Jingdezhen

Jingdezhen (Simplified Chinese: 景德镇; Traditional Chinese: 景德鎮; Hanyu Pinyin: JÇ?ngdézhèn), or the Town of Jingde, is a prefecture-level city, previously a town, in Jiangxi Province, China, has been termed the "Porcelain Capital" (瓷都) because of its production of quality china. It has a 1700-year-old history of china production.

Jingde Town (景德鎮) was originally Changnan Town (昌�鎮) and renamed in Southern Song Dynasty after an emperor's era name, during whose ruling period when its production was most recognized.

In the 19th century, Jingde Town became a county (Jingde County). Under the People's Republic of China, it became a provincial city (county-level), whose name incorporates the entire word of "Jingde Town": Jingdezhen City (景德镇市). Usually when a town is upgraded to a city, it losses "Town" and have in its place "City" (it would be "Jingde City" in this case). The retaining of "Town" is mainly for ease of recognizing its famous history.

Jingde is in northeastern Jiangxi and neighbours Anhui. Its area is 5,246 km² with a population of 1,499,200. The highest point is 1,618-metre, with plains on the southern part with the average height of 200 metres.

It produces kaolinite, coal, manganese, and lime.