Jingdezhen, the porcelain capitol of China, is a fascinating city with a long history of porcelain manufacturing. Below are images and videos of some of the things you can expect to see and food to eat during the symposium in Jingdezhen. There's a Shanghai preview here, too.

Virtually visit the symposium site with Google Earth (version 4.2 or newer required). Know where to go before you get there! Click this link to download a Google Earth Places file of sites (and sights) to see in Jingdezhen:
       Google Earth - Jingdezhen

Slideshow of images from Jingdezhen

The Ancient Kiln Museum offers a glimpse into traditional ways of making porcelain pottery. Pottery is trimmed when bone dry, decorated with cobalt oxide on greenware, and glazed green. Check out these videos.
The small size is best if you have a slow internet connection.

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Slideshow of images from the Ancient Kiln Museum

Just a half block from the Tao Yuan Hotel (the symposium hotel) is a small street, nicknamed 'Food Alley', where there are many tiny restaurants and food stalls offering traditional Chinese items. One of the favorites is the noodle shop. Here's a video of the chef making two kinds of noodles: pulled and shaved. Watch carefully for the last pull of the noodles - amazing to see as it happens very quickly. And they're delicious!

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Sometimes you can find a food stall where they make a large crepe-like bread that's cooked on a round griddle, then rolled like a burrito. These are great for breakfast. Watch him make one here:

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More images and movies coming soon!

Go to main Chinese/American Ceramic Art & Education symposium page