-honored ceramic tradition of the city known as "China's porcelain capital". At its core, the Taoyangli …

China Jiangxi Jingdezhen

4 months, 1 week ago

Historic kilns fire up memories

China Daily

A ceramic panel presenting Jingdezhen's Taoyangli area, where porcelain has been made for 1,700 years. They don't need warm bricks in cold seasons of the year now, but kiln bricks are still used for building houses in Jingdezhen, known as the "home of porcelain" in China and even across the world. The Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, designed by the Beijing-based …

Jingdezhen Kiln

4 months, 1 week ago

Historic kilns fire up memories

China Daily

A ceramic panel presenting Jingdezhen's Taoyangli area, where porcelain has been made for 1,700 years. They don't need warm bricks in cold seasons of the year now, but kiln bricks are still used for building houses in Jingdezhen, known as the "home of porcelain" in China and even across the world. The Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, designed by the Beijing-based …

Jingdezhen Kiln

7 months, 1 week ago

Firing up traditional expertise

China Daily

A Qing Dynasty style vase, featuring auspicious symbols of plum blossoms, pomegranates and litchis, by artist Gong Hua and his team. Despite the kiln's obvious drawbacks, such as the materials used in its construction not being as resistant to high temperatures as modern ones, it honors the production techniques and materials of Jingdezhen porcelain from the Song Dynasty onward. "Much …

Gong Jingdezhen Porcelain

7 months, 1 week ago

Firing up traditional expertise

China Daily

A Qing Dynasty style vase, featuring auspicious symbols of plum blossoms, pomegranates and litchis, by artist Gong Hua and his team. Despite the kiln's obvious drawbacks, such as the materials used in its construction not being as resistant to high temperatures as modern ones, it honors the production techniques and materials of Jingdezhen porcelain from the Song Dynasty onward. "Much …

Gong Jingdezhen Porcelain

1 year, 5 months ago

Mastering an ICH in eight minutes: Ding Porcelain Making

China Daily

With resplendent culture and picturesque landscapes, Hebei is part of the major birthplace of the civilization of the Chinese nation. It has eight items of intangible cultural heritage inscribed into UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and 163 items included in the national representative list of intangible culture heritage. Hebei Bangzi, Yuxian Papper Cuts, Wuqiao Acrobatics, …

Ding Hebei Porcelain Firing Ding Porcelain

1 year, 8 months ago

Firing up a passion for ceramics

China Daily

Xin in the process of making a ceramic product. "Customers, especially younger ones, have high requirements for porcelain, and many people insist that the design has to be both attractive and interesting," Zhao says. In 2013, Zhao and Xin established Zhaoxia Ceramics, to make cultural and creative ceramic products designed by themselves. "The development of the ceramic business over recent …

China Ceramic Zhao Xin Zibo

1 year, 8 months ago

Longquan Celadon exhibition opens in Brussels

China Daily

Exhibition Longquan City Celadon Art, opens at the Chinese Cultural Center in Brussels, on April 3, 2023. The opening ceremony of the "Longquan City Celadon Art" exhibition was held Monday at the Chinese Cultural Center in Brussels, with 55 works made by Chinese artists on display. Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Cao Zhongming said at the ceremony that the exhibition will …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Longquan Celadon exhibition opens in Brussels

China Daily

Exhibition Longquan City Celadon Art, opens at the Chinese Cultural Center in Brussels, on April 3, 2023. The opening ceremony of the "Longquan City Celadon Art" exhibition was held Monday at the Chinese Cultural Center in Brussels, with 55 works made by Chinese artists on display. Chinese Ambassador to Belgium Cao Zhongming said at the ceremony that the exhibition will …

Brussels Chinese Cao Longquan Celadon Celadon Exhibition Longquan Celadon Exhibition

2 years ago

Molding the future of an ancient craft

China Daily

A porcelain bowl featuring a Tang poem. "Selecting good clay is a prerequisite for good porcelain, and the different quality unearthed in different places can easily lead to problems in material proportioning," Liu says. They can be subject to weather, wind direction and many other factors, all of which require long-term experience in order to make the correct judgment, Liu …

Liu

2 years ago

Molding the future of an ancient craft

China Daily

Liu Kunting sculpts clay figurines at his workshop in Changsha, Hunan province. Craftsman adopts a new approach to ensure that the Tongguan porcelain firing technique prevails, report Yang Feiyue and Zhu Youfang in Changsha. Not everyone can do much with a ball of clay, but in Liu Kunting's magic hands it can turn into vivid porcelain figurines, pots and other …

Liu Changsha Tongguan

2 years ago

Molding the future of an ancient craft

China Daily

Liu Kunting sculpts clay figurines at his workshop in Changsha, Hunan province. Craftsman adopts a new approach to ensure that the Tongguan porcelain firing technique prevails, report Yang Feiyue and Zhu Youfang in Changsha. Not everyone can do much with a ball of clay, but in Liu Kunting's magic hands it can turn into vivid porcelain figurines, pots and other …

Liu Changsha Tongguan

3 years, 1 month ago

Let's Go to China: Porcelain with cultural warmth

China Daily

Jingdezhen, is the birthplace of the word “China”. It is the literary home of the elegant scholar, and it is also the first stop of the documentary Let’s Go to China. A self-proclaimed China hand, Kevin met his old friend Phil here. Here, Kevin will learn about the blue and white craftsmanship to experience ancient porcelain making and explore the …

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A Reborn Relic: The Jingdezhen Kiln's Resurgence

Firing up a shining past for porcelain

Firing up a shining past for porcelain

Historic kilns fire up memories

Historic kilns fire up memories

Firing up traditional expertise

Firing up traditional expertise

Mastering an ICH in eight minutes: Ding Porcelain Making

Firing up a passion for ceramics

Longquan Celadon exhibition opens in Brussels

Longquan Celadon exhibition opens in Brussels

Molding the future of an ancient craft

Molding the future of an ancient craft

Molding the future of an ancient craft

Let's Go to China: Porcelain with cultural warmth