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jiangxiJingdezhen Jiangxi: The Porcelain Capital That Supplied the World for 1,000 Years
Explore Jingdezhen in Jiangxi — China's ceramic capital for over 1,700 years, where imperial kilns produced porcelain for the Song, Ming, and Qing courts, and where today a vibrant community of ceramic artists from around the world continues the tradition. Includes kiln tours, workshops, the Imperial Kiln Museum, and where to buy genuine Jingdezhen ceramics.
Updated May 2026
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China Shopping & Souvenirs Guide: What's Worth Buying and Where
Buy the right things in China — the authentic regional crafts worth seeking out versus the mass-produced tourist trinkets, where to find genuine Yixing teapots and Jingdezhen ceramics, which silk is real silk, the regional specialities by province, how to bargain correctly, and what to declare at customs when bringing Chinese goods home.
Updated May 2026
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Jingdezhen Ceramics Guide 2026: China's Porcelain Capital
Jingdezhen (景德镇) in Jiangxi — the city that has been making China's finest porcelain for 1,000 years. The Imperial Kiln Museum, the ceramics market and artist studios, hands-on pottery workshops, how to buy genuine high-fired porcelain vs tourist junk, and combining Jingdezhen with the rapeseed flower season in nearby Wuyuan.
Updated May 2026
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Foshan & Shunde Guangdong Guide 2026: Cantonese Cuisine Capital, Ancestral Temple & Ceramics
Foshan and its Shunde district form the undisputed capital of Cantonese cuisine — the originating source of dishes eaten across the Cantonese diaspora worldwide. But Foshan is also the home of dragon boat culture, Lingnan architecture, the magnificent Ancestral Temple, and the Shiwan ceramics tradition. This 2026 guide covers food temples, cultural sites, how to get there from Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and where to stay.
Updated May 2026
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