Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen is a prefecture-level city, in northeastern Jiangxi province, with a total population of 1,669,057 (2018), bordering Anhui to the north. It is known as the "Porcelain Capital" because it has been producing Chinese ceramics for at least 1,000 years, and for much of that period Jingdezhen porcelain was the most important and finest quality in China. The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2,000 years.
Jingdezhen
景德镇市 Kingtechen; Kingtehchen; Chingtechen | |
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Location of Jingdezhen City jurisdiction in Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Jingdezhen NPC): 29°17′30″N 117°11′55″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Municipal seat | Changjiang District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Party Secretary | Xu Aimin |
| • Mayor | Yan Ganhui |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,256 km2 (2,029 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (114 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 1,669,057 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 333000 |
| Area code | 0798 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-02 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 赣H |
| Administrative division code | 360200 |
| Website | jdz |
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"Jingdezhen" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 景德镇 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 景德鎮 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Fowliang | ||||||||||||||||||||
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