The millennium-old 'Porcelain Capital' — working kilns, studios and imperial-ware museums.
Jingdezhen has made porcelain for over 1,700 years and supplied imperial kilns for centuries. Today it is a living craft city — studios line the lanes, masters throw at the wheel, and you can watch glaze and fire up close.
It is also a creative hub, drawing young designers who have turned old factory districts into galleries and cafés.
Here are the highlights worth your time in Jingdezhen.
A huge collection of porcelain through the dynasties.
FreeWorking Song-Ming kilns and live throwing demonstrations.
Tickets ¥95A riverside old town and the clay's source village.
Tickets ¥60A striking concrete museum on the imperial-kiln site.
Tickets ¥40An artists' village of studios in the hills.
Free to wanderRuins of a major Song-Yuan kiln complex.
Tickets ¥25Jingdezhen has its own kitchen — here are the dishes to try.
Thick cold rice noodles with chili and peanut.
A steamed rice cake stir-fried with greens.
Fried dough wrapped around sticky-rice sweets.
Rice dumplings with savoury or sweet fillings.
Chicken baked in clay from the kilns.
Open studios and kiln light in Sanbao.
Old-factory cafés and bars.
Pop-up shows on weekends.
High-speed from Nanchang (~1.5 h); from Huangshan ~1 h.
Jingdezhen (JDZ) has domestic flights.
Coaches to Yaoli and the kiln parks.
Works with foreign cards.
Flat town, easy to cycle.
Where you stay shapes the trip. Three good bases:
Stay in a converted workshop.
Riverside guesthouses in the old town.
Practical and central.
Craft lovers, designers, slow travellers.
The best windows are Mar–May, Sep–Nov — comfortable weather and fewer extremes than summer or deep winter.
Plan 3–4 days for the core sights, or 5–6 if you want a relaxed pace with day trips. The high-speed rail network makes adding a nearby city easy.
High-speed from Nanchang (~1.5 h); from Huangshan ~1 h.
Jingdezhen Cold Noodles — Thick cold rice noodles with chili and peanut. Don't miss the local night-market and tea-house scene.
Yes. China's cities are generally very safe, with low petty-crime rates and English signage growing in tourist areas. Carry your passport, use official apps (Alipay / WeChat Pay / DiDi) and you'll get around smoothly.
Written by the cncity.cc Editorial Team · Last updated: · Facts checked against official sources (Aug 2026).
